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05/15/2015

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Agnosticism
Definition
Not being sure whether God exists
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Atheism
Definition
The belief that God does not exist
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Theism
Definition
The belief that God does exist
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Omnibenevolent
Definition
The belief that God is all loving
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Omnipotent
Definition
The belief that God is all powerful
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Omniscient
Definition
The belief that God knows everything that has happened and everything that is going to happen
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Numinous
Definition
The feeling of the presence of something greater than yourself
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Conversion
Definition
When your life is changed by giving yourself to God
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Miracle
Definition
Something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think that only God could have done it
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Prayer
Definition
An attempt to contact God, usually through words
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Free will
Definition
The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices
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Moral evil
Definition
Actions done by humans that cause suffering, e.g. murder
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Natural evil
Definition
Things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans, e.g. earthquakes
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Immortality of the soul
Definition
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
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Resurrection
Definition
The belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised
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Sanctity of life
Definition
The belief that life is holy and belongs to God
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Near-death experience
Definition
When someone about to die has an out of body experience
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Reincarnation
Definition
The belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a new body
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Paranormal
Definition
Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g. ghosts or mediums
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Abortion
Definition
The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
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Euthanasia
Definition
The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
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Voluntary euthanasia
Definition
Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death
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Non-voluntary euthanasia
Definition
Ending someone's life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have a good reason for thinking they would want you to do so
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Assisted suicide
Definition
Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
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Quality of life
Definition
The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living
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Cohabitation
Definition
Living together without being married
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Faithfulness
Definition
Staying with your marriage partner and having sex with only them
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Adultery
Definition
A sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage person
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Premarital sex
Definition
Sex before marriage
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Promiscuity
Definition
Having sex with a number of different partners without commitment
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Procreation
Definition
Creating new life
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Contraception
Definition
Intentionally preventing pregnancy from happening
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Homosexuality
Definition
Sexual attraction to the same sex
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Civil partnership
Definition
A legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a husband and wife
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Nuclear family
Definition
Mother, father, and children living together as a unit
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Re-constituted family
Definition
Where the two sets of children (stepbrothers and stepsisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry each other
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Re-marriage
Definition
Marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage
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Prejudice
Definition
Believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them /
To pre-judge
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Discrimination
Definition
Treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/
class
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