Tuesday, 7 November 2017
Monday, 23 October 2017
'This land is just dirt': a rooftop view of Jerusalem
Interesting article about religious tensions in Jerusalem with lovely photos! Not essential for the course but it wouldn't kill you to know more than you're expected to, would it? :)
Friday, 20 October 2017
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Thursday, 5 October 2017
Terminally ill man loses high court fight to end his life
A man who fears being entombed in his own body as he suffers
the effects of motor neurone disease has lost his high court fight to enable
doctors to help him to end his own life.
Three judges ruled against Noel Conway, a 67-year-old
retired lecturer, who argued that the law on assisted dying should be changed
to allow him a “peaceful and dignified” death.
'Tinder for polygamists': Indonesian firm angers with app for multiple marriages
A new Tinder-like dating app for wannabe polygamists is
courting controversy in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation,
where such unions are legal but largely seen as taboo.
The application, which has been downloaded 50,000 times
since its release this May, is marketed as an online platform to match male and
female users ready to be part of a “big family”.
Saturday, 23 September 2017
Abortion should not be a crime, say Britain's childbirth doctors
Britain’s childbirth doctors have urged ministers to scrap
laws dating to Victorian times that could see a woman jailed for life for
having an abortion.
Friday, 22 September 2017
Monday, 18 September 2017
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Friday, 1 September 2017
Tuesday, 18 July 2017
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Revision videos - Existence of God
There are some excellent videos on YouTube, if you can
find them amongst the narcissism, idiocy and cats, the ones listed below are
very useful for a greater understanding of some of the arguments for the
existence of God that we looked at in the ‘Life and Death’ unit. Why not watch them and make yourself
clevererer!
Anselm and the Argument for God: Crash Course Philosophy
#9
Aquinas and the Cosmological Arguments: Crash Course
Philosophy #1
Intelligent Design: Crash Course Philosophy #11
The Problem of Evil: Crash Course Philosophy #13
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
REVISION VIDEOS - ETHICAL ISSUES - BBC Matters of Life and Death
A compilation of six short documentary films exploring the
rights and wrongs of some of life's biggest questions. These films present
real-life stories captured as beautiful and engaging short documentary
portraits, drawn from the personal experiences of individuals.
They provide students with personal perspectives on
important issues in religion, morality and ethics, based on major themes
explored in Key Stage 4, National 4/5 and Higher religious studies and ethics
lessons.
Topics include:
- Abortion
- Assisted suicide
- Death penalty
- Animal testing
- Saviour siblings
- Just War
Tuesday, 13 June 2017
Model and Leeds United footballer win fight for humanist wedding
A footballer and a model have won their court battle to have
their humanist wedding recognised as legal in a ruling that effectively changes
the law in Northern Ireland.
Sunday, 4 June 2017
Footballer and model seek legal humanist wedding
A footballer and a model are mounting a court challenge to
have their upcoming humanist wedding recognised as legal, arguing that they are
being denied the rights given to religious couples.
Laura Lacole is marrying the Leeds United and Republic of
Ireland midfielder Eunan O’Kane in Northern Ireland next month. The couple,
both humanists, want a ceremony that reflects their beliefs, but the only legal
options available to them are a religious or civil service.
READ HERE
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Friday, 19 May 2017
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Friday, 5 May 2017
Past papers for GCSE 2017
These links take you to past papers for both
exams. The format is generally the same, so you can also write your own
questions by keeping the format and changing the key term, for example a
question like ‘explain the teachings on suffering from two religious
traditions’ you keep the question format and swap the word ‘suffering’ for
‘equality’ or ‘justice’ or ‘divorce’ or ‘afterlife’ or ‘funerals’ or whatever.
This formula can be applied to other questions to, so you can create as many
practice questions as you like.
Tuesday, 25 April 2017
Resurrection did not happen, say quarter of Christians
However,
almost one in 10 people of no religion say they do believe the Easter story,
but it has "some content that should not be taken literally".
A fifth
of non-religious people believe in life after death, the poll suggests.
Amnesty criticises 'rogue state' China as global death penalty toll falls
Amnesty International has sharply criticised China for
continuing to conceal the number of people it sentences to death, as the human
rights group reported a fall in executions globally last year.
The
number of executions around the world fell by more than a third to 1,032 across
23 countries in 2016, compared with 1,634 in 25 countries in 2015. Iran, Saudi
Arabia, Iraq and Pakistan were the top executioners.
It
is estimated that China executes thousands of people, but
Beijing does not release statistics and considers the number of death sentences
to be a state secret.
Terminally ill former lecturer wins right to fight assisted dying ban
A terminally ill former lecturer has won the right to challenge the legal ban on assisted dying in the hope that he can end his life
at home surrounded by his family.
Noel
Conway, 67, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, was diagnosed with motor neurone
disease in November 2014. His condition is incurable and he is not expected to
live beyond 12 months.
Monday, 24 April 2017
Faith still a potent presence in UK politics
Faith remains a potent presence at the highest level of UK
politics despite a growing proportion of the country’s population defining
themselves as non-religious, according to the author of a new book examining
the faith of prominent politicians.
Nick Spencer, research director of the Theos thinktank and
the lead author of The Mighty and the Almighty: How Political Leaders Do God,
uses the example that all but one of Britain’s six prime ministers in the past
four decades have been practising Christians to make his point.
READ HERE
READ HERE
Thursday, 6 April 2017
'I feel so guilty': Muslim women discuss removing their hijab at work – video
Following the ruling by the European court of justice to
allow employers to ban religious symbols in the workplace, three Muslim women
in Spain, The Netherlands and the UK talk about their experiences of looking
for work while wearing a hijab. They discuss the pressures they have felt, the
changes some of them have had to make, be it a complete removal of the scarf or
adapting their headgear, and reflect on the complexity of their decision
Monday, 27 March 2017
Terminally ill men to hear if assisted dying ban will be reviewed
Two terminally ill men are expecting to hear this week
whether they will be granted permission for a judicial review of the ban on
assisted dying which, they say, prevents them from ending their lives without
protracted pain.
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Jesus's tomb unveiled after $4m restoration
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in the heart of the
Christian quarter of the walled Old City, covers the assumed site of Jesus’s
crucifixion, burial and resurrection. It is a huge attraction for pilgrims and
tourists from all over the world, many weeping and clutching precious mementos
or photographs of loved ones and forming long queues for the shrine.
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
GENETIC ENGINEERING REVISION - MEDICAL ETHICS
BBC BITESIZE IS USEFUL, YOU NEED TO REVISE GENETIC ENGINEERING FOR THE 'RELIGION AND MEDICINE' UNIT,
Monday, 20 March 2017
‘I want my late husband’s children’: the fight for posthumous conception
Three widows have been brought together through their battle
for the right to have their partners’ children. But should it be a decision for
the courts?
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Muslim Peace Fellowship
Muslim Peace Fellowship (Ansâr as-Salâm), founded in 1994, was the first Muslim organization specifically devoted to the theory and practice of Islamic nonviolence. We understand unarmed struggle in pursuit of wise, just, and compassionate social transformation to be the original and enduring genius of the Prophetic jihad. Part membership group, part think tank, and part movement builder, MPF is a gathering of peace and justice-oriented Muslims of all backgrounds who are dedicated to making the beauty of Islam evident in the world.
Friday, 3 March 2017
Banksy opens hotel on Bethlehem barrier wall
There is unlikely to be much room for last-minute travellers
at Bethlehem’s latest inn. The Walled Off Hotel might sound utilitarian, even
bleak: 10 rooms nestled against the controversial barrier wall separating
Israel from the Palestinian territories.
Monday, 27 February 2017
Martin and the Bus Boycott in comic form!
Are you the kind of funky hipster who wants to write a great PEE paragraph on MLK and the Bus Boycott but prefers to get their knowledge from a comic rather than a proper book or other superior source of knowledge? You are?! Then you, my friend, are going to L-O-V-E this comic about that very topic! It looks like it was made in the Stone Age but the history buffs among you will know that is impossible because the Boycott was a 20th Century event!
Friday, 17 February 2017
HACKSAW RIDGE (2016)
HACKSAW RIDGE is the extraordinary true story of Desmond
Doss [Andrew Garfield] who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII,
saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier
in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while
the war was justified, HIS CHRISTIAN FAITH TAUGHT HIM THAT killing was
nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded
from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded
by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector to
ever earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Revision videos
Be aware that these revision videos relate to a different exam board and concentrate on Christianity but they are well made and cover a lot of the same topics as your exam board. So, feel free to watch them!
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Church of England votes against gay marriage report
Members of the Church of England's ruling body have voted
not to "take note" of a controversial report on homosexuality and
same-sex marriage.
The report by the House of Bishops called for a
"culture of welcome and support" for gay Christians.
But it maintained that marriage in church should only be
between a man and a woman, and services should not be held to bless same-sex
relationships.
The motion was defeated by the House of Clergy, following
hours of debate.
The House of Bishops voted overwhelmingly (43-1) in favour
of the report, and the House of Laity backed it by 106 votes to 83.
But to win approval the report had to win backing in all three
houses and the Clergy rejected it by 100 votes to 93, with two abstentions.
Bishops will now have to produce a new report on the issue.
Monday, 13 February 2017
Heal Me in the Name of Jesus
Heal Me in the Name of Jesus
An Australian Healer claims that he can cure people of their
disabilities through Jesus. Emily Yates, a wheelchair user, attends a UK
session to investigate.
Thursday, 9 February 2017
Monday, 6 February 2017
Angels in Islam
Classy studio, natty dresser, ferns and a desk that looks half finished, this guy has the lot:
Thursday, 26 January 2017
OFFICIAL REVISION GUIDES FOR 2017 EXAMS can be purchased from these links
THIS ONE
AND THIS ONE!
CLICK THESE LINKS FOR THE AMAZON PAGES FOR THE TWO OFFICIAL REVISION GUIDES PRODUCED FOR THE 2017 GCSE EXAMS.
WARNING! THESE BOOKS WILL ONLY BE OF USE TO CURRENT YEAR 11s TAKING THEIR FINAL EXAMS IN 2017.
Friday, 20 January 2017
Donald Trump goes to Church and the Pastor is a good example of Christian conflict between Catholics and Protestants.
Before the inauguration ceremony, Trump and his family are
due to attend a private service at St John’s church in Washington, at which
controversial pastor Robert Jeffress is expected to preach, writes Harriet
Sherwood.
Jeffress is the Southern Baptist leader of a 12,000-member
megachurch in Dallas, a regular Fox News contributor and a strong supporter of
Trump during the election campaign.
He has described Islam as an “evil religion” that “promotes
paedophilia” and has said the Roman Catholic church is a “counterfeit religion”
which represents the “genius of Satan”.
He has accused Obama of paving the way of the Antichrist by
his support for same sex marriage, and that gay people lead a “miserable
lifestyle” that is predisposed to “depression, or suicide, or alcoholism.”
Jeffress tweeted on Thursday that he was “Honored to deliver
sermon ‘When God Chooses a Leader’ for Trump/Pence private family service at
St. John’s Church before#Inauguration.”
READ HERE
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
C of E archbishops call on Christians to repent for Reformation split
It unleashed an orgy of death and destruction across Europe.
In England alone, more than 800 monasteries, abbeys, nunneries and friaries
were seized, libraries were destroyed, manuscripts lost, treasures stripped and
works of art appropriated. Thousands of people were hung, drawn and quartered,
or burnt at the stake for their religious beliefs.
Five hundred years after the Reformation, the religious
revolution that swept across Europe, the leaders of the Church of England -
itself created in the decades of upheaval - have called on Christians to repent
for the divisions, persecution and death.
Friday, 13 January 2017
Thursday, 12 January 2017
Christian Persecution - Past and Present
For the new GCSE you need to know about how Christians have been persecuted in the past and present. Here are some resources to help you!
Monday, 9 January 2017
Friday, 6 January 2017
5 Steps to Tyranny
A documentary explaining why OBEYING AUTHORITY IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA BUT IT IS OFTEN VERY DIFFICULT TO AVOID. Mentions stuff like Milgram's Obedience experiment and the Stanford Prison experiment.
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