Rights and Responsibilities Flashcards - Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies Unit 8

Question	Answer
Bible	the holy book of christians
Church	the community of Christians - with a small 'c' it means Christian place of worship
Conscience	an inner feeling of the rightness or the wrongness of an action
The Decalogue	the 10 commandments
Democratic Processes	the ways in which all citizens can take part in government (usually through elections)
Electoral Processes	the ways in which voting is organised
Golden Rule	Jesus' teaching that you should treat others how you would like to be treated
Human Rights	the rights and freedoms that everyone is entitled to
Political Party	a group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies e.g.. Labour
Pressure Group	a group government policy on a particular issue
Situation Ethics	the idea that Christians should base their actions on what is the most loving thing to do
Social Change	the ways in which society has changed and the ways it is changing (with the possibility for future change)

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