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Unit 8 Key Terms Flashcards

1
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Bible

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The holy book of christians

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Church

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the community of Christians (church with a small c means a Christian place of worship)

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conscience

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an inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of a situation

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the Decalogue

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the Ten Commandments

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5
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democratic processes

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the ways in which all citizens can take part in government (usually through elections)

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electoral processes

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the ways in which voting is organised

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the Golden Rule

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the teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you

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human rights

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the rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled

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political party

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a group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies

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pressure group

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a group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue

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situation ethics

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the idea that christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do

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social change

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

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13
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artificial insemination

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injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means

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conservation

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projecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

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creation

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

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embryo

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a fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception

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environment

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the surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live

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global warming

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the increase in the temperature of the Earths atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect)

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infertility

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not being able to have children

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in-vitro fertilisation (IVF)

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the method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube

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natural resources

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naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans

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organ donation

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giving organs to be used in transplant surgery

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stewardship

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

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surrogacy

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an arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman or where an egg is donated and fertilised by the husband through IVF and then implanted into the wife’s uterus

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aggression

A

attacking without being provoked

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bullying

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intimidating/frightening people weaker than yourself

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conflict resolution

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bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion

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exploitation

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taking advantage of a weaker group

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forgiveness

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

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just war

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a war which is fought for the right reasons in a right way

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pacifism

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the belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means

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reconciliation

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bringing together people who were opposed to each other

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respect

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treating a person or their feeling with consideration

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the United Nations

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an international body set up to promote world peace and cooperation

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weapons of mass destruction

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weapons which can destroy large areas and numbers of people

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world peace

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the ending of war throughout the whole world (basic aim of the United Nations)

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addiction

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

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capital punishment

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the death penalty for a crime of offence

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crime

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an act against the law

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deterrence

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the idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off (deter) committing crimes

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judgement

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the act of judging people and their actions

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justice

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due allocation of reward and punishment / maintenance of what is right

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law

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rules made by parliament and enforceable by the courts

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reform

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the idea that punishment should try to change criminals so that they will not commit crimes again

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rehabilitation

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restore to normal life

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responsibility

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being responsible for ones actions

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retribution

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

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sin

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an act against the will of God

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