RS keywords for Catholic Christianity

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Agnosticism
not being sure whether God exists
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Atheism
beleiving that God does not exist
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Conversion
when your life is changed by giving yourself to God
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Free will
the idea that human beings are free to make their own choices
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Miracle
something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think only God could have done it
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Moral evil
actions done by humans which cause suffering
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Natural evil
things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
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Numinous
the feeling of a prescence of something greather than you
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Omni-benevolent
the belief that God is all-good
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Omnipotent
the belief that God is all-powerful
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Omniscient
the belief that God knows eveything that has happened and eveything that is going to happen
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Prayer
an attempt to contact God, usually through words
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Abortion
the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
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Assisted suicide
providing a seriously ill patient with the means to commit suicide
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Euthanasia
the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
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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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Near-death experience
when someone about to die has an out of body experience
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Non-voluntary euthanasia
ending someone's life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do something
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Paranormal
unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g. ghosts, mediums
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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 belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a new body
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Resurrection
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
the belief that life is holy and belongs to God
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Voluntary euthanasia
ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for it
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Adultery
a sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marital partner
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Civil partnership
a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a husband and wife
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Cohabitation
living together withou being married
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Contraception
intentionally preventing a pregnancy from occuring
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Faithfulness
staying with your marital partner and having sex only with them
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Homosexuality
sexual attraction to the smae sex
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Nuclear family
mother, father and children living as a unit
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Pre-marital sex
sex before marriage
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Procreation
making a new life
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Promiscuity
having sex with a number of partners without commitment
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Re-constituted family
where two sets of children (stepbrothers and stepsisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry each other
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Re-marriage
marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage
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Community Cohesion
a common vision and a shared sense of belonging for all groups in a society
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Discrimination
treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class
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Ethnic minority
a member of an ethnic group (race) which is much smaller than the majority group
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Interfaith marriages
marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions
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Multi-ethinic society
many different races and cultures living together in one society
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Multi-faith society
many different religions living together in one society
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Prejudice
believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them
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Racial Harmony
different races/colours living together happily
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Racism
the belief that some races are superior to others
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Religious freedom
the right to practise your religion and change your religion
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Religious pluralism
accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
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Sexism
discriminating against people because of their gender (being female or male)
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Atonement
reconciliation between God and humanity
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Catechism
official teaching of the Roman Catholic Church
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Compassion
a feeling of pity which makes one want to help the sufferer
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Creeds
statements of Christian beliefs
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Faith
firm belief wihtout logical proof
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Incarnation
the belief that God took human form on Jesus
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Monotheism
belief in one God
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Repentanceq
the act of being sorry for wrongdoing and deciding not to do it again
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Salvation
the act of delivering form sin, or saving from evil
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Trinity
the belief that God is three in one
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Unity
God's way of being one
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Virgin birth
the belief that Jesus was not conceived through sex
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Anglican Churches
Churches that are in communion with the Church of England
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Apostolic
the belief that the Church can only be understood in the light of the apostles
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Bishops
priests specially chosen by the Pope who are responsible for all the churches in a diocese
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Catholic
universal or worldwide
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Celibacy
living wihtout engaging in any sexual activityy
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Holy
of, or relating to, God, sacred
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Laity
all of the people of the Church who are not chosen to be bishops, priests or deacons
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Magisterium
the Pope and the bishops interpreting the Bible and tradition for Roman Catholics today
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Nonconformist Churches
Protestant Christians seperated from the Church of England
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Ordination
making someone a priest, bishop or deacon by the sacrament of the holy orders
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Orthodox Churches
national Churches which are in union with the Patriarch of Constaninople (e.g. the Russian Orthodox Church)
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Papacy
the office of the Pope
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Absolution
through the action of the priest, God grants pardon and peace
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Chrism
the oil useed in baptism, confirmation and ordination
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Commemoration
the belief that the Eucharist is simply a remembranc eof the Last Supper
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Contrition
sorrow for the sin committed and deciding not to sin again
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Holy Week
the week before Easter Sunday
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Liturgy of the Eucharist
the re-enactment of the Last Supper during which the bread and wine are transubstantiated
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Liturgy of the word
the Bible readings in the second part of Mass
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Penance
an action to show your contrition
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Penitential rite
the confession and absolution at the beginning of Mass
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Rite of communion
receiving the body and blood of Jesus
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Sacrament
an outward sign through which invisible grace is given to a person by Jesus
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Transubstantiation
the belief that the bread and wine become the body and blood of JEsus
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Active life
the life lived by religious orders who work in society as well as praying
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Charity
voluntary giving to those in need
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Contemplative life
the life of prayer and meditation lived by some religious orders
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Displaying religion
making a show of your religion, e.g. by praying in the street
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The evangelical counsels
the vows of poverty, chastity and obediance
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Holy Orders
the status of a pries, bishop or deacon
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Hypocrite
a person who acts in a way that contradicts what they say
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The Law of Moses
the laws God gave to Moses in the Old Testament
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The monastic life
living as a monk or nun in a monastic community
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Religious community
a religious order who live together as a group, e.g. the Benedictines
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The Sermon on the Mount
Jesus' desciption of Christian living
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Vocation
a call form God to lead the Christian life
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beleiving that God does not exist

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Atheism

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when your life is changed by giving yourself to God

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the idea that human beings are free to make their own choices

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something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think only God could have done it

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