RS 2 mark key terms

• adultery 


  when a married person has sex with someone who is not their spouse
• divorce 


  the legal ending of a marriage. Catholics do not recognise divorce
• cohabitation 


  when an unmarried couple live together in a sexual relationship
• commitment


  to be dedicated and obligated to someone or something e.g marriage
• contraception 


  methods used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant
• gender equality

  people of all genders enjoying the same rights and opportunities e.g equal pay
• responsibilities


  actions or duties someone is expected to carry out e.g parent to care for their child
• roles


  a position or function that someone has in society e.g parent or teachers
• environmental sustainability 


  ensuring that demands placed on natural resources can be met no and in the future
• afterlife


  the belief that there is life after death e.g heaven
• euthanasia


  killing or permitting the death of a person suffering from a serious illness or disability
• evolution 


  the process by which all living creatures have developed from less complex forms
• abortion


  when a pregnancy is ended so that is does not result in the birth of a child. catholics oppose this
• quality of life


  the extent to which life is meaningful and pleasurable
• sanctity of life


  the belief that human life is scared as it is given by God
• soul 


  the spiritual aspect of a person that connects them to God, believed to survive our physical death
• good 


  morally right or beneficial e.g giving to charity
• evil


  harmful wicked or morally wrong e.g murder
• forgiveness


  to pardon someone for a wrong committed e.g God forgiving sins
• free will 


  the ability to make free, unrestrained choices e.g whether or not to commit a crime
• justice


  fairness in the way people are dealt with e.g punishing a criminal
• morality


  principles for determining what is right/ wrong e.g the golden rule
• punishment


  a penalty imposed for a wrong doing e.g a fine
• sin 


  an action which breaks religious / moral law e.g murder
• suffering


  pain or distress caused by illness, injury or loss e.g grief
• censorship


  suppressing or restricting access free speech or access to materials
• discrimination


  treating groups or individuals differently based upon prejuice
• relative poverty


  being significantly poorer than others in society
• absolute poverty


  being unable to meet basic human needs
• human rights


  basic entitlements owed to all human beings e.g right to life
• personal conviction


  something a person believes in strongly e.g anti-abortion
• prejudice


  pre-judging a person negatively/positively without a cause
• extremism


  holding harmful political or religious views
• social justice


  a concept of a fair society where all have equal rights
• omnipotence


  God's all powerful nature - shown through miracles
• omnibenevolence


  God's all loving nature - shown through incarnation
• trinity


  the 3 persons of God , the Father, Son and Holy spirit
• incarnation


  God becoming human in the form of Jesus
• atonement


  the belief that Jesus' death made amends for human sin
• resurrection


  the belief that Jesus rose from the dead on Easter sunday