RS
Key words for all topics in RS
- Created by: Caitlan Brown
- Created on: 20-05-11 09:57
Rights and Responsibilities
Bible
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The holy book for Christians
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Church
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The community of Christians (with a small 'c' it means a Christian place of worship)
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Conscience
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An inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
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Situation Ethics
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The idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do
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Social Change
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The way in which society has changed and is changing (and also the possibilities for change in the future)
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Pressure Group
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A group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue
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Human Rights
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The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
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The Decalogue
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The ten commandments
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Democratic Processes
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The ways in which citizens can take part in government (usually through elections)
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Electoral Processes
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The ways in which voting is organised
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Political Party
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A group that tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies, e.g. Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrats
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The Golden Rule
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Jesus' teaching that you should treat other people as you would like them to treat you
Environmental and Medical Issues
Global Warming
Environmental and Medical Issues
The increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere (thought to be cause by the greenhouse effect)
Environmental and Medical Issues
Conservation
Environmental and Medical Issues
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
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Natural Resources
Environmental and Medical Issues
Naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans
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Creation
Environmental and Medical Issues
The act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created
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Environment
Environmental and Medical Issues
The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live
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Stewardship
Environmental and Medical Issues
Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation
Environmental and Medical Issues
Artificial Insemination
Environmental and Medical Issues
Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means
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Embryo
Environmental and Medical Issues
A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception
Environmental and Medical Issues
Infertility
Environmental and Medical Issues
Not being able to have children
Environmental and Medical Issues
In-vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
Environmental and Medical Issues
The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube
Environmental and Medical Issues
Surrogacy
Environmental and Medical Issues
An arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman
Environmental and Medical Issues
Organ Donation
Environmental and Medical Issues
Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery
Peace and Conflict
Aggression
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Attacking without being provoked
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Exploitation
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Taking advantage of a weaker group
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Conflict Resolution
Peace and Conflict
Bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion
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Reconcilliation
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Bringing together people who were opposed to each other
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The United Nations
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An international body set up to promote world peace and co-operation
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Weapons of mass destruction
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Weapons which can destroy large areas and numbers of people
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World Peace
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The ending of war throughout the whole world (the basic aim of the United Nations)
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Forgiveness
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Stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for what they have done wrong
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Just War
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A war that is fought for the right reasons and in a right way
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Pacifism
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The belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means
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Bullying
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Intimidating/frightening people weaker than yourself
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Respect
Peace and Conflict
Treating a person or their feelings with consideration
Crime and Punishment
Crime
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An act against the law
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Justice
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The due allocation of reward and punishment. The maintenance of what is right
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Law
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Rules made by Parliament and enforceable by the courts
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Responsibility
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Being responsible for one's actions
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Sin
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An act against the will of God
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Deterrence
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The idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off (deter them from) committing crimes
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Reform
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The idea that punishments should try to change criminals so that they will not commit crimes again
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Rehabilitation
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To restore to normal life
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Retribution
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The idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong
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Judgement
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The act of judging people and their actions
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Capital Punishment
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The death penalty for a crime or offence
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Addiction
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A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects
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