RE key words

Key words featured in Unit 8 of the AQA GCSE course for Religious Studies.

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  • Created on: 15-05-13 16:30
Bible
The holy book of Christians.
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Church
The community of Christians with capital C, a place of Christian worship with lower case c.
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Conscience
An inner feeling in the rightness/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, for example elections.
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Electoral 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 them to treat you.
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Human rights
The rights and freedoms to which everybody is entitled. (Name them)
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Political party
A group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies, eg. The conservative party.
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Pressure group
A group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue.
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Situation Ethics
The idea that Christians should base moral decisions upon what is the most loving thing to do.
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Social change
The ways in which society has changed, is changing and the possibility for future change.
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Artificial insemination
Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means.
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Conservation
Protecting and preserving natural resources/the environment.
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Creation
The act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created.
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Embryo
A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception.
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Environment
The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live.
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Global warming
The increase in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect).
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Infertility
Not being able to have children.
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In-vitro fertilisation (IVF)
The method of fertilising a human egg inside a test tube.
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Natural resources
Naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans.
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Organ donation
Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery.
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Stewardship
Looking after something so that it can be passed down to the next generation.
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Surrogacy
An arrangement involving a woman bearing a child on behalf of another/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 a struggle to a peaceful resolution.
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Exploitation
Taking advantage of a weaker group.
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Forgiveness
Stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for what they have done wrong.
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Just war
A war which is fought for the right reasons and in the right way.
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Pacifism
The belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means.
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Reconciliation
Bringing people together who were once 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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Deterrence
The idea that punishments should be of 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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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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Card 2

Front

The community of Christians with capital C, a place of Christian worship with lower case c.

Back

Church

Card 3

Front

An inner feeling in the rightness/wrongness of an action.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

The ten commandments.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

The ways in which all citizens can take part in government, for example elections.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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