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Side A ------ Side B
agnosticism ------ not being sure whether God exists
atheism ------ believing that God does not exist
conversion ------ when your life is changed by giving yourself  to God
free will ------ the idea that human beings are free to make their own choices
miracle ------ something which seems to break a law of science and
makes you think only God could have done it
moral evil ------ actions done by humans which cause suffering
natural evil ------ things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
numinous ------ the feeling of the presence of something greater than you
omni-benevolent ------ the belief that God is all-good
omnipotent ------ the belief that God is all-powerful
omniscient ------ the belief that God knows everything that has happened
and everything that is going to happen
prayer ------ an attempt to contact God, usually
through words
abortion ------ the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can
survive
assisted suicide ------ providing a seriously ill person with the means to
commit suicide
euthanasia ------ the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
immortality of the soul ------ the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
near-death experience ------ when someone about to die has an out of body experience
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 so
paranormal ------ unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual
causes eg ghosts, mediums
quality of life ------ the idea that life must have some benefits for it to
be worth living
Reincarnation ------ the belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a
new body
Resurrection ------ the belief that, after death, the body stays in the
grave until the end of the world when it is raised
sanctity of life ------ the belief that life is holy and
belongs to God
Adultery ------ a sexual act between a married person and someone
other than their marriage partner
Civil partnership ------ a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same
legal rights as a husband and wife
Cohabitation ------ living together without being married
Contraception ------ intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring
Faithfulness ------ staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them
Homosexuality ------ sexual attraction to the same sex
nuclear family ------ mother, father and children living as a unit
pre-marital sex ------ sex before marriage
Procreation ------ making a new life
Promiscuity ------ having sex with a number of partners without
commitment
re-constituted family ------ where two sets of children (stepbrothers and
stepsisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry each other
re-marriage ------ marrying again after being divorced
from a previous marriage

Side A ------ Side B
agnosticism ------ not being sure whether God exists
atheism ------ believing that God does not exist
conversion ------ when your life is changed by giving yourself  to God
free will ------ the idea that human beings are free to make their own choices
miracle ------ something which seems to break a law of science and
makes you think only God could have done it
moral evil ------ actions done by humans which cause suffering
natural evil ------ things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
numinous ------ the feeling of the presence of something greater than you
omni-benevolent ------ the belief that God is all-good
omnipotent ------ the belief that God is all-powerful
omniscient ------ the belief that God knows everything that has happened
and everything that is going to happen
prayer ------ an attempt to contact God, usually
through words
abortion ------ the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can
survive
assisted suicide ------ providing a seriously ill person with the means to
commit suicide
euthanasia ------ the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
immortality of the soul ------ the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
near-death experience ------ when someone about to die has an out of body experience
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 so
paranormal ------ unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual
causes eg ghosts, mediums
quality of life ------ the idea that life must have some benefits for it to
be worth living
Reincarnation ------ the belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a
new body
Resurrection ------ the belief that, after death, the body stays in the
grave until the end of the world when it is raised
sanctity of life ------ the belief that life is holy and
belongs to God
Adultery ------ a sexual act between a married person and someone
other than their marriage partner
Civil partnership ------ a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same
legal rights as a husband and wife
Cohabitation ------ living together without being married
Contraception ------ intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring
Faithfulness ------ staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them
Homosexuality ------ sexual attraction to the same sex
nuclear family ------ mother, father and children living as a unit
pre-marital sex ------ sex before marriage
Procreation ------ making a new life
Promiscuity ------ having sex with a number of partners without
commitment
re-constituted family ------ where two sets of children (stepbrothers and
stepsisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry each other
re-marriage ------ marrying again after being divorced
from a previous marriage