Pledge of Allegiance
Treueschwur
Liberty
Freiheit
the freedom to live as you wish or go where you want
Indivisible
Untrennbar
Opposite is divisible
Justice
Gerechtigkeit
fairness in the way people are dealt with
To recite sth
Etw. Aufsagen, etw. Rezitieren
Poem learning by heart
To be inconsistent with sth
Unvereinbar mit etw. Sein
not compatible or in keeping with
To reject sth
Etw. Von sich weisen
to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone
Creationism
Schöpfungslehre
the belief that the world was made by God exactly as described in the Bible
Voluntary
Freiwillig
volunteer firefighter
Humanity
Menschheit
people in general
Fundamentalist
Fundamentalist(in)
someone who believes in traditional forms of a religion, or believes that what is written in a holy book, such as the Christian Bible, is completely true
To pressurize sb
Jmdn. Unter Druck setzen
School board
Schulbehörde
a local board or authority responsible for the provision and maintenance of schools
Science
Naturwissenschaft
At school we have biology, chemistry and physics which count as science subjects
To get around sth
Etw. Umgehen
To pass a bill
Ein Gesetz verabschieden
(New law)
Religious belief
Religiöser Glaube
are the ideas and accepted tenets of any religion
To identify with sb
Sich mit etw. Identifizieren
to feel that you are similar to someone and can understand them or their situation
Religious denomination
Bekenntnis
To play a role in sth
Eine Rolle in etw. Spielen
Christian
Christ(in)
of or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
Evangelical
Evangeliker
belonging to one of the Protestant Churches or Christiangroups that believes that the teaching of the Bible and persuading other people to join them is extremely important
Mormon
a member of a religious group called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which began in the US in 1830
Devout
Fromm
believing strongly in a religion and obeying all its rules or principles
To worship sb
Jmdn. / etw. Anbeten
to have or show a strong feeling of respect and admiration for God or a god
To practise a religion
Eine Religion ausüben
To attend a religious service
Am Gottesdienst teilnehmen
(Every Sunday)
Church attendance
Kirchengang
Churchgoer
Kirchengänger
Worshipper
Gläubiger
someone who goes to a religious ceremony to worship God
Judaism
Judentum
the religion of the Jewish people, based on belief in one God and on the laws contained in the Torah and Talmud
Buddhism
Buddhismus
a religion that originally comes from South Asia, and teaches that personal spiritual improvement will lead to escape from human suffering
Religious affiliation
Glaubenszugehörigkeit
if you belong to a faith
Atheist
Atheist(in)
the fact of not believing in any god or gods, or the beliefthat no god or gods exist
Agnostic
Agnostiker(in)
someone who does not know, or believes that it is impossible to know, if a god exists
To convert to sth
Zu etw. Bekehren
to change (something) into a different form or properties
Prayer
Gebet
the words that someone says or thinks when they are praying
Faith
Glaube
great trust or confidence in something or someone
National holiday
Feiertag
a day when most people in a country do not have to work
Critic
Kritiker (in)
someone who says that they do not approve of someone or something
Reason
Vernunft
To gain insights, to form an opinion
To donate blood
Blut spende
to allow a trained person to take some blood from your body so that it can be stored and is ready to be given to people who have lost a lot of blood in an accident or operation
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