reasons for war Flashcards
greed
-War has been used to gain land or territory or regain land lost
-used for countries to control resources and make countries richer and more powerful
greed christianity
-disagree, unacceptable cause of war
-‘For the love of money is the root of all evil’
-‘it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter
the kingdom of God’
greed islam
-disagree, unacceptable cause of war
-‘God does not like arrogant, boastful people, who are miserly’
retaliation
-retaliation is deliberately harming someone as a response of them
harming you
-wars are sometimes fought in retaliation against a country which
has done something wrong
retaliation christianity
-taught by Jesus not to retaliate
-however they find it difficult to follow teaching when it comes to war
-‘Do not repay anyone evil for evil’
-‘I tell you do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also’
retaliation islam
-retaliation should be measured
-torture is forbidden
-believe that God offers innumerable rewards for those
who choose reconciliation over retaliation
-‘if a person is patient and forgives, this is one of the greatest things’
self-defence
-considered to be morally acceptable as you are protecting the lives of the innocents that
live there
-resistance from the invaded country
self-defence chrsitianity
-Christians believe it is acceptable as long as all other ways of solving the problem have been attempted and failed
-‘Do to others what you would have them do to you’
-‘love thy neighbour’-preventing innocent loss of lives
self-defence islam
-Qur’an permits fighting in self-defence, as long as all other ways of solving the problem have been attempted
-‘Those who have been attacked are permitted to take up arms because they have been wronged’
non-religious reasons to support a war
-stop genocide
-defend allies, trust
-defend our country
-rid of corrupt governments
-to protect weaker countries
