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Bible

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The holy book of Christians

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Decalogue

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The ten commandments

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The Church

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The community of Christians ( with a small c it means Christian place of worship)

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Conscience

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An inner feeling of the rightness and wrongness of an action

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Situation ethics

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The idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do

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Human rights

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The rights and freedoms of which everyone is entitled

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Democratic processes

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The ways in which all citizens can take part in the government

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Electoral processes

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The ways in which voting is organised

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Political part

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A group which tries to be elected into power on it 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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Golden rule

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The teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you

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Social change

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The way in which society has changed and is changing (and also the possibilities for future change)

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Global warming

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The increase in the temperature of the earths atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect)

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Natural resources

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Naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans

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Conservation

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Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

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Creation

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The act of creating the universe, or the universe which has been created

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Environment

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The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live

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Stewardship

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Looking after something so it can be passed onto the next generation

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Artificial insemination

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Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means

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Embryo

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A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception

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Infertility

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Not being able to have children

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IVF

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The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube

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Surrogacy

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An arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman or where an egg is fertilised by the man through IVF and then implanted into the woman’s uterus

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Organ donation

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Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery

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Conflict resolution

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Bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion

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The united nations

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An international body set up to promote world peace and co-operation

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World peace

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The ending of war throughout he whole world (basic aim of he UN)

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Just War

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A war that is fought or the right reasons in a right way

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Pacifism

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The belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means

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Weapons of mas destruction

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Weapons which can destroy large areas and numbers of people

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Bullying

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Intimidating /frightening people weaker than yourself

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Respect

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Treating a person or their feelings with consideration

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Forgiveness

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Stopping blaming someone or pardoning them for what they have done wrong

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Reconciliation

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Bringing together people who were once opposed to each other

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Aggression

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Attacking without being provoked

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Exploitation

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Taking advantage of a weaker group

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Crime

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An act against the law

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Judgement

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The act of judging people and their actions

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Justice

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Due allocation of reward and punishment/the maintenance of what is right

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Law

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Rules made by parliament and enforceable by the courts

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Capital punishment

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The death penalty for a crime or offence

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Deterrence

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The idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off (deter) committing crime

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Rehabilitation

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Restore to normal life

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Reform

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The idea that punishments should try to change criminals so they will not colony crimes again

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Retribution

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The idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong

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Sin

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An act against the will of God

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Addiction

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A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects

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Responsibility

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Being responsible for one’s actions