religous exam (key terms )
by mercy mutas
1. reform - the idea that punishment should try to change criminals so they wont commint that crime again
2. responsibity - being responsible for ones actions
3. retribution - the idea that punishment should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong
4. sin - an act against the will of God
5. conflict resolution - bringing a fight to a peaceful conclusion
5.1. exploitation - taking advantage of a weaker group
5.1.1. forgiveness - stopping blaming someone for what they have done wrong
5.1.1.1. just war - a war which is fought for the right reasons and in a right way
5.1.1.1.1. pacifism - the belief that all disputes should be settled in a non violent way
5.1.1.1.2. reconciliation - bringing together people who were opposed to eachother
5.1.1.1.3. respect - treating a person or their feelings into consideration
5.1.1.1.4. the united nations - an international body set up to promote world peace
5.1.1.1.5. world peace - the ending of war throughout the whole world
5.1.1.1.6. addiction - being overly reliant on an activity regardless of its bad effects
5.1.1.1.7. capital punishment - the death penalty for a crime or offense
5.1.1.1.8. judgement - the act of judging people and their action
5.1.1.1.9. justice - due allocation of reward and punishment /the maintence of what is right
5.1.1.1.10. law - rules made by parliment to protect citizens
5.1.1.1.11. rehabilitation - restore to normal life
6. bullying - itmidating/ frigheting people weaker than yourself
7. organ donation - giving organs to be used in transplant surgery
7.1. aggression - attacking without being provoked
8. crime - an act against the law
9. weapons of mass destruction - weapons which can destroy large areas and cooperation
10. deterrence - the idea that punishment should be of such a nature that will put people off
11. natural resources - natually occurring resources which can be used by humans
12. in-virtro fertilisation - the method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube
13. infertlity- not being able to have children
14. global warming - the increse in temperature of the earths atmosphere
15. embryo- a fertilized egg in the first 8 weeks after conception
16. enviroment- the sourrounding in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live
17. creation - the act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created
18. conservation - protecting and preserving natural resources and the enviroment
19. social change - the way in which society has changed and is changing
19.1. artificial insemination - injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means
20. situation ethics - the idea that christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do
21. pressure group - a group formed to influence goverment policy
22. political party - a group which tries to be elcted into power on the basis of its policies
23. the golden rule - the teaching of jesus that you should treat others the way you would want to be treated
23.1. human rights - the rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled to
24. electoral processes - the way in wich voting is organised
25. democratic processes- the way in which all citizens can take part in goverment (throught election)
26. the decalogue- the ten commandments
27. conscience - an inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
28. Church - the community of christians
29. bible - the holy book of christians
30. New node