Religion, Peace And Conflict 2️⃣✅

Question 1

What is forgiveness?

Answer 1

Pardoning someone for wrong doing

Question 2

What is greed?

(in terms of war)

Answer 2

Going to war for resources such as land or natural resources such as oil

Question 3

What is holy war?

Answer 3

A war that is fought or religious reasons, usually backed by a religious leader

Question 4

What is just war?

Answer 4

A Christian theory that asks if a war is being fought justly e.g. following the 4 conditions/ reasons for war

Question 5

What is justice?

Answer 5

Bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law or Gods will

Question 6

What is a nuclear weapon?

Answer 6

A weapon using a nuclear reaction to cause massive ammounts of damage

Question 7

What is pacifism?

Answer 7

A belief that all forms of violence are wrong

Question 8

What is peace?

Answer 8

A state of happiness and harmony

Question 9

What is peace making?

Answer 9

Working towards bringing about and end to war and a state of peace

Question 10

What is a protest?

Answer 10

A public expression of dissaproval, often in a big group, can be peaceful or violent

Question 11

What are Quakers?

Answer 11

A Christian denomination who worship in silence and are well known pacifists

Question 12

What is reconcilliation?

Answer 12

Restoring freidnly relationships after a war or conflict

Question 13

What is retalliation?

Answer 13

Deliberately harming someone as a response to them harming you

Question 14

What is self-defence?

Answer 14

Protecting yourself or others from harm

Question 15

What is terrorism?

Answer 15

Using violence in order to further a political or religious message

Question 16

What are the 3 types of weapons of mass destruction?

Answer 16

• chemical warfare - toxins/ gas
• nuclear warfare - atomic bombs
• biological warfare - bacteria/ viruses

Question 17

What is the criteria for just war?

Answer 17

• Just cause - in self defence or to protect others
• Just intention - to promote good and defeat wrongdoing
• Last resort - only going to war if all other methods have failed first
• Proportional - excesssive force shouldnt be used and civilians must not be killed

Question 18

What are the reasons for war?

Answer 18

• greed - to gain land or natural resource
• self defence - to defend ones country against attack or protect allies
• retaliation - to fight against a country that has done something very wrong or attacked you

Question 19

What is a theocracy?

Answer 19

A country lead by god e.g. Iran

Question 20

What is a Buddhist view on pacifism?

Answer 20

Most if not all Buddhists would support pacifism with the 1st moral precept stating - refrain from taking life and one of their core teachings bing ahimsa - non violence

Question 21

What is a Christian view on pacifism?

Answer 21

Most christians would be pacifists as they follow by Jesus’ example, who was a pacifist himself, there are also multiple teaching such as Jesus’ golden rule - do unto others what you would have them to unto you and a teaching from the old testament that Chrisians must forgive 70 x 7 times

Question 22

What are 2 contrasting Christian views on Violence?

Answer 22

• and eye for an eye OT - retribution
• Jesus’ golden rule - forgiveness + forgive 7 x 70 times

Question 23

What is a Buddhist view on violence?

Answer 23

The first moral precept states that Buddhist must refrain from taking life. They also have a teaching called ahimsa - meaning non volence

Question 24

What is the mnuemonic for the just reasons for war?

Answer 24

CLIP
JUST Cause
JUST Last resort
JUST Intention
JUST Proportionality