RE Key Words

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  • Created on: 10-05-13 20:44
Bible
The holy book of Christians
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Church
The community of Christians (lower case 'c' means the place of worship, which is the body of christ)
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Conscience
An inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
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The Decalogue
The Ten Commandments
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Democratic Processes
The ways in which all citizens can take part in government (elections)
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Electorial Processes
The ways in which voting is organised
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The Golden Rule
The teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like to be treated
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Human Rights
The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
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Political Party
A group wich tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies (i.e. Labour/Conservatives)
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Pressure Group
A group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue
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Situation Ethics
Th eidea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do
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Social Change
The way in which society has changed and is changing
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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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Judegment
The act of judging people and their actiona
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Card 2

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The community of Christians (lower case 'c' means the place of worship, which is the body of christ)

Back

Church

Card 3

Front

An inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action

Back

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Card 4

Front

The Ten Commandments

Back

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Card 5

Front

The ways in which all citizens can take part in government (elections)

Back

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