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Church

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Community of Christians

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Bible

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Holy book of Christians

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Conscience

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An inner feeling of the morality of an action

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The Decalogue

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The Ten Commandments

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Democratic processes

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The ways in which all citizens can take part in government

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Electoral processes

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The ways in which voting is organised

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Human rights

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The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled

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Political party

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A group which tries to be elected into power based on its policies

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Pressure group

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A group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue

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Encyclicals

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Popes official letters

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Quote linking Christ to church

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So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and the teachers, to equip his preachers for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
-Ephesians 4:11

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What did Joseph butler say conscience is

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Our natural guide given to us by the author of our nature

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Situation ethics

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When facing a moral decision you should ask yourself what is the most loving thing to do. If you apply the principle of agape to each situation, you will be acting morally

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Social change

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The way in which society has changed and is changing

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Labour Party

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State should help the poor and provide hospitals and schools for everyone equally

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Conservatives

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State should encourage people to look after themselves & should only provide what people cannot pay for themselves

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Liberal democrats

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The government & individuals should work together to help everyone
Green issues are important

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What kinds of decisions does the uk gov make?

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How schools and colleges will be run, on the health service, on defence & how much tax people should pay

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One of most successful Pressure groups ever

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‘Make poverty history’ campaign
Using peaceful means, draw international attention to the plight of the worlds poor & put pressure on the government to act before it’s too late

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Old Testament badness quote

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“And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, ox and sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword” Joshua 6:21

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What do liberal Christians think about the bible

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Although inspired by god, written by humans & therefore needs to be seen in the context of history

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What was the recent encyclical ‘CARITAS IN VERITATE’ concerned with

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The problems of global development

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Issues that occupied the assembly of the c of e 2008

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Homosexual clergy

Women bishops

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General synod

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Includes women
3 houses: bishop, clergy, laity
Meets twice a year

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Freud conscience 4

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Conscience is guilt
Super ego - controlling and restraining self
Comes from environment not god
So variations in conscience

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Dolly the sheep long term consequences 3

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Suffered from a lung disease
Had to be put to sleep aged 6, half average lifespan for a sheep
Body aged more quickly than normal

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Bible reference against genetic engineering as messing with gods work

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“Consider gods handiwork; who can straighten what he has made crooked?” Ecclesiastes 7:13

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How does the uk try to prevent abuse of rights

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Rights protected by law

Human rights act 1998

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When was the universal declaration of human rights signed

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10th December 1948 - in response to horrors of ww2

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Quote that shows that the universal declaration takes a moral stance, recommending that human beings treat one another fairly

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‘All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood’

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Quote showing rights should be universal

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‘Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind…’

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Examples of human rights abuses around the world

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  • death penalty still exists in many countries inc. USA

- continuation of one party state in china where freedom of expression is restricted

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Example where solution to Human Rights abuses violated the rights of those it was intended to protect

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Used sanctions on Iraq - made medical care very restricted for ordinary people

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Example how pressure groups have helped police human rights

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Political prisoners have been released in many countries because pressure groups were able to point to breaches of human rights

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Roman Catholic Church on human Rights

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”..these rights and duties are universal & inviolable” pope john xxiii

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In the parable of the sheep and the goats, what did the good people do? How were they rewarded?

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The good people fed, clothed, cares for people - were generally charitable & they were rewarded with eternal life

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What according to john 1:3 is true love?

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“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions & truth”

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Main teaching of the parable of the Good Samaritan

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Not to walk by the other side of the road when you see someone in need. Even if you think something else should take precedence, you should always stop & help. This is the meaning of ‘ love your neighbour’

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Why was it significant that Jesus made a Samaritan the hero

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The Samaritans had been influenced by other pagan cultures and the fiercely monotheistic Jews did not agree with this

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Why are Roman Catholics against embryo research

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Believe that human life begins at conception & see an embryo as a ‘person’
Research on embryos that are then discarded ‘murder’

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CARE (Christian charity) on genetic engineering

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“According to the Christian worldview, we are made in gods image. If we created new entities that are part human and part animal, we will distort that image and change what it means to be human. It is of huge concern”

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Methodist church healing is good, Jesus, what God wants, so genetic engineering is ok

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“Jesus of Nazareth was a healer.He cured diseases, and showed that God’s purposes included overcoming “those things in his creation that spoil it and that diminish the life of his children”. Clearly, where genetic manipulation is the means of healing diseases it is to be welcomed”

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