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Religious Studies
11th Grade
04/23/2007

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Term
abortion
Definition
An abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death
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prayer
Definition
communication with God
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miracle
Definition
something good which breaks natural rules
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agnosticism
Definition
not being sure if God exists
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atheism
Definition
believing that God does not exist
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moral evil
Definition
actions which cause suffering
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natural evil
Definition
events in nature which cause suffering
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benevolent
Definition
having good or kind intentions
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resurrection
Definition
coming to life again
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reincarnation
Definition
the soul moving to another body after death
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immortality
Definition
living for ever - body or soul
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miscarriage
Definition
natural termination of life before birth
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sanctity of life
Definition
life is holy and should be preserved
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divorce
Definition
legal ending of marriage
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remarriage
Definition
marrying a new partener after divorce
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discrimination
Definition
prejudice in action
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equality
Definition
everyone having the same rights
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sexism
Definition
discrimintaion by gender
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religious pluaralism
Definition
accepting all religions are equal
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conscience
Definition
an inner feeling distinguishing right from wrong
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local government
Definition
the council which deals with local issues
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national government
Definition
central body responsible for the whole country
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welfare state
Definition
taxation system which provides benefits in times of need
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greenhouse effect
Definition
trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
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acid rain
Definition
pollution which is dissolved in rain
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conservation
Definition
protecting and preserving the environment
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weapons of mass destruction
Definition
chemical, biological or nuclear means of destroying large numbers of people
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nuclear pacifism
Definition
refusal to use nuclear weapons
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Jihad
Definition
holy war in Islam
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bullying
Definition
frightening people weaker than yourself
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reconciliation
Definition
making up after a quarrel
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justice
Definition
equality of rights and treatment
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deterrence
Definition
putting people off committing crimes
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corporal punishment
Definition
physical chatisement e.g. beating
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genetic engineering
Definition
alteration of genetic make up of an organism
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fundamentalism
Definition
belief in the literal truth of religious scriptures
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conservatism
Definition
belief that the bible is a mythical representation of scientific fact
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nuclear family
Definition
husband, wife and their children
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nuclear family
Definition
husband, wife and their children
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sin
Definition
a breach of religious rules
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crime
Definition
a breach of the rules of the state
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promiscuity
Definition
having sex with a number of partners
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marriage
Definition
legal union of two people
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pre-marital sex
Definition
sex before marriage
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adultery
Definition
a married person having sex with someone else
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cohabitation
Definition
living together as if married, but not married
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faithfulness
Definition
commitment to one person in a relationship
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euthanasia
Definition
bringing forward inevitable death
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voluntary euthanasia
Definition
assisted suicide
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numinous
Definition
feeling of contact with something greater than you
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conversion
Definition
changing life by commitment to God
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evangelical
Definition
someone who wants to share their faith with others
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evangelical
Definition
someone who wants to share their faith with others
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extended family
Definition
grandparents, aunts, uncles all living very close
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re-constituted family
Definition
parents with children from previous marriages
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prejudice
Definition
judging someone without knowledge of them
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racism
Definition
making judgements based on ethnicity
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multi-faith society
Definition
different religions living together
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animal rights
Definition
the belief that animals should not be exploited
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situation ethnics
Definition
making judgement based on love in each situation
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proportional representation
Definition
voting system where the seats are given to the party whih gain a greater percentage of votes
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first past the post
Definition
voting system where the person gaining most votes in the area is elected
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pollution
Definition
contamination of the environment
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natural resources
Definition
useful materials occuring in nature
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stewardship
Definition
responsibility for the world to preserve it for the future
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nuclear weapons
Definition
weapon based on splitting the atom
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pacifism
Definition
refusal to fight in any wars
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just war
Definition
war for the "right" reasons
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suicide
Definition
taking one's own life
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forgiveness
Definition
pardoning someone for what they have done
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retribution
Definition
restoring balance through punishment
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reform
Definition
changing people's behaviour
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capital punishment
Definition
death penalty for crime
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IVF
Definition
artificial fertlisation of an egg under glass
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big bang
Definition
theory of creation - that the universe was caused by a random "event"
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creationism
Definition
belief in the literal truth of Genesis
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