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Unit 1 Key Terms Flashcards

1
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agnosticism

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not being sure whether god exists

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atheism

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believing that god does not exist

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3
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conversion

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when your life is changed by giving yourself to god

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free will

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the idea that humans are free to make their own choices

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miracle

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something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think only god could have done it

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moral evil

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actions done by humans which causes suffering

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7
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natural evil

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things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans

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numinous

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the feeling of the presence of something greater than you

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omni-benevolent

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the belief that God is all-good

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omnipotent

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the belief that God is all powerful

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omniscient

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the belief that God knows everything that has happened and everything that is going to happen

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prayer

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an attempt to contact God, usually through words

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13
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abortion

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the removal of foetus from the womb before it can survive

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14
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assisted suicide

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providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide

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euthanasia

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the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease

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immortality of the soul

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the idea that the souls live on after the death of the body

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17
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near-death experience

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when someone about to die has an out of body experience

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non-voluntary euthanasia

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ending someone’s life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have a good reason for thinking they would

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paranormal

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unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual cause eg ghosts, mediums

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quality of life

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the idea that life nut have some benefits for it to be worth living

21
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reincarnation

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the belief that, after death, souls are reborn into a new body

22
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resurrection

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the belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised

23
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sanctity of life

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the belief that life is holy and belongs to god

24
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voluntary euthanasia

A

ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death

25
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adultery

A

a sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner

26
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civil partnership

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a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a husband and wife

27
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cohabitation

A

living together without being married

28
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contraception

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intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring

29
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faithfulness

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staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them

30
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homosexuality

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sexual attraction to the same sex

31
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nuclear family

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mother, father and children living as unit

32
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pre-marital sex

A

sex before marriage

33
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procreation

A

making a new life

34
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promiscuity

A

having sex with a number of partners without commitment

35
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re-constituted family

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where two sets of children (stepbrothers and stepsisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry eachother

36
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re-marriage

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marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage

37
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community cohesion

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a common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society

38
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discrimination

A

treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class

39
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ethnic minority

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a member of an ethnic group (race) which is much smaller than the majority group

40
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interfaith marriages

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a marriage in which the husband and wife are from different religions

41
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multi-ethnic society

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many different races and cultures living together in one society

42
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multi-faith society

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many different religions living together in one society

43
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prejudice

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believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them

44
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racial harmony

A

different races/colours living together happily

45
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racism

A

the belief that some races are superior to others

46
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religious freedom

A

the right to practise your religion and change your religion

47
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religious pluralism

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accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist

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sexism

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discriminating against people because of their gender (being male or female)

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