Peace And Conflict Flashcards
Garden of eden
God created a world that was very good (gen1:31) . It was a place of paradise but humans rejected gods rules which brought sin,to corrupt human nature, sin brought anger and violence
Story of Cain and Abel
(Genesis 4) cain got jealous of abel, God said to Cain ( sin is ourking at your door, you must master it) , Cains anger turned to violence so he plotted to kill him in a field. Cain killed his brother and god said “ your brothers blood is crying out to me from the ground”
Bullying definition
The deliberate intimidation of a person through words or physical action
What do bullying words do
It damages self esteem, causes fear, leaves a sense of powerlessness
Violence definition
Using actions that can threaten or harm others
Jesus talking about viokence
The seeds of bitterness ,anger and jealousy needs to be controlled , as they lead to violence and murder
Bible quote for the tongue
James 3 “ but no one can tame the tongue, a restless evil full of deadly poison”
Forgiveness definition
Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for their wrondoings
Reconcilliation definition
Restoring harmony to broken down relationships
Who supports reconcilation
Pope francis supports reconcilation and respect between religions
What does reconcilation bring
A more peacful futur, a stronger relationship, respect for other religions, opportunity to learn from the past
Justice definition
Bringing about what is right and fair , according ro las or making up for a wrindoing
What can justice do on earth
Establishing justide can helps spread god’s kingdom on earth
View on righteous anger
Righteous anger should be avoided whenever possible however is acceptable because it can be controlled and channeled to positive action, jesus used righteous anger in the temple (john 2)
Righteous anger definition
Anger against injustice
What can injustice cause
It causes people to lose their sense of self-worth and self-respect
Why is justice so important
God’s desire is for everyone to be treated fairly.Amos taught that creating Justice is more important worship is done properly
Reasons christians are agaianst violent protests
Most catholics agree with the uk law that it is legal to protest peacefully against injustice
May take part in a peacdul march to make a point
Violent protests are ineffective and damaging way to create chamge and mau result in loss of life
Reasons people are for violent protests
Some people will join others in protests which they accept may lead to violence if that is the only way to get government attention
Violent protests were supported by the suffragette movement to make a change
The church has previously took part in violent protest agaianst the government in 2015
Prophet Amos quote
Take away from me the noise of the songs, I will not listen to the melody or your harp but lt justice roll down like waters
Just war theory conditions
Just war criteria- it must be the last resort , having tried to solve the dispute, innocent civilians should not be attacked, only proportional force should be used( weapons not too destructive), it must be a just cause(self defense,
Catechism of the catholic church -“all other means of putting an end to it must have been shown impractical or ineffective”
Opinions in British society about just war
We can only support a war if it has met the just war conditions
The just war theory is dangerous as it defends the concepts of war
The army should only go to war when there is major power abuse or serious threat to british security
It is better if war can be avoided by working together
Bible quote supporting the just war
Jesus said” the one who has no sword must sell his cloak and buy ome” luke 22:36
Why did christians not fight in wars
The early christians did not believe they has the right to take someones lif but when christianity became the official religioj of roman empire, they either had the choice to fight or let the empire be overrun by invaders
Just war definition
A set of criteria that a war needs to meet before it can be justified, as war is sometimes neccessary
Bible quote against just war theory
Exodus 14:14 The Lord will fight for you; you have only to be still.
Catholic attitudes against nuclear war and WMD
They completely indiscriminate and have long term affect (kill everyone, young or old)
The effects are disproportionate to any success that follows
WMD has small sucess, as Pope benedict says “no victors,only victims”
The cost of research , maintaining and building these weapons prevents governments spending money to improve peoples lives
Possessing these weapons creates fear,tension , makes world less safe
Weapons of mass destruction definition
Weapons that kill large numbers of people
Chemical weapons
Use chemicals to harm and destroy natural environments