1. LIFE

2. God – gives + takes life “You put me together in my Mother’s womb”
You are God’s temple and God’s spirit dwells in you
Jesus healed the sick – acts of kindness important
God’s Natural law in Catholicism
I alone am God I kill and I give life

3. Buddhism- Bodhisattva vow to help all who need help
Archbishop of Canterbury – a human person needs to be treated as an end in itself not a tool for someone else’s agenda
Islam – if you save a life it is as if you have saved the whole of mankind
He is the one who has created you from a single soul
Do not take life except for just cause

4. Buddhism – do not harm living things
Right Livelihood
Humans are all humans – Dalai Lama
Metta – kindness
Karmic implications

5. DEATH

6. Islam Nor kill nor destroy yourself
He is the one who has created you from a single soul
My slave has caused death on to himself so I forbid paradise for him
When a person dies the angels say who has he sent in advance – Muhammad
Euthanasia is Zulm – a wrong doing against Allah
No one can die except by allah’s leave

7. Christianity When you take away their breath they die
I put to death and bring to life I have wounded and I will heal and no one can deliver out of my hand
Sanctity of life
Do not murder
Last rites

8. Buddhism
D lama – when the karmic force of past deeds reaches maturity a person experiences unpleasurable mental states. They are but a natural consequence of his previous actions
Right action
Compassion
I will not harm any living thing
About the motivation and intention

9. wealth

10. Poverty

11. Rich + poor Christianity – Rich fool
It will be important how you use it on the day of Judgement
Do not make a big show of it
Give to the poor to have riches in heaven
The love of money is the root of all evil
Live as servants of God
Whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine you did for me

12. Those who have food must share it
Be content with your pay
Islam – Zakat – giving to charity one of the 5 Pillars
He who eats and drinks while his brother is hungry is not one of us
Those who give to charity in secret have their reward with the lord (sadaqah)
At death a King and beggar are the same
Ramadan avoids greed

13. Buddhism Middle way Dana – charity Poisons – greed
Avoid – clouding the mind
Craving – causes suffering

14. CRIME
Quakers – our approach to crime is a reflection of our deeply held belief in the value of each human being as unique, precious child of God
Use it for good because how you use it will be important on the day of Judgement
Whoever did this for the least of you did it for me
Forgive them they know not what they are doing
Do not take revenge
Pay to Rome what is Rome’s

16. Islam
Whoever takes a life it is as if he has taken the life of the whole world
We ordained them life for life
Hand cut off as penalty
Day of Judgement
Shariah
Blood money

17. Engaged Buddhism Angimula organisation (Milarepa) Karma 8 Fold path
3 poisons
Non harming – metta/Karuna
Re-incarnation