Part 2 Exam - Keywords Flashcards
Define: Church
The community of Christians ( small c = Christians place of worship)
Define: bible
The holy book of Christians
Define: conscience
An inner felling of rightness or wrongness of an action
Define: Decalogue
The 10 commandments
Define: democratic processes
The way in which all citizens can take part in government ( normally through voting)
Define: electoral processes
The way in which voting is organised
Define: the golden rule
The teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like to be treated
Define: Human rights
The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
Define: political party
A group which tries to be elected in to power on the bases of its policies e.g ( labour and conservatives )
Define: pressure group
A group formed to influence government policies n a particular issue.
Define: situation ethics
The idea that Christians should base oral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do.
Define: social change
The way on which society has changed and is changing (and also the possibilities for future change)
Define: artificial inaemination
Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means
Define: conservation
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
Define: creation
The act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created
Define:Embryo
A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks free conception
Define: environment
The surrounding in which plants and animals live on and which they depend on
Define: global warming
The increase in temperature of the earths atmosphere
Define: infertility
Not being able to have children
Define: in-vitro fertilisation
The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube
Define: natural resources
Naturally occurring materials such a solid and fertile land, which can be used by humans
Define: organ donation
Giving organs to be used in transplant
Define: Stewardship
Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation
Define: surrogacy
An arrangement whereby a women bears a child on behalf of another woman
Define: aggression
Attacking without being provoked
Define: bullying
Intimidating/frightening people weaker than yourself
Define: conflict resolution
Bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion
Define: exploitation
Taking advantage of a weaker group
Define: forgiveness
Stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for what they have done wrong
Define: just war
A war which is fought for the right reasons and in the right way
Define: pacifism
The belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means
Define: reconciliation
Bringing together people who were opposed to each other
Define: respect
Treating a person or their feeling with consideration
Define: the United Nations
An international body set up to promote world peace and co-operation
Define: weapons of mass destruction
Weapons which can destroy large areas and number of people
Define: world peace
The ending of war throughout the whole world
Define: addiction
A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects
Define: capital punishments
The death penalty for crime or an offence
Define: crime
An act against the law
Define: deterrence
The idea that punishment should be such a nature that they will be put off committing crimes
Define: judgement
The act of judging people and their actions
Define: justice
Due allocations of reward and punishment / the main tangency of what is right
Define: law
Rules made by parliament and enforced by the courts
Define: reform
The idea that punishments should try to change criminals so that they will not commit crimes again
Define: rehabilitation
Restore to normal life
Define: define responsibility
Being responsible for ones action
Define: retribution
The idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done
Define: sin
An act against the will of god
