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Flashcards by Desiree Duru, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Desiree Duru
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| Question | Answer |
| Adultery (Relationship) | voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse |
| Divorce (Relationship) | To legally end a marriage |
| Cohabitation (Relationship) | to live together in a sexual relationship, without being married, or in a civil partnership |
| Commitment (Relationship) | a sense of dedication or obligation to stay with someone |
| Contraception (Relationship) | methods used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant during sexual intercourse |
| Gender Equality (Relationship) | People of all genders having the same rights and opportunities in all aspects of their lives |
| Responsibilities (Relationship) | actions/duties you are expected to carry out |
| Roles (Relationship) | Function of a person in a society, as well as the characteristics and social behaviour expected of them |
| Afterlife (Life and Death) | life after death; the belief that existence after physical death |
| Environmental sustainability (Life and Death) | ensuring that the demands placed on natural resources can be met without reducing the capacity to allow all people and other species of animals, as well as plant life, to live well, now and in the future. |
| Euthanasia (Life and Death) | Sometimes referred to as ‘mercy killing'. The act of killing or permitting the death of a person who is suffering from a serious illness. |
| Evolution (Life and Death) | the process by which different living creatures are believed to have developed from earlier. Less complex forms during the history of the earth |
| Abortion (Life and Death) | when a pregnancy is ended so that it does not result in the birth of a child. |
| Quality of life (Life and Death) | the extent to which life is meaningful and pleasurable |
| Sanctity of life (Life and Death) | The belief that life is precious, or sacred. For many religious believers, only human life holds this special status, |
| Soul (Life and Death) | the spiritual aspect of a being; that which connects someone to God. The soul is often regarded as a non-physical and as living on after physical death, in an afterlife. |
| Good/Evil (Life and Death) | good -which is considered morally right, beneficial and to our advantage. evil -which is considered extremely immoral, wicked and wrong. |
| Forgiveness (Life and Death) | to grant pardon for a wrongdoing; to give up resentment and the desire to seek revenge against a wrongdoer |
| Free will (Life and Death) | the ability to make choices voluntarily and independently. The belief that nothing is pre-determined |
| Justice (Life and Death) | Fairness; where everyone has equal provisions and opportunity |
| Morality (Life and Death) | Principles and standards determining which actions are right or wrong |
| Punishment (Life and Death) | a penalty is given to someone for a crime or wrong they have done |
| Sin (Life and Death) | deliberate immoral action, breaking a religious or moral law |
| Suffering (Life and Death) | Pain or distress caused by injury, illness or loss. Suffering can be physical, emotional/psychological or spiritual |
| Censorship (Human Rights) | the practice of suppressing and limiting access to materials considered obscene, offensive or a threat to security. People may also be restricted in their speech by censorship laws. |
| Discrimination (Human Rights) | acts of treating groups of people, or individuals differently, based on prejudice |
| Extremism | believing in and supporting ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable. |
| Human rights | the basic entitlements of all human beings, afforded to them simply because they are human. |
| Personal Conviction (Human Rights) | Something that a person strongly believes in |
| Prejudice (Human Rights) | judging people to be inferior or superior without cause |
| Relative and absolute poverty (Human Rights) | absolute poverty- an acute state of deprivation, whereby a person cannot access the most basic of their human needs. relative poverty- a standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of a society in which a person lives, e.g. living on less than X% of average UK income |
| Social justice (Human Rights) | promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity. Ensuring that everyone has equal access to provisions, equal opportunities and rights. |
| Omnibenevolent (Christianity) | All loving God |
| Omnipotent (Christianity) | all powerful God |
| Trinity (Christianity) | The Father, Son and Holy Spirit |
| Incarnation (Christianity) | God becoming human in the form of Jesus |
| Atonement (Christianity) | The belief that the death of Jesus on the cross healed the rift between humans and God |
| Resurrection (Christianity) | Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday conquering death |
| Sacraments (Christianity) | Invisible and inward blessing by God for example baptism |
| Evangelism (Christianity) | Preaching the Gospel of the Lord to convert them into a Christian faith |
| Ahimsa | non-injury ti living things the doctrine of non-violence |
| Brahman | The supreme power of the Universe God |
| Diwali | Hindu festival which celebrates the conquering of the evil and invites the goddess Lakshmi into home |
| Dharma | the eligious and moral duty in relation to a person’s status in Hindu society, 'considered by many, but not all, to be linked to caste |
| Moksha | Release from the cycle of birth and rebirth the ultimate union with God |
| Murti | Status of God, one or more of these are often the focal of puja |
| Puja | Worship of the gods and offerings are given to murti |
| Trimurti | Thre major aspects of the Brahman the supreme power, the Creator Vishnu and the Preserver Shiva |
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