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December 2002 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in December 2002, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.

Every sheet in December 2002

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st December 2002In which month of the Islamic calendar does Hajj take place?
  2. 2nd December 2002State one way media or celebrity culture might reduce the stigma attached to sex before marriage.
  3. 3rd December 2002What is meant by adoption?
  4. 4th December 2002Give one reason the Big Bang theory is described as a scientific theory rather than a religious belief.
  5. 5th December 2002Which psalm is often used to argue that God is involved in forming a person before birth?
  6. 6th December 2002Name the Christian theologian associated with developing situation ethics.
  7. 7th December 2002What is the difference between atheism and secularism?
  8. 8th December 2002Name one natural theology argument that is sometimes described as a form of general revelation.
  9. 9th December 2002What does jus in bello mean?
  10. 10th December 2002According to Genesis 1:27, why do many Christians believe every human life is sacred?
  11. 11th December 2002What does the theory of nuclear deterrence claim?
  12. 12th December 2002Explain why a victim who chooses not to forgive an offender is not automatically acting unfairly.
  13. 13th December 2002In Islam, who is believed to tempt humans towards wrongdoing?
  14. 14th December 2002Give one structural cause of poverty.
  15. 15th December 2002Give one reason why owing debt can trap a developing country in poverty.
  16. 16th December 2002State which numbered chapter of Genesis contains the second, more detailed account of the creation of Adam and Eve.
  17. 17th December 2002Which Christian tradition, associated with the reformer John Calvin, places strong emphasis on predestination and God's sovereign choice in salvation?
  18. 18th December 2002State one way a persecuted Christian community might continue to worship safely.
  19. 19th December 2002Give one example of a media method a church might use to spread the Christian message today.
  20. 20th December 2002Define adab as used in this topic.
  21. 21st December 2002What does tahrif mean?
  22. 22nd December 2002Name the bridge that, according to Muslim tradition, will stretch over Jahannam on the Day of Judgement.
  23. 23rd December 2002What is meant by Zakah?
  24. 24th December 2002True or false: charity given voluntarily, beyond the obligatory zakah, is called sadaqah.
  25. 25th December 2002On which day of the week is Jummah prayer performed?
  26. 26th December 2002Give one reason a couple might choose to cohabit rather than marry.
  27. 27th December 2002What is meant by a nuclear family?
  28. 28th December 2002In what year was Laudato Si' published?
  29. 29th December 2002According to Genesis 1:28, what authority did God give humans over animals?
  30. 30th December 2002Give one psychological explanation sceptics use to challenge visions as reliable evidence of God.
  31. 31st December 2002In which decade did the charismatic Christian phenomenon known as the Toronto Blessing begin?