8.1 Rights and Resonsibilities Key Words Flashcards
Bible
The holy book of Christians
Decalogue
The Ten Commandments
The Church
The community of Christians
Conscience
An inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
Situation Ethics
The idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving to do
Human rights
The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
Democratic processes
The ways in which all citizens can take part in government
Electoral processes
The ways in which voting is organised
Political party
A group which tries to be elected into power on its policies
Pressure group
A group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue
Golden Rule
The teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you
Social change
The way in which society has changed and is changing (and also the possibility for future change).
