RE GSCE short couse definitions

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not being sure whether God exists
agnosticism
1 of 95
believing that God does not exist
atheism
2 of 95
when your life is changed by giving yourself to God
conversion
3 of 95
the idea that humans are free to made their own choices
free will
4 of 95
something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think only God could have done it
miracle
5 of 95
acting done by humans which causes suffering
moral evil
6 of 95
things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
natural evil
7 of 95
the feeling of the presence of something greater than you
numinous
8 of 95
the belief that God is all-good
omni-benevolent
9 of 95
the belief that God is all-powerful
omnipotent
10 of 95
the belief that God knows everything that has happened and everything that is going to happen
omniscient
11 of 95
an attempt to contact God, usually through words
prayer
12 of 95
the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
abortion
13 of 95
providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
assisted suicide
14 of 95
the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
euthanasia
15 of 95
the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
immortality of the soul
16 of 95
when someone about to die has an out of body experience
near-death experience
17 of 95
ending someone's life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so
non-voluntary euthanasia
18 of 95
unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes eg. ghosts, mediums
paranormal
19 of 95
the idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living
quality of life
20 of 95
the belief that, after death, souls are reborn into a new body
reincarnation
21 of 95
the belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised
resurrection
22 of 95
the belief that life is holy and belongs to God
sanctity of life
23 of 95
ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death
voluntary euthanasia
24 of 95
a sexual act between a married person and someone other that their marriage partner
adultery
25 of 95
a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as husband and wife
civil partnership
26 of 95
living together without being married
cohabitation
27 of 95
intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring
contraception
28 of 95
staying with your marriage partner and having sex with only them
faithfulness
29 of 95
sexual attraction to the same sex
homosexuality
30 of 95
mother, father and children living as a unit
nuclear family
31 of 95
sex before marriage
pre-marital sex
32 of 95
making a new life
procreation
33 of 95
having sex with a number of partners without commitment
promiscuity
34 of 95
where two sets fo children (step brothers and stepsisters) become one family when theri divorced parents marry eachother
re-constituted family
35 of 95
marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage
re-marriage
36 of 95
a common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society
community cohesion
37 of 95
treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class
discrimination
38 of 95
a member of an ethnic group (race) which is much smaller than the majority group
ethnic minority
39 of 95
a marriage in which the husband and wife are from different religions
interfaith marriages
40 of 95
many different race and cultures living together in one society
multi-faith society
41 of 95
believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them
prejudice
42 of 95
different race/colours living together happily
racial harmony
43 of 95
the belief that some races are superior to others
racism
44 of 95
the right to practise your religion and change your religion
religious freedom
45 of 95
accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
religious pluralism
46 of 95
discriminating against people because of their gender (being male or female)
sexism
47 of 95
the holy book of Christians
Bible
48 of 95
the community of Christians (church with a small 'c' means christian place of worship)
Church
49 of 95
an inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
conscience
50 of 95
the ten commandments
the Decalogue
51 of 95
the ways in which all citizens can take part in government
democratic processes
52 of 95
the ways in which voting is organised
electoral processes
53 of 95
the teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you
the Golden rule
54 of 95
the rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
human rights
55 of 95
a group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies
political party
56 of 95
a group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue
pressure group
57 of 95
the idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do
situation ethics
58 of 95
the way in which society has changed and is changing (and also the possibilities for future change)
social change
59 of 95
injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means
artificial insemination
60 of 95
protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
conservation
61 of 95
the act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created
creation
62 of 95
a fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception
embryo
63 of 95
the surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live
environment
64 of 95
the increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect)
global warming
65 of 95
not being able to have children
infertlity
66 of 95
the method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube
in-vitro fertilisation (IVF)
67 of 95
naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans
natural resources
68 of 95
giving organs to be used in transplant organs
organ donation
69 of 95
looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation
stewardship
70 of 95
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
surrogacy
71 of 95
attacking without being provoked
aggression
72 of 95
intimidating/ frightening people weaker than yourself
bullying
73 of 95
bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion
conflict resolution
74 of 95
taking advantage of a weaker group
exploitation
75 of 95
stopping blaming someone and/ or pardoning them for what they have done wrong
forgiveness
76 of 95
a war which is fought for the right reasons and in a right way
just war
77 of 95
the belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means
pacifism
78 of 95
bringing together people who were opposed to each other
reconciliation
79 of 95
treating a person or their feelings with consideration
respect
80 of 95
an international body set up to promote world peace and cooperation
the United Nations
81 of 95
weapons which can destroy large areas and numbers of people
weapons of mass destruction
82 of 95
the ending of war throughout the whole world (the basic aim of the United nations)
world peace
83 of 95
a recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects
addiction
84 of 95
the death penalty for a crime or offence
capital punishment
85 of 95
an act against the law
crime
86 of 95
the idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off commiting crimes
detterrence
87 of 95
the act of judging people and their actions
judgement
88 of 95
due allocation of reward and punishment/ the maintenance of waht is right
justice
89 of 95
rules made by Parliament and enforceable by the courts
law
90 of 95
the idea that punishments should try to change criminals so that they will not commit crimes again
reform
91 of 95
restore to normal life
rehabilitation
92 of 95
being responsible for one's actions
responsibility
93 of 95
the idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong
retribution
94 of 95
an act against the will of God
sin
95 of 95

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believing that God does not exist

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atheism

Card 3

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when your life is changed by giving yourself to God

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Card 4

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the idea that humans are free to made their own choices

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Card 5

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something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think only God could have done it

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