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Bible

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The Holy Book of Christians

2
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Church

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The community of Christians

With a small c it means the Christian place of worship

3
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Conscience

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An inner feeling of 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 teach 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)