Matters of Life and Death Flashcards
Paranormal
Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes
Heaven
Place of paradise where God Rules
Hell
Place of horrors where Satan Rules
Immortality of the Soul
Soul lives on after death of the body
Resurrection
The belief that, after death, the body stays in grave until the end of the world when it is raised
Abortion
Removal of foetus from the womb before it can survive
Assisted Suicide
Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
Euthanasia
Easy and Gentle death
Non-Voluntary Euthanasia
end someones life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have a good reason for thinking they do so
Voluntary Euthanasia
When someone dying in pain asks a doctor to end his/her life personally
Sanctity of Life
Life is holy and belongs to God
Purgatory
Place where Catholics believe you go to work of Sins before going heaven
Quality of Life
Life must have benefits to be worth living
Reincarnation
After death the soul is reborn in a new body
Near Death Experience
Someone about to die has a out of body experience