dialogue key terms

Established religion

A religious constitution that is officially recognised and endorsed by the government of a country.

Secularisation

The decline of the influence of religion over time

Abortion

Deliberate removal of a foetus from the womb

Euthanasia

Act of deliberately ending a person's life to relieve them of sufferings or an incurable disease

laws for euthanasia

Illegal in the UK. Can be prosecuted for murder. Can carry a sentence up to 14 years

Humanists uk

Campaigns for the separation of religion from public institutions

Faith school

A school affiliated with a particular religion

Equality act 2010

Ensures equal treatment of everyone

National secular society (NSS)

Promotes secularisation. Committed to ensure no individual gains advantage or disadvantage based on religious beliefs

Arranged marriage

A marriage planned by the families of the two partners and not by the partner themselves

Forced marriage

When one or both partners does not consent to the marriage

Genetic manipulation

Direct alternation of an organism’s DNA to change its characteristics

Therapeutic cloning

Creating an embryo through cloning to take stem cells to treat diseases

IVF

An egg is fertilised with a sperm outside the body before being placed in the womb

Excluvism

Belief that salvation is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ. Christianity is the one true faith

inclusivism

One religion holds the truth to salvation but others can also be saved through god's mercy and grace

Pluralism

All religions are equally valid paths to god

Interfaith dialogue

Communication and cooperation between people of different beliefs

Proselytisation

The act of trying to convert someone to your religion

theocracy

A form of government in which religious leaders rule in the name of god