Y13 General RE

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Here are some resources, organised by outcome, to help you complete the relevent sections of the NOCN Level 2 General RE qualification:

1.2 – I am able to give three examples of how spirituality, theology and ethics are relevant to current issues in society

Example 1: Nurse suspended for prayer offer

A Christian nurse from Weston-super-Mare has been suspended for offering to pray for a patient's recovery.

BBC News (including video): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7863699.stm
BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/nurse-suspended-for-offering-prayer/6537.html
BBC News clip: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7864397.stm
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair airs his concerns to the CoE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcTP64j_o
'Marginalisation of Christians' gets discussed in the House of Lords: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOR_5zgDACw

Recent reviews into this case:
It's WRONG for government to refuse to allow people to wear crosses: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9136641/Archbishop-of-York-Dr-John-Sentamu-attacks-Government-over-right-to-wear-cross.html
It's RIGHT for government to refuse to allow people to wear crosses: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9137510/Archbishop-of-Canterbury-wearing-a-cross-just-decoration-says-Dr-Rowan-Williams.html

Other similar cases:
Nadia Eweida - told to remove cross or be sacked by BA - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6165368.stm
Colin Atkinson - told to remove cross from his van or be sacked by BA - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1377684/Electrician-Colin-Atkinson-faces-sack-Christian-cross-van-dashboard.html



2.1 - Describe how a religious commitment is demonstrated in everyday life.
2.2 - Evaluate some of the demands of a religious commitment.

Example: Maximillian Kolbe

BBC Learning Zone Clip: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-story-of-maximilian-kolbe-of-poland/2869.html

YourTube Clips:

Detailed information site: http://fatherkolbe.com/ incldues FAQ and useful headings.

Another useful site full of information: http://www.auschwitz.dk/Kolbe.htm

'My Hero' site: http://myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=mkolbe

More detailed information: http://www.catholic-pages.com/saints/st_maximilian.asp

Kolbe inspiring people today: http://www.rejesus.co.uk/site/module/maximilian_kolbe/P4/

Look up to story of Fr Mychal Judge on 9/11: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mychal_Judge

How about organ donation? http://www.kidneyregistry.org/pages/p126/GivingAstranger_2ndchance.php

4.1 Describe key elements of practice within religious faith

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/ritesrituals/worship.shtml


5. Describe elements of three faith traditions commonly observed in contemporary society

Jewish Wedding Rites - http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/rites/weddings_1.shtml
Muslim Wedding Rites - http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/ritesrituals/weddings_1.shtml
Christian Wedding Rites - http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/ritesrituals/weddings_1.shtml


7.1 Describe a relationship between religious beleif, personal faith and lived expereince in a specific context

BBC Ethics: Capital Punishment: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/capitalpunishment/
Anmesty International: http://www.amnesty.org/en/death-penalty
The Death Penalty Information Center: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/


8.1 Describe you use  of theological and ethical thinking as a response to their own personal experience