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All key words
Cards in this deck (27)
- 1BibleThe holy book of Christians
- 2ChurchThe community of Christians (church with a small 'c' means a Christian place of worship)
- 3Consciencean inner feeling of rightness or wrongess of an action
- 4the DecalogueThe Ten Commandments
- 5Democratic processesThe ways in which all citizens can take part in government (usually through elections).
- 6Electoral processesThe ways in which voting is organised.
- 7The Golden RuleThe teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you.
- 8Human rightsThe rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled.
- 9Political partyA group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies (e.g. Labour, Conservative).
- 10Pressure groupA group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue.
- 11Situation EthicsThe idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do.
- 12Social changeThe way in which society has changed and is changing (and also the possibilities for future change).
- 13Environmental and medical issuesSection 2
- 14Artificial inseminationInjecting semen into the uterus by artificial means.
- 15ConservationProtecting and preserving natural resources and the environment.
- 16Creationthe act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created.
- 17EmbryoA fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception.
- 18EnvironmentThe surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live.
- 19Global warmingThe increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect).
- 20InfertilityNot being able to have children.
- 21In-vitro fertilisation (IVF)The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube.
- 22Natural resourcesNaturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans.
- 23Organ donationGiving organs to be used in transplant surgery.
- 24StewardshipLooking after something so it can be passe don to the next generation.
- 25SurrogacyAn 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.
- 26Peace and conflictSection 3
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- GCSE RE Flashcards on All key words, created by caitlinlauratee on 07/04/2016.
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