Definitions Flashcards
Miricales
Something that seems to break the laws of science and makes you think that only god could have done it
Numinous
The feeling of the presence of something greater than you
Eg. In a church or looking up to the stars
Payers
Attempt to contact God, usually though words
Conversation
Where another person changes from one religion to another
When your life is changed by giving yourself to God
Free will
The idea the human beings are free to make their own choices
Agnosticism
Not being sure wether god exists or not
Atheism
Believing that God does not exists
Moral evil
Actions done by humans which cause suffering
Natural evil
Things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
Omnipotent
He belief that God is all powerful
Omni-benevolent
The belief the god is all good and kind
Omniscient
The belief that God knows everything that has happened nd everything that will happen
Civil partnership
A legal ceremony giving homosexual couples the same legal rights as a husband and wife
Cohabitation
Living together but not married
Nuclear family
Mother, father and children living as unit
Re-constitution family
Where two sets of children (step-brother and step-sister) become one family when their divorced parents marry each other
Homosexuality
Sexual attractions between the same sex
Re-marriage
Marring again after being divorced from a previous marriage
Adultery
A sexual act between a married person and someone other than their married partner
Faithfulness
Staying with your married partner and having sex only with them
Pre-marital sex
Sex before marriage
Procreation
Making a new life
Promiscuity
Having sex with a number of partners without commitment
Contraception
Internationally preventing pregnancy from occurring
