Rights And Resposibilities Flashcards
Definition of conscience
An inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
Definition of Church
The community of Christians (small c is the place of worship)
Definition of the Decalogue
The Ten Commandments
Definition of Democratic process
The ways in which all citizens can take part in government (usually elections)
Definition of electoral process
The ways in which voting is organised
Definition of the golden rule
The teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you
Definition of Human rights
The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
Definition of political party
A group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies
Definition of pressure group
A group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue
Definition of situation ethics
The idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do
Definition of social change
The way in which society has changed and is changing and future change
Definition of genetic engineering
The process where DNA from one life is form is taken out, altered and the replaced to continue growing
Definition of cloning
Creating an identical copy of a living organism. It is a form of gene ting engineering
Definition of parable
A religious story with a moral meaning
Definition of citizen
A person who lives in a country or place eg citizen of the uk
