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Part 2 Exam - Keywords Flashcards

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Define: Church

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The community of Christians ( small c = Christians place of worship)

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Define: bible

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The holy book of Christians

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Define: conscience

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An inner felling of rightness or wrongness of an action

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Define: Decalogue

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The 10 commandments

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Define: democratic processes

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The way in which all citizens can take part in government ( normally through voting)

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Define: electoral processes

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The way in which voting is organised

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Define: the golden rule

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

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Define: Human rights

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The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled

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Define: political party

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A group which tries to be elected in to power on the bases of its policies e.g ( labour and conservatives )

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Define: pressure group

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A group formed to influence government policies n a particular issue.

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Define: situation ethics

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

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Define: social change

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

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Define: artificial inaemination

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Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means

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Define: conservation

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Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

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Define: creation

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

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Define:Embryo

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A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks free conception

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Define: environment

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The surrounding in which plants and animals live on and which they depend on

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Define: global warming

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The increase in temperature of the earths atmosphere

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Define: infertility

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Not being able to have children

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Define: in-vitro fertilisation

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The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube

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Define: natural resources

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Naturally occurring materials such a solid and fertile land, which can be used by humans

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Define: organ donation

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Giving organs to be used in transplant

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Define: Stewardship

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Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation

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Define: surrogacy

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An arrangement whereby a women bears a child on behalf of another woman

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Define: aggression

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Attacking without being provoked

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Define: bullying

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Intimidating/frightening people weaker than yourself

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Define: conflict resolution

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Bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion

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Define: exploitation

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Taking advantage of a weaker group

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Define: forgiveness

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

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Define: just war

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A war which is fought for the right reasons and in the right way

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Define: pacifism

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The belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means

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Define: reconciliation

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Bringing together people who were opposed to each other

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Define: respect

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Treating a person or their feeling with consideration

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Define: the United Nations

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

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Define: weapons of mass destruction

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Weapons which can destroy large areas and number of people

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Define: world peace

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The ending of war throughout the whole world

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Define: addiction

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

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Define: capital punishments

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The death penalty for crime or an offence

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Define: crime

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An act against the law

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Define: deterrence

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The idea that punishment should be such a nature that they will be put off committing crimes

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Define: judgement

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The act of judging people and their actions

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Define: justice

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Due allocations of reward and punishment / the main tangency of what is right

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Define: law

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Rules made by parliament and enforced by the courts

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Define: reform

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

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Define: rehabilitation

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Restore to normal life

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Define: define responsibility

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Being responsible for ones action

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Define: retribution

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

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Define: sin

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An act against the will of god

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