Religion Final
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- Solidarity
- a constant commitment to the good
- Natural law
- the God-given need for creation to follow what God intended it to be
- Marginalized
- forcing out of a large group
- Reverum Novarum
- condition of workers
- Sacramental
- revealing the prsence of God in a visible and tangible way
- Enlightenment
- the up and coming social, political, and philosophical movement, asserted that reason and science are the basis for knowing truth
- Compassion
- Understanding in both their mind and heart, others' experience of suffering
- Consistent life ethic
- protecting the life and dignity of any person or group requiring that we protect the life and dignity of all people; life is sacred from the womb to the tomb
- Ecotourism
- tourism driven by natural attractions
- Informed Consent
- laws that require abortion clinics to tell clients about what abortion involves
- Personal Sin
- people have a tendency to sin as their first parents did, selfishly betraying the love relationships they are meant to have with God, with others, and with the earth
- Grace
- the transforming love of God
- Greenhouse gases
- trap heat energy from the sun, thus warming the earth
- Free will
- the ability to choose what to do
- Socialism
- advocates distributing wealth according to need, not ownership of capital and profits
- Justice
- the establishment of loving relationships between humans, God, and creation so that life can flourish in the way God intends
- Hope
- to believe in the possibility that what one wants can actually happen
- Individualism
- being able to do the right thing on your own and taking responsibility for your bad actions
- Original Sin
- the sin of Adam and Eve
- Stewardship
- the responsibility that people have to respect and care for all creation
- Euthanasia
- the intentional killing of someone whose life is deemed to be no longer worth living
- Enlightened self-interest
- when you discover that helping someone is going to help yourself in the end
- Subsistence farming
- small-time farming that meets only the basic needs of a family
- Paschal Mystery
- in reference to Jesus' suffering, death, resurrection, which saved us from eternal death. celebrated all year
- Restorative Justice
- focuses on restoring the good that has been harmed by criminal activity; teaching forgiveness and compassion
- Human Dignity
- the basic goodness of human beings that comes from always being loved by God
- Global Warming
- the rapid increase of the earth's temperature