The fifth Commandment is "You Shall not Kill," This could also be known as one of the most important commandments. Even though God has made this the commandment we must respect people and their decisions. But as Catholic's we must respect the dignity of the person from the moment of conception throughout entire life until natural death. In a research project we had to look up 18 different topics that people do to not follow this commandment. In these topics they included information of what they were, why people do it and if the church is against that topic or not. Three topics i felt that were most important were Abortion, Racism and Assisted Suicide.
Abortion is a topic which doesn't just involve religion, but in everyday life. While involving yourself in Abortion you are killing one of God's creations. After all of the abortion is done you will have guilt inside of you and regret everything, you can't start over and redo the abortion after it is all done. Abortion is pretty much another way of murder. Except you are just murdering a child that hasn't even gotten to live their life yet. Abortion is a violation of the Fifth Commandment, the church does not except anyone who does this. Yes it is a freedom choice because the congress hasn't banded it yet, but it should be. I feel if you are in your teenage years and get pregnant you should grow up and take the responsibility. Don't end a babies life just because you feel that you aren't ready for a kid. There are always other options such as adoption. Adoption is probably one of the best ways to resolve the problem of abortion.
Racism is known not just in the church but also in all over the world. Racism has been going on in the world since it first began. The church of course doesn't except this in their society. God made all people equal for a reason. Yes, people are given their own opinion but you need to understand that not everything you say will make a person happy. Feelings can get easily hurt just by one thing you said, you could not even mean for it to be racist or rude but the person will think differently. No person is greater than another, so don't go thinking you are. Racism ruins our society and it needs to stop. People are free to their opinion but should learn when they need to stop so they don't hurt another person.
Assisted suicide is the distinct from Euthanasia in that a person who is suffering requests help from doctors, nurses, family member or friends in ending his or her life. God is the only person who can take a persons life and only when he is ready to take them to heaven. A family member is there for the support of the sick person, not to kill them. The church is highly against assisted suicide. Assisted suicide goes highly against the fifth commandment. Now, i feel differently about this. I know it isn't considered excepted in the church but i feel that if a person is nearly on their death bed you shouldn't let them suffer anymore and let them leave the world before it gets worse. Although you are taking a persons life away without God's permission i feel that they should not have to suffer.
