All Key Words

Question 1

Conversion

Answer 1

When your life is changed by giving yourself to God.

Question 2

Miracle

Answer 2

Something that seems to break the laws of science and makes you think only God could have done it.

Question 3

Numinous

Answer 3

The feeling of the presence of something greater than you.

Question 4

Prayer

Answer 4

An attempt to contact God, usually through words.

Question 5

Agnosticism

Answer 5

Not being sure whether God exists.

Question 6

Atheism

Answer 6

Believing that God doesn’t exist.

Question 7

Omnipotent

Answer 7

The belief that God is all-powerful.

Question 8

Omni-benevolent

Answer 8

The belief that God is all-good.

Question 9

Omniscient

Answer 9

The belief that God knows everything that has happened and everything that will happen.

Question 10

Moral evil

Answer 10

Actions done by humans which will cause suffering.

Question 11

Natural evil

Answer 11

Things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans.

Question 12

Free will

Answer 12

The idea that humans beings are free to make their own choices.

Question 13

Paranormal

Answer 13

Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes

Question 14

Immortality of the soul

Answer 14

The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body

Question 15

Resurrection

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Near-death experience

Answer 16

When somebody about to die has an out of body experience

Question 17

Reincarnation

Answer 17

The belief that, after death, souls are reborn in to a new body

Question 18

Abortion

Answer 18

The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive\

Question 19

Sanctity of life

Answer 19

The belief that all life is holy and belongs to God

Question 20

Assisted suicide

Answer 20

Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide

Question 21

Euthanasia

Answer 21

The painless killing of a person dying from a painful disease

Question 22

Non-voluntary euthanasia

Answer 22

Ending someone’s life painlessly when they are unable to ask but you have good reason for thinking that they would want you to do so e.g. turning off a life support machine

Question 23

Quality of life

Answer 23

The belief that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living

Question 24

Voluntary euthanasia

Answer 24

Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death

Question 25

Homosexuality

Answer 25

Sexual attraction to the same sex

Question 26

Adultery

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Cohabitation

Answer 27

Living together without being married

Question 28

Faithfulness

Answer 28

Staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them

Question 29

Pre-marital sex

Answer 29

Sex before marriage

Question 30

Promiscuity

Answer 30

Having sex with a number of partners without commitment

Question 31

Procreation

Answer 31

Making a new life

Question 32

Re-marriage

Answer 32

Marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage

Question 33

Civil partnership

Answer 33

A legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a married couple

Question 34

Nuclear family

Answer 34

A mother, father and children living together as a unit

Question 35

Re-constituated family

Answer 35

Where two sets of children (step brothers and step sisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry each other

Question 36

Contraception

Answer 36

Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring

Question 37

Community cohesion

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Religious freedom

Answer 38

The right to practice your religion and change your religion

Question 39

Discrimination

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Prejudice

Answer 40

Believing that some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them

Question 41

Sexism

Answer 41

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

Question 42

Ethnic minority

Answer 42

A member of an ethic group (race) which is much smaller than the majority group.

Question 43

Multi ethnic society

Answer 43

Many different races and cultures living together in one society

Question 44

Racism

Answer 44

The belief that some races are superior to others

Question 45

Racial harmony

Answer 45

Different races/colours living together happily

Question 46

Multi-faith society

Answer 46

Many different religions living together in one society

Question 47

Religious pluralism

Answer 47

Accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist

Question 48

Interfaith marriage

Answer 48

Marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions.