Powerpoint life death Y10

Slide1 : MATTERS OF LIFE & DEATH - DEFINITIONS BIRTH IS - DEATH IS - ABORTION IS - EUTHANASIA IS - CONTRACEPTION IS - SANCTITY OF LIFE IS - SACREDNESS OF LIFE IS - IN VITRO FERTILISATION IS - IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL IS - RESURRECTION IS - HELL IS - HEAVEN IS -


Slide2 : FORM SURVEY ON LIFE AFTER DEATH FORM SURVEY ON LIFE AFTER DEATH


Slide3 : Before abortion was legal many women had ‘back street’ abortions - illegal abortions performed by untrained people. Many women were seriously injured and about 30 died each year. 1967 Abortion Act in Parliament - made abortion legal if performed in the first 28 weeks. 1990 Human fertilization & Embryology act reduced the time to 24 weeks. It can only be performed if 2 doctors agree one of the following: There is a risk to the mother’s life if pregnancy continues Risk of injury to the mental or physical health of the mother Substantial risk if the child was born it would suffer from physical or mental abnormalities Risk to the physical or mental well being of her existing children if the pregnancy continues Before abortion was legal many women had ‘back street’ abortions - illegal abortions performed by untrained people. Many women were seriously injured and about 30 died each year. 1967 Abortion Act in Parliament - made abortion legal if performed in the first 28 weeks. 1990 Human fertilization & Embryology act reduced the time to 24 weeks. It can only be performed if 2 doctors agree one of the following: There is a risk to the mother’s life if pregnancy continues Risk of injury to the mental or physical health of the mother Substantial risk if the child was born it would suffer from physical or mental abnormalities Risk to the physical or mental well being of her existing children if the pregnancy continues D E F I N I T I O N S ABORTION - Termination of the life of a foetus INFANTICIDE - Killing a baby after birth NATURAL ABORTION - Miscarriage, foetus expelled without any assistance. PROCURED ABORTION - Termination with outside help ABORTION ON DEMAND - Women being allowed an abortion without any questions being asked. D E F I N I T I O N S ABORTION - Termination of the life of a foetus INFANTICIDE - Killing a baby after birth NATURAL ABORTION - Miscarriage, foetus expelled without any assistance. PROCURED ABORTION - Termination with outside help ABORTION ON DEMAND - Women being allowed an abortion without any questions being asked. VIEWS? 1. Life begins at conception 2. Life begins at some definite point during pregnancy 3. Life does not begin until birth. VIEWS? 1. Life begins at conception 2. Life begins at some definite point during pregnancy 3. Life does not begin until birth.


Slide4 : ON ABORTION ON ABORTION CHRISTIAN HINDU CHRISTIAN HINDU No actual bible teaching mentions the word abortion. Roman Catholic: Believe life begins at conception - the foetus is a human being with human rights, all bible teaching on human life also applies to the foetus - especially the commandment (6th) ‘Do not kill’. If a mother can not support her baby then it should be adopted. Life is sacred because it is given by God - ‘created in the image of God’ (creation story). Anglicans & Methodists: Believe life does not begin until the baby has a chance to survive independently from the mother. Abortion is wrong BUT justifiable if there was a chance of greater harm to the mother, or if she had been raped. Christians For Free Choice (organisation): Believe should be left to the woman’s conscience, which will be guided by God. The decision to continue a pregnancy should not be forced on the woman. Many different views on abortion among Hindus. Some are totally opposed to abortion, others use the teachings of leaders like GANDHI on AHIMSA (violence only to be used as a last resort and avoided wherever possible) to show it is allowable if the mother’s life is threatened. Abortion available on demand in India (83% of pop Hindu) and 5 million abortions carried out each year. Some base their approval of Abortion on teachings of KRISHNA in the Holy Book the Bhagavad Gita that you can not harm the soul - therefore if an abortion is carried out the soul is simply born into another body. Many different views on abortion among Hindus. Some are totally opposed to abortion, others use the teachings of leaders like GANDHI on AHIMSA (violence only to be used as a last resort and avoided wherever possible) to show it is allowable if the mother’s life is threatened. Abortion available on demand in India (83% of pop Hindu) and 5 million abortions carried out each year. Some base their approval of Abortion on teachings of KRISHNA in the Holy Book the Bhagavad Gita that you can not harm the soul - therefore if an abortion is carried out the soul is simply born into another body. No actual bible teaching mentions the word abortion. Roman Catholic: Believe life begins at conception - the foetus is a human being with human rights, all bible teaching on human life also applies to the foetus - especially the commandment (6th) ‘Do not kill’. If a mother can not support her baby then it should be adopted. Life is sacred because it is given by God - ‘created in the image of God’ (creation story). Anglicans & Methodists: Believe life does not begin until the baby has a chance to survive independently from the mother. Abortion is wrong BUT justifiable if there was a chance of greater harm to the mother, or if she had been raped. Christians For Free Choice (organisation): Believe should be left to the woman’s conscience, which will be guided by God. The decision to continue a pregnancy should not be forced on the woman.


Slide5 : LIFE AFTER DEATH LIFE AFTER DEATH


Slide6 : What issues do you think this film raises? Do you think it looks at the following and if so what are your thoughts, does it portray an accurate position or is it dramatisied for the cinema and therefore becomes merely entertainment value rather than a hard hitting film commenting on social and religious issues which can effect everyone?: The older priest sleeping with the houseminder The young priest and his homosexual lover The young priest and his anger at the older priests sexual activities (double standards?). The question of incest The inability of the young priest to divulge the information given to him by the young girl because it had been made during confession. The inability of the young priest to give his homosexual lover communion in church (the blood & body of Christ). Divine intervention when the young priest prayed to Jesus to stop the incest that he knew about but thought he was powerless to prevent. The older priest using the church to preach a political speech against the government and the social injustices around him. These are just some of the issues raised in the film try to evaluate them for your assignment, looking at different points of view (the church & your own). Do you think the film works only at the level of entertainment or does it go deeper than that? Describe, explain and analyse: the way in which a religious or moral issue has been dealt with in either a TV drama or film. Look at your sheet which gives you an overview of the Priest telling you about the characters and the setting of the film. This will help you to DESCRIBE the film EXPLAIN the situations in the film, what is happening, what types of issues are raised by the film which have a moral or religious issue: For instance is incest looked at as an issue from both a religious and moral viewpoint. The young priest finds it difficult to tell anyone because the young girl has informed him in the confessional but can he morally justify the sanctity of the confessional? This is just one of the issues which are raised in the film, think of others and go through them from a moral or religious viewpoint. ANALYSE the different issues which have been raised in the film. Look at them from different viewpoints: Are they true to life - would this all have happened in the short time scale of the film or is it just for dramatic effect? What sort of light does it show the catholic church in? Is it trying to tell us that the church should stay out of or get involved in the problems facing society? What was your personal view of the film - what questions did it raise in your mind?


Slide7 : What are SRPs (Specifically Religious programmes)? What do you think they are? Progs dealing with religious issues, worship, moral issues from a religious viewpoint. They used to have a traditional time on TV - on a Sunday, specifically the ‘God Slot’ between 6 - 7 pm involving a prog from a church such as ‘Songs of Praise’. This has changed on the commercial channels - Why? What types of progs did we identify on the A3 sheets - what times were they? What type of audience were they trying to attract? Are all the programmes Christian or do programmers take into account the multi cultural society we live in? On C4 at present there is coverage of the Kumbh Mela - the Hindu festival celebrated every 12 years in India, with millions of pilgrims going to the River Ganges to celebrate this holy festival . How does advertising on Commercial TV effect the scheduling for religious programmes? Are programmes like ‘The Heaven & Earth show’ on Sunday BBC1 (10-11 a.m) trying to emulate shows like ‘Richard & Judy in order to get a bigger audience - is this a good idea? Does the BBC who exist via the TV license have a moral duty to make sure religious programmes are part of their schedule and should remain at their traditional time slots? What are your own views on SRPs? These are just some of the issues raised when looking at SRPs try to evaluate them for your assignment, looking at all the information you have before you start. Describe, explain and analyse: the variety of specifically religious programmes on the five terrestrial t.v channels. Look at the info you have from our lesson on SRPs, you have a sheet entitled ‘Specifically Religious Programmes’, giving you an overview. A two sided A4 sheet called ‘Religion & the Media’ by the Catholic Church, plus the schedules you did for Sunday viewing on TV. On the back of this sheet is a schedule for this weeks religious TV viewing on the terrestrial channels. Look at ‘Religion & the Media on Page 90 of ‘Religion & Life’ this will give you additional information. This will all help you to DESCRIBE the variety of religious progs there are on the TV. Give examples of the SRPs you can see during a weeks viewing. Remember to give a definition of what an SRP is. EXPLAIN the different types we have, documentaries, educational progs, SRPs dedicated to worship : Why are there so many different types of SRPs - who are they aimed at? ANALYSE the changes that have occurred re SRPs, why has the previous slots they had occupied in the past been changed, specifically on the commercial channels? How have SRPs changed in recent years? How do you account for these changes? Do you think SRPs are an important part of our viewing or are they something which is no longer relevant to the majority of people? Has a mutli cultural society changed the types of SRPs we view ?