Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies A (2016)
Moral evil - Answer--- actions done by humans which cause suffering
Natural Evil - Answer--things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
Conversion - Answer--when your life is changed by giving yourself to God
Miracle - Answer--something which seems to break a law of science and makes you
think only God could have done it
Numinous - Answer--the feeling of the presence of something greater than you
Omniscience - Answer--the belief that God knows everything that has happened and
everything that is going to happen
Prayer - Answer--an attempt to contact God, usually through words
Benevolent - Answer--the belief that God is all loving
Omni-potent - Answer--the belief that God is all-powerful
Abortion - Answer--the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
Assisted Suicide - Answer--providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit
suicide
Euthanasia - Answer--the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
Immortality of the Soul - Answer--the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the
body
,Near Death Experience - Answer--when someone about to die has an out of body
experience
Involuntary Euthanasia - Answer--ending someone's life painlessly when they are
unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so
Quality of Life - Answer--the idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth
living
Reincarnation - Answer--The belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a new body
Resurrection - Answer--the belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the
end of the world when it is raised
Sanctity of Life - Answer--the belief that life is holy and belongs to God
Voluntary Euthanasia - Answer--ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks
for death
Civil Partnership - Answer--a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same
legal rights as a husband and wife
Adultery - Answer--a sexual act between a married person and someone other than
their marriage
Contraception - Answer--Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring
Promiscuity - Answer--having sex with a number of partners without commitment
Community Cohesion - Answer--a common vision and shared sense of belonging for all
groups in society
Discrimination - Answer--treating people less favourably because of their
ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class
Ethnic Minority - Answer--a member of an ethnic group (race) which is much smaller
than the majority group
, Interfaith Marriages - Answer--marriage where the husband and wife are from different
religions
Multi-faith Society - Answer--many different races and cultures living together in one
society
Prejudice - Answer--- believing some people are inferior or superior without even
knowing them
Racism - Answer--the belief that some races are superior to others
Religious Freedom - Answer--the right to practise your religion and change your religion
Religious Pluralism - Answer--accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
Conscience - Answer--an inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
the Ten Commandments - Answer--The Decalouge
Democratic Processes - Answer--the ways in which all citizens can take part in
government (usually through elections)
Electoral Processes - Answer--the ways in which voting is organised.
Golden Rule - Answer--the teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would
like them to treat you
Human Rights - Answer--the rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
Political Party - Answer--a group which tries to be elected into power (e.g. Labour,
Conservative)
Pressure Group - Answer--a group formed to influence government policy in a particular
issue
Situation Ethics - Answer--the idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what
is the most loving thing to do
Social Change - Answer--the way in which society has changed and is changing (and
also the possibilities for future change)
Moral evil - Answer--- actions done by humans which cause suffering
Natural Evil - Answer--things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
Conversion - Answer--when your life is changed by giving yourself to God
Miracle - Answer--something which seems to break a law of science and makes you
think only God could have done it
Numinous - Answer--the feeling of the presence of something greater than you
Omniscience - Answer--the belief that God knows everything that has happened and
everything that is going to happen
Prayer - Answer--an attempt to contact God, usually through words
Benevolent - Answer--the belief that God is all loving
Omni-potent - Answer--the belief that God is all-powerful
Abortion - Answer--the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
Assisted Suicide - Answer--providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit
suicide
Euthanasia - Answer--the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
Immortality of the Soul - Answer--the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the
body
,Near Death Experience - Answer--when someone about to die has an out of body
experience
Involuntary Euthanasia - Answer--ending someone's life painlessly when they are
unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so
Quality of Life - Answer--the idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth
living
Reincarnation - Answer--The belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a new body
Resurrection - Answer--the belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the
end of the world when it is raised
Sanctity of Life - Answer--the belief that life is holy and belongs to God
Voluntary Euthanasia - Answer--ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks
for death
Civil Partnership - Answer--a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same
legal rights as a husband and wife
Adultery - Answer--a sexual act between a married person and someone other than
their marriage
Contraception - Answer--Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring
Promiscuity - Answer--having sex with a number of partners without commitment
Community Cohesion - Answer--a common vision and shared sense of belonging for all
groups in society
Discrimination - Answer--treating people less favourably because of their
ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class
Ethnic Minority - Answer--a member of an ethnic group (race) which is much smaller
than the majority group
, Interfaith Marriages - Answer--marriage where the husband and wife are from different
religions
Multi-faith Society - Answer--many different races and cultures living together in one
society
Prejudice - Answer--- believing some people are inferior or superior without even
knowing them
Racism - Answer--the belief that some races are superior to others
Religious Freedom - Answer--the right to practise your religion and change your religion
Religious Pluralism - Answer--accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
Conscience - Answer--an inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
the Ten Commandments - Answer--The Decalouge
Democratic Processes - Answer--the ways in which all citizens can take part in
government (usually through elections)
Electoral Processes - Answer--the ways in which voting is organised.
Golden Rule - Answer--the teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would
like them to treat you
Human Rights - Answer--the rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
Political Party - Answer--a group which tries to be elected into power (e.g. Labour,
Conservative)
Pressure Group - Answer--a group formed to influence government policy in a particular
issue
Situation Ethics - Answer--the idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what
is the most loving thing to do
Social Change - Answer--the way in which society has changed and is changing (and
also the possibilities for future change)
