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| Question | Answer |
| Definition of 'atonement' | Becoming at one with God again |
| Definition of 'Discrimination' | The unfair treatment of someone |
| Definition of ecumenism | The breaking down of barriers between different faiths and Christian dominations |
| Definition of equality | Everyone should be treated the same |
| Define evangelism | This is the spreading of the word of Jesus |
| Define forgiveness | The act of exuding an offence |
| Define gender | The classification of the sex of a person (e.g male, female) |
| Define missionary | Someone who travels the world to spread the Christian faith |
| Definition of 'prejudice' | This is the prejudging of someone before they get to know them |
| Define racism | The belief Race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others |
| Define reconciliation | The re-establishing of good relations between people |
| Define repentance | This is saying sorry, apologising , for a sin and showing true regret for the deed |
| Define sexism | The belief one gender is better than the other |
| Definition of 'Criminals' | The people who have committed a crime and can be put in prison for it |
| Define conscience objector | When someone follows the conscience and does not go to a specific war |
| Define Holy War | This is a war fought to protect a religion |
| Define justice | People are treated fairly in all ways |
| Define just war | This refers to the terms under which a war is allowed |
| Define pacifism | This term refers to no violence at all |
| Define social injustice | The unfair treatment of a person or groups of people |
| What can the following quotation be used to support? "Love thy neighbour as thyself" | For Equality |
| What can the following quotation be used to support? "God created man in his own image" | For equality |
| What can the following quotation be used to support? "God has no favourites" | For equality |
| Examples of racism | People are deprived of something because of the colour of their skin Being bullied and/or beaten up because of their religion/ nationality etc |
| What can the following quotation be used to support? "Speck of sawdust - plank in your eye" | Against Prejudice |
| What can the following quotation be used to support? "I am the way the truth and the life" | For ecumenism and evangelism against inclusivism |
| What can the following quotation be used to support? "Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned" | For ecumenism and evangelism against inclusivism |
| What can the following quotation be used to support? "Go and baptise everyone" | For evangelism and missionary work |
| Reasons that women are subservient to men | Adam was made before Eve Eve was a made as a helper to Adam Eve was the first to sin "Wives submit to their husbands as to the Lord" |
| Why are Christians FOR euthanasia? | > "love thy neighbour as thyself" - treating someone as you would want to be treated > We have free will and should be able to choose what to do > God would not wany people to suffer from no Quality of Life |
| What do Catholics say about Euthanasia? | Catholics are AGAINST Euthanasia. (however Catholics believe doctors can give pain relief even if it does shorten the life of the patient - Double Effect) |
| What position do hospices take on euthanasia? | Hospices help those who are dying and those around the prepare for the death. Thay are inspired by Jesus' teaching - "love thy neighbour" |
| What position do The Samaritans/ Child-line take on euthanasia? | These organisations are for people who are down/ depressed to talk to and try to prevent them from committing suicide instead. |
| What reasons (besides those including Adam) are there that support Christians FOR animals in medical research? | > Useful for saving human life > God put humans the dominion over the world and, therefore, animals > Humans have the gift of free will and animals do not > Animals do not make mortal decisions |
| What reasons (besides those not including Adam) are there that support Christians FOR animals in medical research? | > Human's have souls (the breath of God which made Adam a living being) > Adam named the animals, therefore, humans are more important than animals and humans have control over them |
| What reasons are there that support Christians AGAINST animals in medical research? | > Humans are the dominion of the world so should look after and be kind to animals (humans should be kind to animals - Noachide Laws) > Animals and Humans are the same because God created them both |
| Definition of 'Suicide' | Suicide: When someone takes their own life |
| What reasons are there that support why Christians are AGAINST suicide? | > Sanctity of Life > "The body is a temple of the Holy Sprit" - suicide is a mortal sin against the Holy Sprit > 6th Commandment - "Thou shalt not murder" |
| What Christian attitudes are there towards suicide? | > Past: Someone who committed suicide would not be buried on holy ground > Present: If someone commits suicide it is because they are ill in mind. |
| What Christian belief goes AGAINST animals in research? | Saint Francis of Assibi believed that animals were just as important as animals - he preached a sermon to birds |
| Definition of 'Dominion' | Dominion: interpreted to mean that people have power over (rule over) |
| Definition of 'Stewardship' | Stewardship: The word 'steward' means look after - Christians believe they should be looking after the world for God |
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