Key Words

Question 1

Theism

Answer 1

Belief in god

Question 2

Atheism

Answer 2

Atheists don’t believe in any gods

Question 3

Agnosticism

Answer 3

The belief that we cannot truly know for certain whether or not a god exists

Question 4

Secularism

Answer 4

A belief that public life should be carried out without reference to religion

Question 5

Materialism

Answer 5

The belief that only the things we can touch, smell, feel, see and hear is real

Question 6

Individualism

Answer 6

Individualists believe that the interests of an individual or person are more important than those of the state or a social group

Question 7

Referendum

Answer 7

A vote in which all people in a country or an area decide on an important question. They vote yes or no to the question asked

Question 8

Constitution

Answer 8

These are the laws of the country written down on a book. In Ireland we have ‘Bunreacht na hEirann (Basic law of Ireland)’

Question 9

Secular society:

Answer 9

A society where the power of church and state are separate

Question 10

Blasphemy

Answer 10

It can defused as anything that is grossly abusive or insulting in relation to mottos held sacred by any religion, thereby causing outrage among many followers of that religion