Quotes Flashcards
Exodus 20 - Quote against murder
“You shall not murder” (6th commandment)
Joel 3 - Quote for God allowing use of violence within the context of wars
“Prepare for war!”
Jesus (Sermon on the Mount in New Testament) - Quote for peace over violence
“turn the other cheek”
Luke 17 - Quote for forgiveness
“If your brother sins, rebuke him. But if he repents, forgive him” Luke 17
Mark 12 - Quote against weapons of mass destruction
“Love thy neighbour”
Pope Francis - Quotes against WMDs
- “The use or possession of nuclear weapons is totally unjustifiable”
-“A belief in the sanctity of life is totally incompatible with the accumulation of weapons which threaten total annihilation”
Quaker church statement - Quote against WMDs for deterrence
“The supposed ‘deterrence’ of stored up nuclear weapons is a fallacy”
CC and Thomas Aquinas - quote justifying war
War can be the “lesser of two evils”
Quaker Church - quote against war
War “threatens the sanctity of all people”
Pope - Quote supporting non-violent protest
“For violence only begets violence”
Joshua 6 - A holy war: God instructing Joshua to save Jericho
“March around the city with all your armed men” Joshua 6
Mark 12 - Quote for supporting victims of war
“Love thy neighbour” Mark 12
Luke 10 - Parable for helping those in need
Parable of the Good Samaritan “you go then and do the same” -as the Samiritan Luke 10
Matthew 5:9 - Quote for absolute pacifism
“Blessed are the peacemakers”
Matthew 21 - story of Jesus in the temple: argument against absolute pacifism
“He overturned the tables”
