a)

The story of the death of Jesus Christ (Matthew 27:32-66)

1. The soldiers compelled Simon of Cyrene to carry Jesus' cross.
2. At Golgotha they offered Christ wine mixed with gall to drink.
3. They nailed him to the cross, and divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots, then sat to watch him.
4. Over his head, they wrote and hung the charge against him, "This is Jesus the King of the Jews".
5. They crucified two robbers with him, one on the right and one on the left.
6. The passers-by mocked him.
7. The chief priests, the scribes and elders also mocked him that he could not save himself.
8. The robbers crucified with him also mocked him.
9. About 12 noon, there was darkness over all the and until about 3.00 p.m.
10. One took a sponge, filled it with vinegar and gave him to drink.
11. Jesus cried again with a loud voice and died.
12. The curtain of the temple was torn into two, from top to bottom.
13. There was earthquake: the rocks were split: the tombs also were opened.
14. Many bodies of dead saints resurrected and appeared to people in the city.
15. In the evening, a rich man, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus, went to pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
16. Joseph wrapped the body in a clean linen and buried it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock and he covered it with a great stone.
17. The next day, the leaders sought Pilate's permission to post guards of soldiers to make the tomb secure.

b)

Lessons that can be learnt from the story of the death of Jesus Christ

1. Judges should be bold and fair in their judgement
2. Need to endure persecutions patiently
3. Need to support friends in times of need
4. Good to die for a worthy cause/sacrifice for others
5. Avoid murder/torture/ and mocking at people
6. Pray for/forgive your enemies
7. Jesus died to save mankind
8. Be prepared to accept one's family mistakes
9. God is prepared to forgive sinners who repent
10. The need for one to be submissive
11. The need to commit one's problems to God/cast all your burdens to God

a)

Steps involved in contracting Islamic marriage

1. In Islam, young boys and girls are not supposed to have any kind of relationship before marriage
2. The selection of marriage partner is generally made by the parents - the man or the woman's family may initiate a proposal, but customarily, it is the man who does the asking
3. Individuals may also make their own choices, but would need the approval of parents and family members
4. Muslims choose their partners from amongst people with the Islamic faith
5. A (Wali) matrimonial guardian must be present as the legal representatives of the bride
6. Necessary background checks are made to avoid prohibitive marriage
7. The bride price/dowry (Mahara/Sodakhi) in the form of money, cola nuts and other gifts is paid to the girl's parents, especially to the mother
8. All the family members share the cola nuts to show that they agree to the marriage
9. A wedding ceremony (Nickah) is performed by a licensed Islamic priest, an Imam/a Muezzin almost immediately after the payment of the bride price
10. The marriage is registered in Islamic books
11. There is the making of marriage vows - the couple are asked three times if they agree to be married
12. The Imam reads from the fourth chapter (Sura) of the Qu'ran and preaches on the importance of marriage and duties and blessings it brings
13. This is followed by a wedding part/feasting (Walima)
14. Relatives, friends and well-wishers present gifts to the married couple
15. The bride is taken to her matrimonial home
16. A test of the chastity of the woman is conducted by the husband
17. The bride now identifies herself with the married women in the community by covering her head with a scarf (Mayarafi)

b)

Ways of ensuring success in marriage

1. A man must have the means before going for a partner
2. Both partners must be religious
3. Both partners must have good morals
4. Effective communication/sharing ideas
5. Hard work
6. Faithfulness/honesty
7. Proper love, mutual understanding and commitment
8. Sharing responsibilities in the home
9. The existence of mutual trust between the couple
10. The man and wife must be very open and discuss issues and problems with each other and not with outsiders
11. They must learn to forgive each other
12. Production of children/procreation/fertility
13. Compatibility
14. Mutual respect
15. Satisfaction of sexual obligation
16. The should not be unnecessary interference from family members/friends
17. The couples should accept and respect their in-laws
18. They must plan financial matters together
19. Couples should avoid comparisons
20. They should be willing to stay together until death

a)

Causes of death

1. Old age/Natural death
2. Disease/Sickness e.g HIV/AIDS, high blood pressure, cancer, diabeties, malaria, etc.
3. Hunger and poverty - famine, shortage of food, extreme poverty
4. Accidents e.g. fire outbreaks, gas explosions, slipping on the floor, reckless driving, domestic accidents, etc.
5. Suicide - out of frustrations/misdeed
6. Natural disasters e.g. earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, etc.
7. Wars - ethnic conflicts, disagreements
8. Violence - extreme reaction to issues or circumstances
9. Punishment from God/Supreme Being, Ancestors, gods, execution, Firing squad, etc.
10. Complication during or after abortion
11. Murder - when a person is killed by another
12. Acohol and drug abuse
13. Food poisoning - use of chemicals, stale food, eating expired food
14. Anger - extreme emotional imbalance/extreme provocation
15. Curser - when a person is wronged or offended

b)

Steps to prevent such deaths

1. Personal Hygiene
2. Cleanliness in the community
3. Immunization
4. Balanced diet
5. Safe sex/protected sex
6. Exercise/regular exercises
7. Seeking professional assistance when in need/regular check ups
8. Living a chaste life (chastity)
9. Self-control
10. Tolerance/Forgiveness
11. Limit the intake of excessive alcohol/avoid drug abuse
12. Avoiding illegal abortion
13. Educating road users to observe traffic regulations
14. Creation of more jobs for the people to earn income
15. Enforcement of laws on traffic regulations
16. Putting in place safety controls at worksites and homes

a)

Moral teachings in African Traditional Religion

1. Patience - having the ability to wait for something from the Superior Being without getting angry or upset
2. Cleanliness - leading a clean life in body, mind and soul/Environment
3. Humility - the practices of meekness, respect of self and others
4. Tolerance - respecting the views of others
5. Respect - having due regard for the feeling, wishes and rights of others
6. Obedience - the ability to comply with orders of the Superior being or the gods and submitting to another's authority
7. Truthfulness - being honest
8. Hard work - putting a great deal of effort in doing things
9. Compassion - being sympathetic, showing pity and concern for the suffering or misfortune of others
10. Courageous - being bold in taking decisions
11. Communalism - doing things together/unity
12. Perseverance - not giving up in the midst of challenges
13. Self-control - control of one's temper, overcoming one's emotions, submissive to temper
14. Loyalty - having a strong feeling of support or allegiance to a superior being or person
15. Justice - being fair and firm in your decisions
16. Love - unconditional emotional attachment
17. Service - offering freewill help to others
18. Proverbs as moral teachings - Eg. good name is better than riches/an unpleasant truth is betterh than pleasant falsehood

b)

Ways moral teachings guide personal development

1. Being patient and looking up to God when we have problems for directions
2. Telling the truths in all matters no matter the consequences
3. Being respectful to the elderly and doing what is required of us
4. Showing concern for one another
5. Being satisfied with what we have and sharing our blessings with others
6. Being sincere and doing the right things at all time
7. Obeying the laws of the state and people in authority
8. The need to work hard

a)

Moral teachings in the Holy Qu'ran:

b)

Reasons for which moral teachings are important to the society

1. It helps to promote individual moral growth/it helps one to live a chaste life
2. It helps in imparting in people good moral values
3. It can promote social cohesion and unity
4. It ensures tolerance and peaceful co-existence
5. It aids people to acquire sound and moral principles in life
6. It ensures orderliness and stability
7. It reinforces the informal moral training acquired from homes
8. It prevents punishment

a)

Importance of decent dressing

1. It depicts the kind of person one is – the character of the person
2. It helps to avoid unnecessary attraction from people
3. It shows a person to be responsible, respectful, polite and admirable
4. It brings respect, honour and recognition to the individual and his / her family
5. It can open new avenues for personal development and achievement
6. It qualifies a person to be described as gentle or decent
7. It makes a person to be a role model
8. It makes one to be loved by the society
9. It minimizes rape and related cases in society
10. It makes the society have confidence/ trust in us as potential future leaders
11. It is a sign of good training or upbringing
12. It paves way for help or assistance from others

b)

Moral significance of performing good deeds

1. It is a command from God
2. It promotes peaceful co-existence and togetherness
3. It attracts respect, trust and love from members of the society
4. It enables members of the society to work together in achieving a common goal
5. Individuals who perform good deeds gain satisfaction
6. It ensures progress and development in the society
7. It is a social expectation
8. It attracts reward from individuals, God and society

a)

Major religions in Ghana

1. Christian Religion
2. Islamic Religion
3. African Traditional Religion

b)

Characteristics that are common to the three major religions

1. They all perform sacrifices for their object of worship
2. They all believe in God
3. They believe in the life after
4. They believe that obeying God brings peace and harmony
5. Believe in judgement
6. They believe in chastity
7. They believe in respect for humankind
8. They all pray
9. They all observe festivals
10. They all perform birth, marriage and death rites

c)

Events which cause traditional believers to perform sacrifices

1. When mysterious death occurs
2. For pacification of the gods for wrong doing/wrong deeds
3. When vows are made or redeemed
4. When starting projects
5. When thanking the gods for various reasons
6. To appeal to the gods for answers
7. During the celebration of festivals
8. Installation of chiefs, destooling of chiefs/enskinment/diskinment of chiefs
9. Burial of chiefs or prominent personalities
10. Natural and artificial disasters

a)

Acceptable ways of saving money

1. In a money box at home at a safe place
2. Through 'susu'/collection of money daily by some people or companies
3. Investment
4. Depositing at the bank
5. Buying shares
6. Saving with credit unions, co-operative societies
7. Lending to trusted persons with interest
8. Mobile money depositing (MoMo)

b)

Reasons why it is wrong to give bribe

1. It is against God's law
2. It is against laws of the State/Society
3. It can lead to the misuse of public/state resources
4. It can retard state and private developmental projects
5. It can lead to low productivity because resources are wasted
6. It can retard hard work/serve as disincentive to others to work hard
7. It can lead to mistrust on the part of public officials and people in authority
8. It encourages people to use undesirable means such as telling lies to enrich themselves
9. It leads to increased crime wave such as stealing, exam malpractices, etc.
10. It may widen the gab between the rich and the poor/the rich will continue to be rich while the poor will continue to be poor/bribery leads people to acquire undeserved gains
11. It will encourage increases in the prices of goods and services due to waste and low productivity
12. It may discourage investment opportunities
13. Individuals and countries may lose the needed trust and respect/it may tarnish one's image
14. Individuals may lose their jobs
15. Individuals may be arrested and asked to pay huge sums of money/be imprisoned
16. It can create conflicts and misunderstanding among individuals
17. Cases to be settled are delayed at the courts
18. The poor and the innocent are oppressed and denied justice
19. It would lead to 'putting square pegs in round holes'.