Question
(Q6) 'Religious people have a greater responsibility to care for the environment than non-religious people.' Evaluate this statement. (12 marks)
Mark scheme (levelled):
Level 4 (10–12) — Two contrasting views, supported, reasoned conclusion.
Agree: Religious people believe creation is God's gift — they are accountable stewards (khalifah; imago Dei). Laudato Si' makes care for creation a moral imperative. Destroying creation is an offence against God (Islamic tawhid). Religious communities can mobilise billions to act.
Disagree: Humanists have equally strong grounds — intergenerational justice, survival, love of nature. Dominion theology has historically encouraged exploitation. Non-religious environmentalists (David Attenborough) have arguably done more. Responsibility is universal, not religious.
Level 3 (7–9); Level 2 (4–6); Level 1 (1–3); 0.
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