Religious Studies GCSE

Sin and spiritual damage

What Sin and spiritual damage means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.

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The idea that crimes harm society and also damage the perpetrator's spiritual state.

AQA · Theme E: Religion, crime and punishment

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Theme E: Religion, crime and punishment (AQA GCSE)

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