Crime and punishment RS Flashcards
Deterrence
To put people off committing crime
Protection
Protect society from criminals and there actionsons
Reform
Punishment should change the criminals into better people
Retribution
Punishment should make the criminals pay for what they have done
Justice-Christians attitude
They do believe in justice and criminals should be treated justly, should reform sinners not be judgemental , they don’t believe in taking revenge instead we should forgive others like god does and we all all equal in gods eyes and Christians have duty to look after people and try to guide them what is right ‘for all have sinned and fall short in glory of god’
Quote to back Christians belief to justice /forgiveness
When peter ask My lord how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who has sinned against me 7times? Jesus replied I tell you not 7 times but 77 times!
Islam attitude towards justice
Criminals should be treated equal and given time to reform as Muslims do zakah which is giving money to charity making the poor equal so criminals should be equal! However in shariah law it dates that who ever steals should get there hands cut off!!, but they believe strongly in justice and they should treat people fairly and equally as allah and prophet Muhammad was forgiving
,stand up firmly for justice!’
Capital punishment Christian v for
‘Who ever sheds blood of man shall his blood be shed!’ The church also used death Penalty, Jesus NEVER said it was wrong and ‘a eye for a eye, tooth for tooth’ meaning a life for a life
Anyone who strikes person with. Fatal blow is to be put to death
Christian reason against capital punishment
Jesus reformed sins , so the criminals could change , if anyone slaps you in the right check turn to them on the other check also life is gift from god and shouldn’t be token always especially as it belongs to god therefore only god can take it away
Doesn’t allow you to be merciful ‘love your enemies’
Muslim Reson for the capital punishment
‘Take not life which god sacred except by way of justice and law this means murder is a wrong UNLESS used be law it is acceptable to use death Penalty
Prophet Muhammad sentenced people to death lastly shariah law states that punishment for murder and adultery is death
Muslim reason against capital punishment
Only Allah has the right to take life so death Penalty is playing god and commuting sin
Forgiveness-christian
Jesus died so sins could be forgiven! And Jesus told us to always forgive others by saying not 7 times but 77 times
Muslim attitude to forgiveness
Quran states we should forgive and Quran is direct word of Allah also on day of judgement god is meant to forgive people sins but how can he forgive if they don’t forgive others
Must be merciful so allah would do the same on day of judgement
Prophet Muhammad was also forgiving
