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Unit 8: Ethics

Lesson 3 

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2025-2026

Why do we have laws?

Are religious people allowed to break the law?

1

Yes

2

No

What reasons might religious people have to break to law?

Activity/ Homework

'Religious people should follow religious laws over society's laws.'

1. explain 2 reasons to agree with the statement

2. explain 2 reasons to disagree with the statement

3. Write a conclusion showing which point of view is stronger and why that is so.

4. Hand it in in Teams

Homework

To do:

• study page 224 + 225

• Research Irena Sendler (1910-2008). Find out what she did, how it broke the law, and why she thought it was a good thing to break the law.

Objectives

You will....

• understand the term 'sanctity of life'

• explore how the belief in sanctity of life can influence our decisions

• reflect on why sanctity of life issues can be very complicated

• Start with a Global Citizenship assignment (GCS)

Activity

To read page 226

Pick a side

1. We should take the life of any convicted murderer using the death penalty.

2. Couples should not use contraception to prevent life being started.

3. Someone with a terminal illness should be allowed to choose to die when they want.

4. No animal should be killed just to put food on our plates.

5. Rainforest trees should be cut down. People need the land and money from selling them. 

Activity

Read the 3 scenarios on page 227.

Answer the following questions in pairs:

1. How is sanctity of life involved here?

2. Is there any conflict between the sanctity of life of different parties within the scenario?

3. What would their 'solution' be (different path of same)?

Global Citizenship Assignment

1. Go to Teams

2. Read the GCS assignment

3. Any questions?

Explain the concept of 'sanctity of life'