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Christianity Key Words:

Agnostic - A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God.
Theist - Belief in the existence of a god or gods, especially belief in a personal God as creator and ruler of the world.
Atheist - a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.
Church - a building used for public Christian worship.
Denomination - a recognized autonomous branch of the Christian Church.
Infinite - limitless or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate.
Monotheism - the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
Polytheism - the belief in or worship of more than one god.
Omnipotent – (of a deity) having unlimited power.
Omnipresent - (of God) present everywhere at the same time.
Omniscient – knowing everything
Trinity - The three persons of the Christian Godhead; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Vocation - a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation.

Identity and Belonging Key Words:

Anglican - relating to or denoting the Church of England or any Church in communion with it.
Roman Catholic - the faith, doctrine, or polity of the Roman Catholic Church
Infant Baptism - infant baptism is the practice of baptising infants or young children.
Adult Baptism - person is baptized on the basis of his or her profession of faith in Jesus Christ and as admission into a local community of faith.
Symbol - A religious symbol is an iconic representation intended to represent a specific religion, or a specific concept within a given religion.
Samskaras - a purificatory ceremony or rite marking a major event in one's life.
Festival - a day or period of celebration, typically for religious reasons
Christmas - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on 25 December in the Western Church.
Easter - the most important and oldest festival of the Christian Church, celebrating the resurrection of Christ and held (in the Western Church) between 21 March and 25 April, on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the northern spring equinox.
Holi – Hindu spring festival celebrated in February or March in honour of Krishna.
Divali – A Hindu festival with lights, held in the period October to November. It is particularly associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and marks the beginning of the financial year in India.
Worship - show reverence and adoration for (a deity).
Hymns – A religious song or poem of praise to God or a god.
Church – A building for public Christian worship.
Crucifix – A representation of a cross with a figure of Christ on it.
Mandir – Hindu Temple
Aum – Hindu Symbol

Sanctity of Life Key Words:

Sanctity of Life - The phrase sanctity of life refers to the idea that human life is sacred and holy, argued mainly by the pro-life side in political and moral debates over such controversial issues as abortion, contraception, euthanasia, embryonic stem-cell research, and the "right to die" in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries.
Quality of Life - Your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort); "the new art museum is expected to improve the quality of life."
IVF - In vitro fertilisation (IVF) literally means ‘fertilisation in glass’ giving us the familiar term ‘test tube baby’.
Abortion – The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks.
Euthanasia - The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma.
Suicide - The action of killing oneself intentionally.
Resurrection - To bring back to life; rise from the dead.
Reincarnation - the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form.
Funeral – A ceremony or service held shortly after a person's death, usually including the person's burial or cremation.
Hospice - a home providing care for the sick or terminally ill.
Secular - not connected with religious or spiritual matters.

Is It Fair? Key Words

Justice – Just behaviour or treatment.
Authority - The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
Prejudice - preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
Discrimination - the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
Racism - The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.
Sexism - prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex
Xenaphobia - intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.
Caste System - a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity
Varna - each of the four Hindu castes, Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Sudra
Brahman - a member of the highest Hindu caste, originally that of the priesthood
Kshatriya - a member of the second of the four great Hindu castes, the military caste. The traditional function of the Kshatriyas is to protect society by fighting in wartime and governing in peacetime.
Vaishya - a member of the third of the four Hindu castes, comprising the merchants and farmers.
Shudra - a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste.

Our World Key Words

Genesis
Evolution
Stewardship
Exploitation
Sustainability
Recycle
Animal Rights
Ahimsa
Dharma
Atman

Relationships Key Words

Marriage
Contraception
Adultery
Divorce
Sacrament
Procreation
Arranged Marriage
Dowry