2. Topic: Religion and Planet Earth
Title: Caring for the planet
WHAT DO YOU CARE FOR?

3. Learning objectives… Understand the concept of stewardship
Understand religious beliefs about care and responsibility for the planet

4. PEEKABOO! First person to get it!
Second part of the exercise – why is this image relevant?

5. Caring for Planet Earth

6. Title: Caring for Planet Earth
Christianity: Stewardship means…
A special responsibility
To be in charge
A duty
Care
Not to abuse

7. Activity 1: Christian views
Extra challenge: What is the value or importance of stewardship?
Create an acronym for STEWARDSHIP using words that are linked

8. What teaching is this linked to?
E.G BUDDHISM CONDEMNS ABUSE OF PLANET DUE TO AHIMSA TEACHING
E.G. Believe in rebirth and karma? Buddhists say treat the earth with kindness
Buddhist views:
What teaching is this linked to?
They believe that we should never do evil and this includes harming the planet. (Ahimsa, Eightfold path = right action, metta = loving kindness)
We may use it but not exploit it
Activity 2: Summarise the Buddhist views in a newspaper headline

9. To sum up…
Christians – a duty to care as we are stewards. In Genesis it says God made the heavens and the earth and all life.
Buddhists – the world is part of the cycle of decay death and rebirth. We should show care and love to all living things including planet earth (Ahimsa). Future lives and generations need planet earth.
Religious leaders – Dalai Lama in Buddhism, The Pope, Priests, Vicars in Christianity.

10. GCSE question…
‘Religious leaders should do more to save the earth’. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have thought about more then one point of view. Refer to religious arguments in your answer. (6 marks) PEE Religious teachings

11. If time…Your task in groups:
Split your paper into four
Make a list of what you believe makes a good steward of the earth e.g. someone who recycles, someone who saves electricity. Give at least 10 examples.
Create a list of criteria/a quiz to judge whether or not we are all good stewards. Ask some people to answer in the class.
Can you suggest a way to encourage us to become better stewards? Could you design or invent something?

12. Will you get an easy or a hard one?10 seconds to answer:
QUESTION REVEAL
Will you get an easy or a hard one?10 seconds to answer: 1
Stewardship means…
How do you use the planet?
How would you help to protect the planet?
Can you predict the outcome of our actions in the future?
Give arguments for and against using the planet
Explain a Buddhist view on care for the planet
The world belongs to God to let God take care of it?
People who do not believe in God shouldn’t care about the planet
Are non-believers less likely to care about the planet? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9