SECOND

STORY OF
CREATION:
GOD
CREATED
MAN IN HIS
IMAGE AND
LIKENESS
THE HUMAN DIGNITY
 What is Human Dignity?
• Human dignity is the special elevation of the human species associated with its
ability to reason. It is the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect.
Thus, human persons have an inherent and immeasurable worth and dignity.
 SINS THAT DEGRADE AND ATTACK
HUMAN LIFE AND DIGNITY
• DIRECT ABORTION
- IT IS THE ENDING OF PREGNANCY
BY REMOVAL OR EXPULSION OF AN
EMBRYO OR FETUS BEFORE IT CAN
SURVIVE OUTSIDE THE UTERUS
RESULTING TO ITS DEATH.
 EUTHANASIA
- GREEK WORDS: EU WHICH MEANS
“GOOD” OR “WELL” AND THANATOS
– “DEATH”.
- ALSO KNOWN AS MERCY KILLING.
- THE PAINLESS KILLING OF A
PATIENT SUFFERING FROM AN
INCURABLE DISEASE OR IN AN
IRREVERSIBLE COMA.
 SUICIDE
• THE DELIBERATE KILLING OF
ONESELF.
• THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(WHO) ESTIMATES THAT EACH YEAR
APPROXIMATELY 800,000 PEOPLE DIE
FROM SUICIDE, WHICH REPRESENTS
A GLOBAL MORTALITY RATE OF 16
PEOPLE PER 100,000 OR
ONE DEATH EVERY 40 SECONDS. IT IS
PREDICTED THAT BY 2020 THE RATE
OF DEATH WILL INCREASE TO ONE
EVERY 20 SECONDS.
• SUICIDE IS THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE
OF DEATH IN THE WORLD FOR THOSE
AGED 15-24 YEARS.
BULLYING AND DISCRIMINATION
- DEMORALIZATION OF ONE’S WORTH
OR DIGNITY BY REPEATEDLY
ATTACKING OR HARMING HIM/ HER
EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY, ETC.
TO KNOW GOD
TO SERVE GOD
TO LOVE GOD