Religion and Society 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesChristianityJudaismCrime and PunishmentPeace and ConflictRights and ResponsibilitiesEnvironmental and Medical IssuesGCSEEdexcel Created by: Tomide OduwoleCreated on: 07-04-15 21:04 Bible The holy book of Christians 1 of 47 Church the community of christians 2 of 47 Conscience the inner feeling of wrongness or rightness of an action 3 of 47 The Decalogue the Ten Commandments 4 of 47 Democratic process the ways in which all citizens can take part in government 5 of 47 Electoral process the ways in which voting is organised 6 of 47 The Golden Rule the teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you 7 of 47 Human rights the rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled 8 of 47 Political Party a group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies 9 of 47 Pressure party a group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue 10 of 47 Situation ethics the idea that Christians should base moral decisions' on the most loving thing to do 11 of 47 Social change the way in which society has changed and is changing 12 of 47 Artificial Insemination injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means 13 of 47 Conservation protecting and reserving natural resources and the environment 14 of 47 Creation the act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created 15 of 47 Embryo a fertilised egg in the first eights weeks after conception 16 of 47 Environment the surroundings which plants and animals live on and on which they depend to live 17 of 47 Global warming the increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere 18 of 47 Infertility not being able to have children 19 of 47 In-vitro fertilisation the method of fertilising an egg in a test tube 20 of 47 Natural resources naturally occurring materials which can be used by humans 21 of 47 Organ donation giving organs to be used in transplant surgery 22 of 47 Stewardship looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation 23 of 47 Surrogacy an arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman 24 of 47 Aggression Attacking without being provoked 25 of 47 Bullying intimidating/frightening people weaker than yourself 26 of 47 Conflict resolution bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion 27 of 47 Exploitation taking advantage of a weaker group 28 of 47 Forgiveness pardoning someone for what they have done wrong 29 of 47 Just war a war which is fought for the right reasons and in the right way 30 of 47 Pacifism the belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means 31 of 47 Reconciliation bringing together people who were opposed to each other 32 of 47 Respect treating another person or their feelings with consideration 33 of 47 The United Nations an international body set up to promote world peace and cooperation 34 of 47 Weapons of mass destruction weapons which can destroy large areas and numbers of people 35 of 47 World peace the ending of war throughout the whole world 36 of 47 Addiction a recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects 37 of 47 Capital Punishment the death of penalty for a crime or offence 38 of 47 Crime an act or omission against the law 39 of 47 Detterence the idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off committing crimes 40 of 47 Judgement the act of judging people and their actions 41 of 47 Justice due allocation of reward and punishment 42 of 47 Law rules made by Parliament and enforceable by the courts 43 of 47 Reform the idea that punishments should try to change criminals so that they will not commit crimes again 44 of 47 Rehabilitation restore to normal life 45 of 47 Retribution the idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done 46 of 47 Sin an act against the will of God 47 of 47
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