Unit 8, Section 1- Rights And Responsabilitys Flashcards
Define the Church
The community of Christians
church (with a small c) means a Christian place of worship
Define the bible
The holy books of Christians
Define conscience
The inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
Define the Decalogue
The Ten Commandments
Define democratic processes
The ways in which all citizens can take part in government (usually through elections)
Define Electoral processes
The ways in which voting is organised
Define The Golden rule
Teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like then to treat you
Define human rights
The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
Define political party
A group which tried to be elected into power on the basis of its policies
Define pressure group
A group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue
Define situation ethics
The idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do
Define social change
The way in which society has changed and is changing (and also the possibilities for future change)
