1. The Ethical and Legal dimension L/O: To evaluate whether the Ethical dimension the most important one?

2. What would you do?

3. You have been brought up not to steal, however you have walked into your tutor room and found a box of Roses on their desk. Two of your friends are chewing on sweets that they chewing on sweets that they have taken from the box. have taken from the box. What would you do? What would you do?

4. You are walking home from school and find a wallet. There is £30 cash inside with no ID for the owner. What would you do?

5. There is a party at your friends house, they told you that it would be a movie night. However, you turn up and there is a big group who are all drinking, they are pressurising you into drinking with them. What would you do? What would you do?

6. You have a maths test on Thursday and your parents have said that you cannot go away with your friends this weekend if you do not pass. You arrive for maths clinic on Wednesday, your teacher is on bus duty and so will be late, the test is on her desk. What would you do?

7. What helps us decide… What did you say for each of the situations? What leads us to make these decisions?

8. What is right? What is wrong? Use of animals for clothing? Fashion Survival

9. Karma What is Karma? Buddhist’s also believe in Karma – Their actions have consequences.

10. Buddhists follow the teachings of the Buddha. He stated that every Buddhist must follow the teachings of the Eightfold path

13. The Five Precepts To refrain from injuring living things To refrain from taking what is not given To refrain from clouding the mind with drugs or alcohol To refrain from misusing the senses To refrain from false or malicious speech Write these in your book

14. How would these change your daily life if you followed them? Take each one in turn and discuss with your group how it would affect you,

15. Ninian Smart- Ethical and Legal  Smart stated that a tradition must have an ethical dimension.  This will be important so people understand what the religion stands for.  The laws will support the message of the religion. For example, Christians believe in Love Thy Neighbour; and Agape Love is at the core of the Christian faith.

16. Should religions begin with a ethical dimension?