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1
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What effects does Alcohol have per year?

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  • It causes over 30,000 deaths a year and costs the NHS £2.7 billion
2
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Why does the church of England use alcohol in church?

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  • As it symbolises the blood of Christ
3
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Give a religious view on alcohol

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  • Some christian’s are against it as the bible warns not to ‘ruin yourself with wine’
4
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Guess a religious view on Alcohol from Islam

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  • Muslims (Islam) cannot drink alcohol as it is against the shari’ah law
  • The Qur’an says that alcohol is a ‘lure of satan’
5
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Do any religious rule against smoking?

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  • No, it is your free will to smoke
6
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What are the religious views on smoking?

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  • Your body is a holy temple and you should not destroy it
  • The first buddhist precept is not to harm life, but you are harming life through smoking
  • Passive smoking kills others which goes against the teaching from the bible of ‘do not kill’