Conflict

Question 1

What is nuclear proliferation?

Answer 1

Increase in number of countries who have the potential to use nuclear weapons

Question 2

What does it mean by non-violent?

Answer 2

A strong pacifist who objects any type of violence, for example a Quaker

Question 3

How should war be justify fought?

Answer 3

Respect the wounded soldiers and prisoners
Torture is wrong
Large scale destruction weapons are prohibited

Question 4

Aims of punishment

Answer 4

Deterrence
Protection
Reform/Rehabitation
Retribution

Question 5

What is reform/rehabitation?

Answer 5

It is where you help change a person and the ways they go about things. This may be done through counselling or drug and alcohol Rehab

Question 6

What are the causes of terrorism?

Answer 6

A grievance
Unemployment
Economic problems
Religious extremists

Question 7

What cause war?

Answer 7

To defend their country against attack

Gain land and territory, wealth and power

Question 8

What is war?

Answer 8

War is a large-scale violent conflict

Question 9

What does it mean by protection?

Answer 9

If a criminal has committed a violent act, and puts a threat to society, he is placed in prison to remove this threat

Question 10

What is capital punishment?

Answer 10

Where a prisoner is put to death for crimes committed

Question 11

What is retribution?

Answer 11

‘Eye for an eye’ in the Old Testament

It is saying that the punishment needs to be proportionately equal to the crime committed

Question 12

Problems with just war theory

Answer 12

The new kinds of ward use large scale des fustian weapons for example nuclear, so it’s harder to apply the just war theory

Question 13

Against capital punishment

Answer 13

Liberal Christians 
Life is sacred 
'Love your enemies' 
Innocent people may be executed by accident 
Contradicts right to life
Torturous and painful

Question 14

What does reconciliation mean?

Answer 14

Reconciliation is where two people/ groups have thought or disagreed with one another and have made up

Question 15

Why are Christian responses to terrorism?

Answer 15

Leads to suffering and harm

Question 16

What is restorative justice?

Answer 16

Restorative justice is where the offender and victim meet and the victim expresses how the crime has impacted on them and to offer to the offender to express regret

Question 17

What is pacifism?

Answer 17

The belief that violent acts are wrong

Question 18

What is neutrality?

Answer 18

Refusing to get involved with military conflict

Question 19

What is non-combatancy?

Answer 19

Refusal to be involved in any military combat

Question 20

What is just war?

Answer 20

A war that Christian churches define as acceptable

Question 21

For capital punishment

Answer 21

Southern baptists- Old Testament ‘eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth’ so offers retribution
Cheaper than keeping them in prisons
Gets rid of worst criminals in society

Question 22

What is terrorism?

Answer 22

When groups you violence and threats to achieve their aims

Question 23

Punishment for crime

Answer 23

Prison sentence
Community service
Probation
Fine

Question 24

What is deterrence?

Answer 24

You give a serve crime to put people off from committing a crime

Question 25

What are the Christian aims of punishment?

Answer 25

'Love your enemies' 
Reconciliation 
Forgiveness 
'Love your neighbour' 
Second chances

Question 26

Causes of crime

Answer 26

Gangs
Drugs and alcohol
Unemployment

Question 27

When is it just to go to war?

Answer 27

a last resort
Results with peace
Must be a serious threat

Question 28

War affect does terrorism have on the community?

Answer 28

Makes people live in fear
Government worried about terrorism, so they restrict freedoms in an attempt to protect the public
Muslims also fear that they will be seen as the same terms as Muslim extremists

Question 29

What is nuclear deterrence?

Answer 29

Processing nuclear weapons can put enemies off from attacking