Religion, peace and conflict Flashcards
quakers belif in war
pastifists. belive war is wrong and work to perevent it
peace
may be hard to achive after a war beacuse of the insablity and resnetment
C+M find inner peace and tranquility through prayer and mediditation
reconsiliciation
a concuose effet to rebuild relationship with someone who has been damaged through conflict
justice
if more priviliage parts of the world are seen to be the cause of injustice and conflict may result
forgivness
C are taught to forgive others that wish to be forgiven
bothe belive that god offers forgiven to those who ask
violence and protests
chrostain pastor dr martin luther king practiced peasful protestnts
reasons for war
greed
sef defence
retaliation
bible warns agianst greed
love of moneyis the root of all kinds of evil
jesus taught that retaliatuion is wrong
if anyoen slaps you on the right cheeck turn to them the other cheek also
christain belif about wepons of mass destruction
only fgod has the power to end life
WoMD kill innocnet people
YOU SHALL NOT MURDER
some see the possesion of WMD as a detrent to maintain peace and prevent attack
muslims belifs about weapons of mass desruction
god created all life on earth and muslims have a duty o care and preserve it
DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR DESRTUCTION WITH YOUR OWN HANDS
some see the possesion of WMD as a detrent to maintain peace and prevent attack
conditions for a just war
C - just Cause
L - Last resoret
I - right Intentions
P - Proportionality
S - resonable chance of Sucsess
mjslims attitudes ro condict war
first calhph abu bakr rules
muslim armys must no harm inccent living things
-dead bodys must not be mutilated
holy war
for both must
-be autherised by a religous leader of great athouriy
-only to be fouaght to defend faith
exmaple of holy war
the crusades both belived god was on there side
the old testemant where od helped the jews ti win the battle and settle in the prosmise land