Religion and Life

• Abortion


  Deliberate expulsion of the foetus from the womb with intention to destroy it
• Active euthanasia


  Active steps are taken to end a life eg medicine is given
• Afterlife


  Beliefs about what happens after we die to our self/ soul
• Animal rights


  The idea that animals should have rights because of respect for life
• Awe


  An overwhelming feeling often of reverence with a link to God
• Big Bang Theory


  The scientific view of beginning of the universe
• Charles Darwin


  The man who put forward the theory of evolution in the 19th century
• Conception


  When the sperm fertilises the female egg so allowing pregnancy
• Conservation


  To repair and protect animals and areas of natural beauty
• Creation


  The idea that God created the world/ universe from nothing
• Deforestation


  Cutting down large amounts of the rainforest
• Dominion


  The idea that humans have the right to control all of creation
• Environment


  The world around us
• Eternity


  Having no end / going on forever
• Euthanasia


  Mercy killing; ending life for someone who is terminally ill, or has degenerative disease
• Evolution


  The change in inherited traits in species
• Ex nihilo


  The idea that God created the universe from nothing
• Fossil fuels


  The Earth's natural resources – coal, oil and gas
• Fundamentalist Christians


  Christians who believe that the statements in the bible are literally true
• Hospice


  A place that cares for the dying, usually from an incurable disease
• Involuntary euthanasia


  Euthanasia is decided by someone else (eg if a person is in a coma)
• Natural resources


  The resources the earth provides without the aid of mankind
• Pesticide


  Chemicals used to kill pests, especially on crops
• Pollution


  Making something dirty and contaminated eg light, water, air
• Pro-choice


  Pressure groups which campaign for the right of a woman to decide on abortion
• Pro-life


  Pressure groups which campaign against abortion/ euthanasia
• Quality of life


  How good/ comfortable life is
• Right to die


  The belief that a human being should be able to control their own death
• Sanctity of life


  Life is special and created by God
• Science


  Knowledge coming from observed regularity in nature and experimentation
• Stewardship


  Duty to look after the world, and life
• Sustainable development


  Building and progress that tries to reduce the impact on the environment for future generations
• Sustainable energy


  Resources that are renewable e.g solar, wind and nuclear power
• Vegan


  A person who does not eat animals or food produced by animas eg milk