1. Respecting Life
The 5th Commandment

2. The 5th Commandment
Thou Shall Not Kill

3. Thou Shall Not Kill
The intentional killing or hurting of yourself or another.
Murder
Suicide
Moral Law
Respect human life from the moment of conception until the moment of natural death
Jesus teaches:
“put away all thoughts of anger/vengeance, love your enemy”
Beatitudes call us to be peacemakers
Beginning course details and/or books/materials needed for a class/project.

4. Natural Death?
God made us for eternal life; He did not create us to die. The original sin brings death into the world.
God shared His divine life with us, “God blew his breath into the man” (Gen. 2:7)
God is the author of life
Only God has the authority over life and death
“It is I who bring both death and life” (Ps. 2:39)
Death is “unnatural to our nature”
Survival instinct
We struggle against death
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5. Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas

6. Jesus’ Teachings “You have heard it said…” “But I say to you…”
Do not kill; whoever kills will be liable to judgment.
An eye for an eye.
Hate your enemy
“But I say to you…”
Whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment
Offer no resistance to one who is evil
Love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you
Introductory notes.

7. Violations Against Life
Violent assaults
Rape
Torture
Terrorism
Hazing rituals
Bullying
Potentially harmful actions
DWI
Inattentive driving
Unnecessary risk taking
Endangerment by
Government
Business
Medical research
Objectives for instruction and expected results and/or skills developed from learning.

8. Beginning of Life Issues
Abortion
Direct and deliberate killing of an unborn child at any time in a pregnancy. Never permitted
Pre-natal testing
Permissible if it does not harm the baby and is done to safeguard or heal
Not permissible for use in deciding to abort the baby
Genetic engineering
The manipulation of the ovum or genetic code.
Permissible to give treatment or for prevention if not harmful to baby
Not permitted to create “designer baby”
Stem cell research
Collecting of stem cells for regeneration of degenerating organs.
Research done with adult stem cells is permitted
Using aborted babies or discarded embryos is not permitted
“The end does NOT justify the means”
Relative vocabulary list.

9. End of Life Issues Euthanasia Suicide
A direct action or deliberate lack of action that causes the death of a person who is handicapped, sick or dying.
Suicide
Deliberately taking one’s own life.
Assisted suicide is the same but with the help of another.
Treatment of the body after death.
The body is to be treated with reverence after death. The following practices are permissible under careful conditions
Autopsy, if necessary
Organ donation, with permission and with care
Cremation, with Christian Burial rites and interment or inurnment.

10. Capital Punishment State execution as consequences for capital crimes
Murder
Rape
Kidnapping

11. Peacemakers War Just War Criteria
Only permissible as a legitimate self-defense
Conscientious objector
Is just war possible?
Just War Criteria
Just cause
Comparative justice
Legitimate authority
Probability of success
Proportionate good
Last resort

12. Personal Health Issues
Responsibility to keep oneself healthy
Eat healthy
Exercise
Avoid harmful practices
Smoking
Drugs
Eating disorders
A list of procedures and steps, or a lecture slide with media.