Religion, Peace And Conflict Flashcards
Why is forgiveness important to Buddhists after war ?
Because metta is taught to Buddhists as the right thing to do as its an unskillful action
What are some examples of good protests ?
Martin Luther king
Why do Buddhists also not like war ?
War can be a result of greed and greed is one of the three poisons
Why do Christian’s believe mass weapons of destruction are bad ?
God is the only one that has the right to end life
One of the Ten Commandments is “you shalt not murder”
Life is sacred
Why do Buddhists believe weapons of mass destruction are bad ?
Goes against first moral precept “abstain from taking life”
Can cause suffering
Whats the just war theory ?
The theory that war can happen under some respected conditions
What are some of the conditions of the war theory ?
- Needs to be a chance of success
- needs to be fought for a just cause
- must be last resort
- must be done with appropriate force
What do Buddhists believe about the just war theory ?
They disagree as they don’t believe in war itself
Whats holy war ?
War fought for a religious cause
What are some examples of religious war ?
Israelites and Palestinians
The crusades
Why may Christian’s believe the crusades is not a just reason for wa ?
Many from the crusades did not promote peace on gods name they stole and did bad things
What pacifism ?
When you refuse to take part in war
What do Buddhists believe about pacifism and why ?
They strongly promote it and they follow the first moral precept which says do not kill
