RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES KEYWORDS Flashcards
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Bible
the holy book of Christians
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Church
the community of Christians (with a small c it means a Christian place
of worship)
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Conscience
an inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
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The Decalogue
The Ten Commandments
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Democratic processes
The ways in which all citizens can take part in government (usually through elections)
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Electoral processes
The ways in which voting is organised
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Golden Rule
the teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you
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Human Rights
the rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
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Political party
a group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies (eg Labour, Conservative)
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Pressure group
a group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue
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Situation Ethics
the idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do
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Social Change
the way in which society has changed and is changing (and also the possibilities for future change)
