key terms for Religion and eqaulity 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesChristianityGCSEOCR Created by: devinterCreated on: 21-04-16 17:14 Prejudice Thinking badly of someone you don’t know, without any real reason to do so, e.g. because of their colour, gender or age 1 of 23 Discrimination Acting differently with an individual than you would do with anyone else, because of your prejudices 2 of 23 Racism Prejudice based on race 3 of 23 Sexism Prejudice based on gender 4 of 23 Ageism Prejudice based on age 5 of 23 Equal opportunities ttempting to ensure that everyone has the same chances regardless of age, gender, race, etc. 6 of 23 Evangelism The belief that it is right to actively seek to convert other people to your faith 7 of 23 Evangelist A person who believes in/practises evangelism 8 of 23 Ecumenism The belief that it is right to encourage different faiths to work together without requiring anyone to convert 9 of 23 Ecumenist A person who believes in/practises ecumenism 10 of 23 Apartheid A legal system, practised until recently in South Africa, keeping different races apart 11 of 23 Ministry The priesthood. Joining the ministry means becoming a priest, vicar or pastor of the church you belong to 12 of 23 Ordination The ceremony of making someone a priest 13 of 23 Sacrament A ceremony at which God is believed to be present 14 of 23 Confession One of the Catholic sacraments by which you can achieve forgiveness for your sins 15 of 23 Forgiveness Accepting that someone has done something wrong and not holding it against them 16 of 23 Reconciliation Making things up after a split or disagreement; bringing people back together 17 of 23 Redemption Being brought back to god by repenting your sins 18 of 23 Repentance Being genuinely sorry and remorseful for the sins you have committed 19 of 23 Atonment Becoming at one with God again – making amends for present sins and the Original Sin of Adam and Eve. 20 of 23 Equality This is when everyone should be treated the same 21 of 23 Gender This refers to the classification of the sex of a person – male or female 22 of 23 Missionary This is someone who goes to a different country to spread the Christian faith/get people to become Christians 23 of 23
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