Peace And Conflit Part 2 Flashcards
What does Amos tell us about justice?
Justice will always come and it will never end.
‘But let justice flow down like waters, and righteoues lik an ever flowing stream”
What is the criteria for a just war?
Started by propper authoritys
It muct have good intentions
There must be a reasonable chance of success
Must be to for a just cause (eg to protect people)
No WMD
Inncoent civillians shouldn’t be attacked
What are the 5 main reasons the Catholic churd disaprove of WMD?
They kill people
They cause massive enviromental damgae
They don’t discriminate between who they kill so innocent civillians are normally harmed
They create a lot of refugees
They can cause long term enviromental, social and economic effects.
What are christian views on righteous anger?
It is ok because it is justified
Eg Jesus in the temple
What are the main consequences of morden warfair?
Land damage
Increase in Refugees
Civillian casualties
Catholic views on terrorism?
Not acceptable
They harm inncocent people
It isn’t rigeous anger
Other peoples views on terrorism?
Not acceptable
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How has Pope Francis done to help bring peace resolutions into conflicts?
He prays for peace every week
Prays with the leaders of Palestine and Israel regualy to try and create peace
Give 2 example of wars started by religion?
Crusades
Spanish Armada
Have are the reasons why a war may start (non religious)?
To gain:
Land
Power
For revenge
What are 2 catholic charitys who help victims of war?
Give an example of what they do?
CAFOD
Red Cross
What does Mathew tell us about pacifism?
Peacemakers will be called “children of god”
God will always win over evil
4 views of a christian pasifist?
It is ALWAYS wrong it fight
Peace is ALWAYS better than violence
War causes destruction
War never solves problems
4 opposing views of pasafism
Force is sometimes necesary eg to enforce further peace
It is the duty of a country to deffend it’s people
A country which isn’t resdy to fight is seen as week and will get worse trade deals…
Sometimes negotiations for peace will fail
What are catholic views on torture?
It is against the law
It is moraly wrong
No one should do it
What are catholic views on radicalisation?
They respect other people faith but they try and stop it through education
What are catholic views on martyrdom?
They respect martyrs but terrorists can’t be martyrs
What does James say in the bible about bullying?
“No one has ever been able to tame the tounge, it is evil, incontrollable and full of desdly poisen. We use it to give thanks to the Lord and farther and to cure other people who are created in the likliness of God”
(No one has ever been able to control the tounge because it is evil)
Everything is fine as long as generaly you are good to God and Jesus and others
What has CAFOD done to help victems of war?
Helped countries by providing clean water, education…
What has Red Cross done to help victims of war?
In WW2 many members volenteered as ambulance drivers during the Battle of Britian
Many Red Cross priests ran services for British prisioners of War
State 2 charities working for peace?
Pax Christi
J and P commision (Justice and Peace)
What does Pax Christi do to prevent conflict?
They get involved in early stages of conflict to stop it.
They have also put pressure on the Vatican to stop support for “Just Wars”
How does J and P help prevent war?
They raise awarness for peacmaking and how wars deprives people of their rights and needs
They also campaign against nuclear weapons and the trade of weapons
How has the Quakers helped people?
Many volenteered as medics in WW1,2
They are a group of pacafists
