ICT exercise:

While waiting for your username and password for accessing Kerboodle (your GCSE book online) (organization code is 3872) go to GCSEbite size and read about War and Peace http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/war/ Make a presentation with fact files about Peace, Justice and Sanctity of Life - these principles are going to guide religious and non religious people towards War and Peace. Save your work either in word doc or power point presentation. Remember good work and attitude is worth 10 merits! Enjoy ICT experience!

Homework Y9 !

All questions are based on past paper questions. Open the document here.

REvision

Start revising now for your assessment here, past paper question with mark scheme available (2012), (2011) and (2010) and 2013

The overview of the topic: Religion and Early Life Within this topic candidates should be familiar with the key teachings from the religion(s) studied and should be aware of how religious leaders and other faith members have interpreted these teachings and applied them to life in society today.
 • the concept of the sanctity of life in relation to its preservation;
• children being seen as a blessing and gift and the miracle of life;
• the issues surrounding when life begins, including at conception, development of backbone, when heart starts beating, at viability, when the baby is born;
• the issues concerning the quality of life, including severe handicaps, unwanted children, poverty and suffering;
• reasons used by religious believers for and against abortion;
• the Law and abortion, including the 1967 and 1990 Acts;
• the rights of those involved, e.g. mother, father and unborn child;
• alternatives to abortion, e.g. keeping the child; adoption and fostering;
• Pro-Life and Pro-Choice arguments and pressure groups.

Would religious people be in favour of abortion?

Read here some of the answers

Peter Singer and Richard Dawkins on Animal Rights and Vegetarianism

Peter Singer is a Philosopher specialized in Ethics and wrote a book, Animal Liberation, where he argues Animal Rights. He also developed a concept called speciesism. Richard Dawkins is a Scientist specialized in Zoology. In this interview they reflect about animal suffering , vegetarianism and how to live "ethically".

Tree of Life (David Attenborough explains what Theory of Evolution is)