Keywords Ethics Flashcards
Church of England
A christian denomination, and the head of this denomination is the monarchy in England.
Denomination
A religious group which has slightly different beliefs from other groups which are in the same religion.
Monarch
A person who reigns over a kingdom or empire.
Supreme Governor
The supreme governor of the Church of England is the titular head of the Church of England. This position is within the British Monarchy.
Parliament
Great Britain’s parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
Government
A group of people who have to govern the country or state.
Secularisation
The belief that religious beliefs are being replaced by certain things in society like technology and social media.
Sacrifice
Surrendering something for something else.
Humanist
You don’t believe in God and you think your moral is determined by technology and media.
Secular
People who have no religion, non-religious.
Euthanasia
Dying with dignity.
Assisted Suicide
The assistance of somebody when committing suicide, including a doctor giving you a lethal medicine.
Voluntary Euthanasia
When the person requests for their own life to be ended.
Involuntary Euthanasia
When the person may be in a unresponsive position and the family decides for them to have Euthanasia, for example: coma.
Passive Euthanasia
When you have a terminal illness and you stop taking medicine and let the illness kill you. This is legal in the UK.
Active Euthanasia
Actively killing a patient by injecting a drug into them.
Abortion
When the mother makes the choice to abort / kill the embryo that they are carrying.
Sanctity of Life
That mankind was created in the image of God meaning that all human life is sacred.
Pro Life
People who are against abortion as they believe that the baby is alive even when they are an embryo.
Pro Choice
People who are for abortion and believe that it should be the mothers choice whether to end the life of their baby.
DNA
The unique genetic code in every organism.
Genetic Manipulation
Changing or manipulating the genes inside of a cell, this can be used for testing, or used to create a “designer baby” aka the apparent perfect look and quality person.
Cloning
Replicating the DNA of an organism and creating an exact copy of that organism.
Exclusivism
The belief that only one particular religion is the “right” or “True” religion.
Inclusivism
The belief that all religions have the partial truth.
Pluralism
The belief that God has revealed himself through all religious practices.
Ecumenism
The belief that all the Churches should Unite and reconcile their differences.
Interfaith Dialogue
When different religions / denominations talk to each other about and learn about their beliefs. Or when the come together to show something: for example, when a Sikh, two Muslims and a Jewish woman came together after a terrorist attack to show that they all believe in peace.
Proselytisation
The belief that they should spread the word of God and Jesus as it was the last order / words of Jesus.
Atheist
Somebody who believe there is no God
Agnostic
Somebody who believes in a Higher power but don’t know what that higher power is.
Prejudice
Preconceived opinion of something or someone, not based on actual evidence.
Ordained
The process to become something religious e.g. To become a vicor.
Egalitarianism
The principle that people are equal and deserve equal rights.
Complementarianism
Christian view that men/women have different but complementary roles.
Chastity
Christian view that men/women have different but complementary roles.
Fornication
Sex before marriage.
Liberal View of Bible
Open to interpretations, and use the stories as symbolic and metaphorical.
Nun and Monk
Dedicate their life to God.
Steward / Stewardship
taking responsibility for the planet / taking personal responsibility.
Eschatology
Life after Death
Census
Official way to monitor everybody in the UK
Genome
The thing containing all your DNA / Genetic information.
Therapeutic Cloning
To make copies of cells used to cure diseases.
IVF
Creating a baby outside the womb in laboratory conditions.
Artificial Insemination
Asking somebody else to go through the pregnancy for them maybe because they are unable.
Screening
Being able to see what genes are and choosing like if you want blonde hair blue eyes.
Precedence
To take priority.
