RELIGION AND SOCIETY25th MAY 2010

•SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

•RELIGION AND THE ENVIRONMENT

•PEACE & CONFLICT

•CRIME & PUNISHMENT

•RELIGION & SCIENCE OR RELIGION & MEDICINE

YOU WILL NEED…

• BLACK PEN

YOU WILL HAVE…

• 2 HOURS

REMEMBER!!!!

• READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY

• STICK TO ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY

• A) KEY WORDS (2 marks)

• B) OUTLINE/DESCRIBE (6 marks)

• C) EXPLAIN (…BECAUSE….) (8 marks)

• D) E.F.A.O (4 marks)

• Give TWO reasons for EVERY OPINION

• Use EXAMPLES to support your arguments

• Use QUOTES to back up your answers

• Use your TIME WISELY (20 mins per question)

• Think about the MARK SCHEME to help you answer questions

MARK SCHEME

a) Key Words ( 2 marks)

b) Outline/Describe: 3 statements (6 marks)

c) Explain: 4 reasons (because) (8 marks)

d) E.F.A.O. (4 marks)

TOTAL = 20 MARKS PER TOPIC

Four TOPICS• Social Responsibility• Religion & the Environment• Peace & Conflict• Crime & Punishment• Religion & Science OR Religion & Medicine

• ONE QUESTION on EACH TOPIC

• 20 MARKS for EACH QUESTION (Total 100)

• READ each question BEFORE you CHOOSE

• Choose between SCIENCE or MEDICINE - NOT BOTH!!

WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED…

• READ through your answers AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN – Is there anything you could ADD? Does your answer make SENSE? Can the examiner READ YOUR WRITING?

• If you finish early you will have to sit in SILENCE until the time is up. You WILL NOT be allowed to leave so don’t bother rushing!

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

• How do Christians make decisions? (Church, Bible, Situation Ethics & Conscience)

• Welfare State

• The Electoral system (First past the post & Proportional Representation)

• Religion and Politics

• Key Words

RELIGION AND THE ENVIRONMENT

• Pollution• Christianity: Creation, Environment &

Stewardship• Islam: Creation, Environment &

Stewardship• Animal Rights• The JNF• Key Words

PEACE & CONFLICT

• Israel & Palestine/Kashmir• CHRISTIANITY: War, Forgiveness &

Reconciliation• ISLAM: War, Forgiveness & Reconciliation• Bullying• Conflicts between friends and family• Pax Christi• Key Words

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

• Sin and Crime

• CHRISTIANITY: Justice, Capital Punishment

• ISLAM: Justice, Capital Punishment

• Theories of Punishment (reform, deterrance, retribution, protection)

• Prisoner of Conscience (Banhoeffer)

• Key Words