theology ch 5

Human Right

the fundamental rights required for living with dignity

Responsibility

All people have duties to others and to society

Fundamental

forming a necessary base or core; of central importance

Universal

human rights are present in each person regardless of time or location. No matter the continent or culture or time period human rights remain the same

Inviolable

Human rights must not be assaulted or violated because they are inherent in the human person and come directly from God.

Inalienable

cannot be taken away

Civil society

society considered as a community of citizens linked in interests and collective activity

Subsidiary

less important than but related or supplementary to something

Civil authority

leaders of public groups

Anarchy

no govt, lawlessness

Civil allegiance

Duty of respect and obedience owed by every person to the state of which he or she is a member

Natural Law

inscribed in the human heart, and known by human reason

Totalitarian

relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state

Detraction

the sin of revealing another person’s real faults to a third person without a valid reason

Perjury

the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation

Calumny

also called slander, which is telling a false story that damages another reputation

Rash judgment

in which one makes a judgement without sufficient information about another

Professional secrets

a secret relating to a persons personal life or to a business or trade secret

Relativism

believing that truth is dependent upon one’s own perception or opinion; holding that there is no absolute or objective truth

Conscience and Freedom

conscience is a “judgment of reason”. Freedom of conscience is the basis of any free society, because it allows people to act out of their own volitions

Conscientious objection

the moral right to refuse to follow laws or other social constructs based on moral or religious grounds.

Participation

the voluntary and generous engagement of a person in society