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Bible

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the holy book of Christians

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Church

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the community of Christians (with a small c it means a Christian place of worship)

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Conscience

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an inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action

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The Decalogue

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the Ten Commandments

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Democratic processes

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the ways in which all citizens can take part in government (usually through elections)

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Electoral processes

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the ways in which voting is organised

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The Golden Rule

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the teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you

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Human rights

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the rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled

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Political party

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a group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of its policies (e.g. Labour, Conservative)

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Pressure group

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a group formed to influence government policy on a particular issue

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Situation Ethics

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the idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do

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Social change

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the way in which society has changed and is changing (and also the possibilities for future change)