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78 Cards in this Set
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Cohabitation |
When a couple live together without being married |
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Marriage |
A legally recognized relationship established by a civil or religious ceremony as two people who intend to live together |
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Wedding |
The ceremony where a marriage is made legal |
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Sacrament |
An event that is in God's presence, and makes us closer to him |
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Vows |
Promises made between the couple getting married with God as a witness |
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Nuptial mass |
A special service that takes place in a Catholic wedding |
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Civil Partnership |
A legally recognized relationship, established by a civil ceremony, between two people of the same sex |
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Divorce |
A legal separation between two partners, so they are no longer in the state of being married |
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Annulment |
A declaration that a marriage was never a proper marriage in the eyes of the church |
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Heterosexual |
Someone who has a sexual attraction to people of the opposite sex |
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Homosexual |
Someone who has a sexual attraction to people of the same sex |
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Celibate |
Living a life with no sexual relations |
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Chastity |
Abstaining from sexual activity because of religious vows, eg. a nun or monk |
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Contraception |
Chemical or physical methods used to prevent conception |
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Rhythm method |
A couple only has sex at certain times of the month when women are least fertile |
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Nuclear family |
A married couple with biological children |
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Ordained |
People who are accepted in the church as a leading figure eg. A priest, vicar or minister |
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Things that happen in a wedding (6) |
Exchange vows Exchange rings Prayers Biblical readings Hymns Signing of register |
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Which church doesn't allow divorce? |
Roman Catholic Church |
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Roles of a Christian family (3) |
Bring up children in a safe environment Bring up children to know the Christian faith Supporting one another in times of difficulty |
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Roles of men and women in the Catholic Church (2) |
Pope, priests and bishops are always men Women can have supporting roles like giving out bread and wine |
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Roles of men and women in the Church of England (2) |
Woman can become priests and vicars Archbishops are always men |
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Christian beliefs about sex (3) |
Purpose is to reproduce Should happen within marriage Should be between man and woman |
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What church is against contraception? |
The Catholic Church |
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Medical Ethics |
Any ethical dilemma/moral problem that comes from a medical procedure |
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Sanctity of life |
Christian teaching that all human life is a precious gift from God and therefore sacred |
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Abortion |
Means the premature ending of a pregnancy before the baby is born |
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Embryo |
Early collection of cells in the early stages of development from conception up to approx. 2nd month of pregnancy |
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Double effect |
Aborting a baby to save the life of the mother |
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Foetus |
Developing unborn baby |
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Euthanasia |
From the Greek meaning 'gentle, easy death' |
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Voluntary Euthanasia |
Where someone with a terminal illness asks the doctor to end their life, sometimes with a 'living will' |
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Involuntary Euthanasia |
Ending someone's life painlessly when they are unable to ask themselves. Decision is made by doctor or family (eg. when patient is on life support)
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Suicide |
To end your own life |
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Assisted suicide |
Providing a person with the means to commit suicide |
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Passive euthanasia |
Stop treating a person ie. switch off life support/stop giving life saving drugs |
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Active euthanasia |
Giving someone who is terminally ill a drug to end their own life |
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Fertility Treatment |
Medical procedure to help a couple conceive if they are unable to naturally |
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Fertilisation |
When a sperm and egg fuse and conception |
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Infertility |
Natural conception cannot be achieved |
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IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) |
A form of fertility treatment where doctors extract a couple's eggs and sperm and fuse them together to create an embryo this is then inserted into the woman's womb |
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AID |
Artificial insemination from a donor |
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AIH |
Artificial insemination from a husband |
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Cloning |
Making an exact copy of living thing |
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Therapeutic cloning |
Medical procedure where single cells are taken from a person/embryo and 'reprogrammed' to create stem cells which can be used in medical treatment |
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Vivisection |
Testing on animals |
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Catholic Church views on abortion
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Abortion is wrong unless the mother's life is a risk
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Church of England views on abortion |
Generally against abortion but allow rape victims and if the mother's/baby's health is at risk |
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Crusades |
Military expeditions fought from the 11th - 13th centuries when Christians gathered under a holy banner to fight to regain Jerusalem and the Holy land. |
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Holy war |
A war fought over religious issues by people who believe it is what God wants |
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Just war |
A war fought according to particular conditions |
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Agape |
Selfless love, taught by Jesus |
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Conscientious objectors |
People who refuse to join the armed forces because of their beliefs |
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Pacifism |
Belief that all acts of violence are wrong |
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Deterrence |
When a punishment is designed to persuade others not to do the same thing |
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Protection |
When a criminal is put into prison to keep the public safe
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Reform |
Punishment which allows the criminal to become a better person |
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Retribution |
When the criminal is punished to bring a sense of justice to the injured party |
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Capital punishment |
Death penalty |
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Liberation theology |
The movement which helps the poor who are oppressed by social injustice (mainly in South America) |
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Social injustice |
Unfair treatment of people in society (can be racism ageism, poverty, sexism etc.) |
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Amnesty International |
Organisation that helps to protect individuals in jail who may face the death penalty or may be being treated unfairly |
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Rules of a just war (5) |
The war must be started by proper authority There must be a good reason There must be a reasonable chance of success The war must be the last resort Only sufficient force must be used to achieve the aims |
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Martin Luther King |
Was a Christian pacifist and used peaceful protests to fight for black rights in the USA |
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Aims of punishment (4) |
Deterrence Retribution Protection Reformation |
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Equality |
To treat everybody the same regardless of any consideration |
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Prejudice |
Prejudging or thinking things about people without knowing them |
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Discrimination |
Acting on your prejudices |
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Stereotype |
Saying all members of a group are the same |
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Racism |
To judge, or treat somebody differently because of the colour of their skin or race |
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Sexism |
To judge or treat somebody differently because of their sex |
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Reconciliation |
To repair a broken relationship |
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Missionary work |
Where Christians spend time encouraging others to join their faith by helping them or showing them the message of God |
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Inter-faith dialogue |
Discussion between two people or groups from different faiths |
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Ecumenism |
The breaking down of barriers between Christian denominations |
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Evangelism |
The idea that all Christians should go out into the world and convert people |
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Forgiveness |
The act of pardoning or forgiving someone for something the have done wrong |
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Convert |
Change someone's religious beliefs |
