Rs Unit 1 flashcards
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agnosticism
not being sure whether god exists
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atheism
believing that god does not exist
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conversion
when your life has changed by giving yourself to God
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free will
the idea that humans are free to make their own choices
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miracle
something which seems to break the law of science and makes you think only god could have done it
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moral evil
actions done by humans which cause suffering
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natural evil
things that cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
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numinous
the feeling of a presnce greater than you
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omni benevolent
the belief that god is all good
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omnipotent
the belief that god is all powerful
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omniscient
the belief that god is all-knowing
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prayer
an attempt to contact god,usually through words
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abortion
the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
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assisted suicide
providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
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euthanasia
the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
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immorality of the soul
the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
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near-death experience
when someone about to die has an out of body experience
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non-voluntary euthanasia
ending someone's life painlessely when they are unable to ask, but you have a good reason for thinking why they would want you to do so
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paranormal
unexplained things which are thought to have spirtiual causes e.g. ghosts, mediums
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quality of life
the idea that life must have some benefits to be worth living
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ressurection
the belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raissed
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reincarnation
the belief that, after death, souls are reborn into another body
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sanctity of life
the belief that all life is sacred and belongs to god
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voluntary euthanasia
ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death
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adultery
a sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner
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civil partnership
a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a husband and wife
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cohabitation
living together without being married
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contraception
intentionally preventing pregnancy from occuring
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faithfulness
staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them
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homosexuality
sexual attraction to the same sex
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nuclear family
mother, father and children living as a unit
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pre-marital sex
sex before marriage
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procreation
making a new life
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promiscuity
having sex with mutlitple partners without commitment
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re-constituted family
where two sets of children become one family when their divorced parents marry each other
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re-marriage
marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage
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community coehesion
a common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society
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discrimmination
treating people less favourably becuase of their ethnicity/ gender/ colour/ sexuality/ age/ class
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ethnic minority
a member of an ethnic group (race) which is much smaller than the majority group
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interfaith marriage
a marriage in which the husband and wife are from different religions
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multi-ethnic society
many different races and cultures living together in one society
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multi-faith society
many different religions living together in one society
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prejudice
believing that some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them
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racial harmony
different races/ colours living together happily
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racism
the belief that some races are superior to others
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religious freedom
the right to practise your religion and change your religion
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religious pluralism
accepting all religions as having the equal right to coe xist
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sexism
discriminating against people because of their gender (being male or female)
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
believing that god does not exist
Back
atheism
Card 3
Front
when your life has changed by giving yourself to God
Back
Card 4
Front
the idea that humans are free to make their own choices
Back
Card 5
Front
something which seems to break the law of science and makes you think only god could have done it
Back
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