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Church

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The community of Christians

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Bible

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The holy book of Christians

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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 though 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, Conservatives)

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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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Situations Ethics

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The idea that Christians should base moral decision 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)