Crime and Punishment

Question 1

Quotes for laws

Answer 1

Ten Commandments - ‘Do not steal’ and ‘do not kill’

5 moral precepts - ‘I abstain from taking life’ and ‘I abstain from taking what is not freely given’

Question 2

Christian views on the law

Answer 2

Saint Paul - ‘Submit to governing authorities’
Saint Paul - ‘Their is no authority except God’
In the bible it says in the book of Isiah - ‘Loose the chains of injustice’

Question 3

Martin Luther King

Answer 3

Martin Luther King organised marches although they were banned by the law

Question 4

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Answer 4

Helped Jews escape from Germany

Helped plot the assassination on Hitler

Question 5

Jesus

Answer 5

Broke the law (religious) on the Sabbath day by healing people

Question 6

Buddhist views

Answer 6

Buddhists believe in Karuna (compassion) which goes hand in hand with wisdom. If a law is unfair, particularly if it is causing suffering then they might use their wisdom and deliberately break the law and protest

Question 7

Thich Nhat Hanh

Answer 7

Broke the law by helping Vietnamese boat people escape