Peace and Conflict Flashcards
Peace teaching
‘Blessed are the peacemakers’
Justice points
- human rights injustices = low QOL for God’s creation
- God created world to be fair for his children, share resources, fight injustices
When will Christians use violence
When peaceful methods haven’t worked
Story of Syria
- Assad wants to end democracy
- people protest peacefully
- criminals released = Isis
- Isis attack Syria + Assad
- Assad falls
Why do Isis Muslims want to purify world
‘The world will be ended by a Day of Judgment’ - some Muslims will get to Paradise
Why do Muslims want to fight Isis
‘Defend the oppressed men, women and children’ - duty to defend - King of Jordan
Example of Holy war
Crusades (1095-1291) - Christians fought in Palestine as they thought it was Holy land
Holy war points
- ‘governing authorities’ - go to war if Pope says so - rewarded by God
- Christians should go to war out of love, for peace
Who came up with Just War theory
St Thomas Aquinas
When was Pearl Harbour bombing
December 1941
Just War theory points
- self-defence
- aim for peace
- declared by proper authority
- chance of success
- all peaceful methods failed - last resort
Quote against greed
‘The love of money is the root of all evil’
Quote against retaliation
‘Do not repay evil with evil’
Quote FOR going to war, only self-defence
‘Greater love has no man than to lay down his life for his friends’
Argument FOR nuclear deterrence
Have them if they support peace
Forgiveness case
Eva Kor - Holocaust
Victims of war
- refugees
- child soldiers
Why help victims of war
- emulate God’s love
- care for children
- good samaritan
- agape
