Paper Two Revision Flashcards
Give a quotation about the just war theory.
All war is evil but a just war is the lesser of two evils. (Archbishop of York)
Give a quotation about greed
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. (1 Timothy)
What is social justice?
Social justice is the belief that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities.
Give a biblical quotation about sexual immorality.
Flee from sexual immorality (1 Corinthians)
Give a biblical quotation relevant to the nature of marriage.
God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful and increase in number. (Genesis 1:28)
What does a nuclear family consist of?
A couple and their children.
Give an example of a Christian denomination that believes war is always morally unacceptable.
The Quakers
Give two examples of Christian’s working for reconciliation.
1.The community of the cross of iron nails.
2. The Corrymeela community.
Give a Buddhist teaching against retaliation and it’s source
For not by hatred are hatreds ever quenched here, but they are quenched by nonhatred. (Dhammapada)
Give a quote from Jesus that argues against violence.
‘Put your sword back in place, for all who draw the sword, die by the sword. (Matthew 26:52)
Give a Christian teaching about peacemakers.
‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.’ (Matthew 5:9)
Give a biblical teaching about homosexuality.
Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable (Leviticus)
Give a moral precept that is relevant to theft.
The second moral precept: abstain from taking what is not freely given.
Give a quotation about/against womens rights from the Bible.
It is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church. (1 Corinthians)
Give a Buddhist teaching about forgiveness and it’s source.
Of those who wrap themselves up in their hatred it is not quenched. (Dhammapada) - this means that one must forgive others sins in order to cut out the root of hatred
