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35 Cards in this Set
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Theist
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Someone who believes in the existence of God
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Atheist
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Someone who does not believe in the existence of God
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Agnostic
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Someone who believes that it is impossible to know if God exists
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Conversion
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Change of belief. It can mean change of religion or becoming more deeply religious
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Sacrament
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Outward religious action that gives a spiritual blessing to those involved
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Liturgical worship
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Worship such as Holy Communion which follows a set pattern
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Charismatic worship
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Filled with and led by the Holy Spirit
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Personal
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Has personal, human characteristics, such as being loving, powerful etc.
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Impersonal
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Beyond human understanding, more like a force
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Revelation
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How God is known
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Immanent
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Within the world, involved
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Transcendent
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Not limited by time and space, beyond the universe
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General revelation
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Experience of God which is indirect and available to everyone
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Trinity
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God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in Christianity
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Brahman
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The supreme being in Hinduism. A God who is transcendent and without form, beyond human understanding
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Monotheist
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Belief that there is only one God
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Special Revelation
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Experience of God which is direct and available to an individual
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Polytheist
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Belief in more than one God
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Absolute Morality
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The belief that if something is wrong, it is wrong no matter what the circumstance
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Relative Morality
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The belief that something can be wrong in some circumstances but not in others
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Source of Moral authority
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Those things which guide people in their moral decisions e.g. conscience, scripture and religious leaders
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Sanctity of Life
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Life is a precious gift from God, therefore it is sacred
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Quality of Life
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The extent to which you are able to experience life and communicate with others, being fulfilled and content inside yourself
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Contract
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Formal agreement or legan bond between the couple in marriage
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Covenant
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Binding or lifelong agreement before God. Belief that God is a witness and partner to the promises the couple make to each other in marriage
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Prejudice
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To pre-judge someone, to have an opinion about them base not on facts, but on stereotyped assumptions about them
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Discrimination
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Acting on prejudice
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Equality
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The belief that all people have equal human rights to live and work freely
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Justice
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Fairness
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Community
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People who share the same values and feel responsible for each other
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Stewardship
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God has placed humans in charge of the created world to look after it on God's behalf
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Compassion
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Feeling and understanding the suffering of others which means they feel that they must help them
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Pacifism
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The belief that all violence is wrong no matter what the circumastance
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A Just War
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A war fought for a just cause which fulfills all the criteria such as being a last resort etc.
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A Holy War
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A war fought for religious reasions 'with God on your side' e.g. the Crusades
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