Peace And Conflict Flashcards
Forgiveness
Pardoning someone for something they have done wrong
Christan teaching on forgiveness
Forgiveness is a central message in jeus teachings and jeus practised himself
Strengths or forgiving
Hurt anger and wanting revenge is bad for your mental health
Forgiveness helps you heal
Being forgiven enables someone to put things right
Weaknesses of forgiving
Supperssing anger can lead to health problems
Only God can forgive infinite times
We cannot forgive a crime commited agains another person being to forgiving makes it more likely you will be hurt again
Reconciliation
Restoring harmaony after the breakdown of a relationship
Reconciliation brings
A stronger relationship
Appreciation and accpeptance of each over
Bullying
Even not physical can be destructive form of violence too
Violence in the bible
Christans believe that when God made the world everything was made perfect
Justice
Bringing about what is rigght and fair according to the law or making up for a wrong that has been commited
Righteous anger
Anger against an injustice some christians use the term to describe anger that they belive is acceptable
Christan belief on righteous anger
Righteous anger is controlled and used positively to change the situation it can also be easy to make mistakes
Positive on violent protesting
People belive that protest is good because the uk allows indaviduals and groups to peacefully protest in public
Negative on violent protesting
Is bad because its illegal and many people dony support it also they believe its ineffective
Justice
Fairness for all people
Injustice
Lack of justice
Examples of injustices
Poverty
Windrush scandal
Child labour
Sexism
Racism
Discrmination
Corruption
Genocide
Bullying
Pacifism
Is the belief that all war and violence is wrong
Pacifist beliefs
International disputes can and should be peacefully resolves and many to oppose the use of violence or even force in any circustance
Why reigious believers wouldnt fight
Jesus said
Turn the other cheek
Love your enimies and pray for those who persectue you
Those who live by the sword die by the sword
Turning the other cheek
They are willing to die but not to kill for thier beliefs . They refuse to be in combat roles
Weapons of mass destruction
Nuclear,boilogical and chemical weapons -able to cause widespred devastation and loss of life
Nuclear war
War which makes use of nuclear weapons which create a nuclear reaction. These weapons have violent explosive power and can devastate huge areas and kill large numbers of people
Chemical weapons
Toxic chemicals used with the intention to kiss or injure the enemy,using chemical weapons is banned under international war
Biological weapons
Weapons that use disease producing agents like bacteria, viruses and toxins against humans animals or plants causing disease or death
Why are catholics against WMD’s
Jeus that thou shall not murder and thou shall not kill.
Holy war
In acient times people believed that God was on their side and has them called to fight the enimies
Why would religious leader declare. War
To defend their religion or thier followers who are being persecuted in another country
Requirements of a holy war
Has a reloigois goal
A sprirtual reward contributions
Authorised by religious leader
Who were the crusades
Series of religious wars between christans and muslims started to secure control of holy sites concidered sacred by both holy groups
Crusades
Each series of a military expeditions made by europeans to the holy land in the 11th and 12th and 13th centuries
What does christanity islam and judaism have in common
Peace
Justice
Pilgramige
Loving god with all ones haert and soul
Radicalisation
The process by which people adapt increasingly extreme postition on religious social or political issues
Who is usually drawn to being radicalised
Tends to taeke place amoung younger people who feel rejected by society or religion
What do Catholic and british people think about radicalisation
Most people in britan oppoes radicalisation as they see as a threat to the unity and satbility of society, on mutual respect and undertsanding
Causes of radiclisation
Specifc groups of indaviduals who need to be stopped some are drawn to an extremist position
2 things that christans teach on radicalisation
Love thy neighbour and blesses are the peace maker
Martyr
Is someone who dies for thier faith
Martydom
Is a person becomes a martyr
Catholic views on suicide bombers
The ctholic church doesnt agree with suicide bomber that are martys
Why do some catholic churches agree with some martys
Martys that stay true to thier faith
Terrorism
The unlawful use of violence and intimadation against civilians in the pursuit of political aims
5 types of terrorism
Biological
Nuclear
Chemical
Explosive
Catholics beliefs on terrorism
Opposes any form of terrorism
British examples of terroism
2001 birmingham bombing by the real irish Republican Army
Causes to terrorism
Resistance to colonial rule , ethnic seperation,internal political factors
When and where did the Oklahoma bombing happen
Oklahoma city, United states April 19 1995
How many deaths occured form the Oklahoma bombing
168 people
Why did the Oklahoma happen
Mc Veigh and Nichols cited the federal govenment actions agianst the Branch Davidian compound int the 1993 waco siege
Was the Oklahoma city bombing successful
A total of 168 people were killed including 19 children and more than 500 people wre injured
Where did the 25th Febuary 1993 bombings happen
Warrrington, Cheshire, England
Why did the warrington bombing happen
Putting pressure on the uk government to withdraw from northern ireland
