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bible

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The holy book of Christians

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Church

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The community of Christians (with a small c 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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The Decalogue

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The ten Commandments

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democratic processes

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The ways in which all 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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The golden rule

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The teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you

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human rights

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The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled

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political party

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A group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies e.g. Labour, Conservative

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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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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 future change)