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Year 10: religion&society Flashcards

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Decalogue

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The Ten Commandments

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The church

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The community of Christians (with a small c, it means a Christians place of worship)

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Conscience

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An inner feeling of the rightness and wrongness of an action

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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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Human rights

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The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled.

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Democratic processes

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The ways in which all citizens can take part in the government

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Electoral processes

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The ways in which voting is organised

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Political party

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A group which tries to be elected into power on its polices.

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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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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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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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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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Natural resource

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

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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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Environment

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The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live.

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Stewardship

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

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Artificial insemination

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Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means.

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Embryo

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A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception.

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Infertility

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Not being able to have children.

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IVF

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The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube.

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Surrogacy

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An arrangement whereby a women bears a child on behalf of another women or when an egg is fertilised by the man through IVF and then implanted into m the women’s uterus.

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Organ donation

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Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery.

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Bible

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The holy book of Christians

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Conflict resolution

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Bringing a fight for struggle to a peaceful conclusion

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The United Nations

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

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World peace

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

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Just war

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A war that is fought for the right reasons and in the 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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Weapons of mass destruction

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Weapons which can destroy large areas and number of people.

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Bullying

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Intimidating/frightening people weaker than yourself.

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Respect

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Treating a person or their feelings with consideration.

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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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Reconciliation

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Bringing together people who were opposed to each other.

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Aggression

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Attacking without being provoked.

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Expiration

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Taking advantage of a weaker group.

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Crime

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An act against the law.

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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/ the 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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Capital punishment

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The death penalty for a crime or offence.

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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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Rehabilitation

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Restore to normal life.

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Reform

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

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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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Addiction

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

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Responsibility

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Being responsible for one’s actions.

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