Religion, Peace, and Conflict Flashcards
(28 cards)
What is the sanctity of life?
It means that life is holy and god-given.
What are the three main causes of war?
- greed
- self defence
- retaliation
What is a pacifist?
A person that believes war and violence are unjustifiable.
Give an example of a pacifist organisation…
Quakers
What is a holy war?
A war between two religions, fighting for a religious cause or controlled by a religious leader for God.
What are the features of a holy war?
- authorised by a religious leader
- defend Christian faith against attack
- gain spiritual rewards if die in battle
What are the three preferred objectives of war?
- resources
- power
- land
What two things make war justifiable?
- freedom- a war to prevent loss of life
* self defence- protecting your country
What are nuclear weapons?
A weapon which uses nuclear energy and destroys vast areas of land, long lasting effects of radiation poisoning.
What is a chemical weapon?
A weapon that uses chemicals to poison and injure, burn or paralyse.
What is a biological weapon?
Living organism of infective material that can kill or injure.
What is unilateral disarmament?
One country gets rid of their nuclear weapons.
What is multilateral disarmament?
Multiple countries get rid of nuclear weapons.
What is nuclear proliferation?
Everyone has nuclear weapons.
What is the UK law regarding protest?
You are allowed to protest as long as it’s peaceful.
What is terrorism?
The unlawful use of violence on innocent civilians.
What are the causes of crime?
- drug or alcohol abuse
- greed
- mental instability
- jealousy
- poverty
- peer pressure
- love
- hate
What is criminal law?
Law that deals with acts of evil or threat, such as, murder or robbery.
What is civil law?
Law that deals with divorce or when someone sues someone else.
What are the three types of crime?
- crimes against the person (e.g. Murder)
- crimes against property (e.g. Vandalism)
- crimes against the state (e.g. Fraud)
What are some relevant commandments to crime?
- do not kill
- do not steal
- do not covet your neighbours possessions
- do not bear false witness
What are the 4 aims of punishment?
- protection
- reformation
- retribution
- deterrence
What are the long term effects of prison?
- no qualifications
- unemployment
- can’t see children
- marriage break up
- mental illness
What are the short effects of prison?
- no money
* excluded from education
