Unit 8 Key Words Flashcards

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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 (with a small c it means a Christian place of worship)

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Conscience

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An inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action

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4
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Decalogue

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The Ten Commandments

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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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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 that everyone is entitled to.

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Political party

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A group which tries to be elected into power on its policies (for example, Labour, Conservative)

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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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Artificial insemination

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Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means

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14
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Conservation

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Protecting 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 continue living

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Global warming

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The increase in the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect)

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19
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Infertility

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Not being able to have children

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In-vitro fertilisation

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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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22
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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
Attacking without being provoked
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Bullying
Intimidating/frightening people weaker than yourself
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Conflict resolution
Bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion
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Exploitation
Taking advantage of a weaker group
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Forgiveness
The act of stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for what they have done wrong
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Just war
A war that is fought for the right reasons and in a right way
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Pacifism
The belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means
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Reconciliation
Bringing together people who were opposed to each other
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Respect
Treating a person or their feelings with consideration
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The United Nations
An international body set up to promote world peace and co-operation
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Weapons of mass destruction
Weapons which can destroy large areas and numbers of people
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World peace
The ending of war throughout the whole world (the basic aim of the United Nations)
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Addiction
A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects
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Capital punishment
The death penalty for a crime or offence
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Crime
An act against the law
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Deterrence
The idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off (deter) committing crimes
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Judgement
The act of judging people and their actions
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Justice
Due allocation of reward and punishment, the maintenance of what is right
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Law
Rules made by Parliament and enforceable by the courts
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Reform
The idea that punishments should try to change criminals so that they will not commit crimes again
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Rehabilitation
Restore to normal life
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Responsibility
Being responsible for one’s actions
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Retribution
The idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong
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Sin
An act against the will of God
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Conflict
Fighting
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Peace
A state of harmony with freedom from disturbance, fighting or war.
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Anarchy
Situation where law and order have completely broken down and normal life is impossible.
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Shariah Law
This is a code of law based on the teachings of Qur'an and the practice of prophet Muhammad.
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Apostasy
The disaffiliation of a person from a religion.