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Rights & Responsibility
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- 1BIBLEThe Holy Book of Christians
- 2CHURCHThe community of Christians
- 3CONSCIENCEAn inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
- 4DEMOCRATIC PROCESSESThe ways in which all citizens can take part in Government
- 5ELECTORAL PROCESSESThe ways in which voting is organised
- 6THE GOLDEN RULEThe teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you
- 7HUMAN RIGHTSThe rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
- 8POLITICAL PARTYa group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies
- 9PRESSURE GROUPSA group formed to influence Government Policy on a particular issue
- 10SITUATION ETHICSThe idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do
- 11SOCIAL CHANGEThe ways in which society has changed and is changing
- 12Why some Christians use only the Bible as a basis for making moral decisionsBecause it is the word of God and has absolute authority, Contains the teachings of Jesus on how to live, Records the life of Jesus and so allows Christians to think about what he would have done
- 13Why Christians disagree about how important the Bible should beBecause it was inspired by God, but written at a specific time so their social attitudes need to be updated for modern times, some people believe that the church needs to explain what the Bible means for them so they trust the authority of the Church
- 14The authority of the Church for Christians and why some Christians use only the Churches teachings as a basis for making moral decisionsThe Church is the body of Christ in the World so has the same moral authority as Christ, The Church is a community of Christian believers - so is guided by God, Following the guidance of the Church means most people know what to do
- 15The role of conscience and why some christians believe conscience is the most important guide in making moral decisionsThe voice of conscience is seen as coming from God, Because St Paul and St Thomas Aquinas said Christians should use their conscience
- 16Why some Christians believe conscience is not always to be trustedBecause the voices in your head are not always from God, Things would be chaotic if everyone was following their conscience over the teachings of the Church Bible
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- GCSE Religious Studies (rights and responsibility) Flashcards on Rights & Responsibility, created by Molly Anderson on 20/10/2016.
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