RE GCSE- Thematic studies key words

What are biological weapons?

Weapons that have living organisms or infective material that can lead to dieses or death e.g., germs/virus that can poison humans

What are chemical weapons?

weapons that use chemicals to poison, burn or paralyse humans and destroy the natural environment

What are nuclear weapons?

weapons that work by a nuclear reaction that devastate huge areas and kill large numbers of people

What does khalifah mean?

humans have a responsibility to look after gods creation

What does dominion mean?

humans have power over creation

definition of situation ethics;

theory where situation is taken into account first before deciding what is right or wrong

definition of quality of life:

theory that value of life depends upon how good or satisfying it is

definition of sanctity of life:

life is holy and given by god so it should not be misused or abused