Matters of life and death- Key words

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Paranormal
Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes
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Heaven
A place of paradise where God rules
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Hell
A place of horrors where Satan rules
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Immortality of the soul
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
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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 raised
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Abortion
The removal of the 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
An easy and gentle death
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Non-voluntary euthanasia
Ending someones live painlessly, when they are unable to ask but with good intentions
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Voluntary euthanasia
When someone dying or in pain asks a doctor to end their life
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Sancity of life
The belief that life is holy and belongs to God
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Purgatory
A place to work off sins before you go to heaven (Catholic)
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Quality of life
The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living
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Reincarnation
The idea that after death souls are reborn into a new body
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Near death experience (NDE)
When someone about to die has an out of body experience
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Card 2

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A place of paradise where God rules

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Heaven

Card 3

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A place of horrors where Satan rules

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Card 4

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

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Card 5

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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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