Theme B Flashcards
What does the bible say corrupted human nature?
- humans rejecting gods rules
- their disobedience brought sin
What did sin bring feelings of? What does it lead to?
- anger
- violence and bullying
What did Jesus teach about seeds of bitterness, anger and jealousy?
- they need to be controlled, as they may lead to violence and murder
Who were cain and Abel?
- two brothers
Who was Cain jealous of?
- his brother Abel
What did god say to Cain?
- ‘sin is lurking at the door…you must master it’
What did Cain’s angry thoughts lead to?
- violence
What did Cain then plot to do?
- kill his brother out in the field
What does the bible say Cain did?
- ‘Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him’
After Cain killed his brother Abel, what did god say to him?
- ‘your brothers blood is crying out to me from the ground’
Bullying is a destructive form of what?
- violence
What is forgiveness?
- showing grace and mercy, and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong
What is a central message in Jesus’ teachings?
- the importance of forgiveness
What must people do if they want the forgiveness of god?
- forgive others
What did Jesus teach about reconciliation?
- it is important and should take place before giving an offering to god
What is reconciliation?
- restoring of harmony after relationships have broken down
In what biblical chapter does Jesus emphasise the importance of reconciliation? How does he emphasise the importance of reconciliation?
- Mathew
- by saying that if you are bringing a gift to god but have a problem with someone, you need to sort it out first
Reconciliation provides opurtunitites to what?
- learn from the past
- to live with out fear
What is justice?
- bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law, or making up for a wrong that as been committed
What do Christian’s believe establishing justice helps?
- helps to spread God’s kingdom on earth
What is righteous anger?
- anger against injustice
What type of protests do Christian’s support and not support?
- support peaceful protests
- don’t support violent protests
What does the catholic church teach gods desire is?
- for everyone to be treated fairly
What can injustice cause people?
- to lose their sense of self-worth and self- respect
Why do many christian’s belive righteous anger is acceptable?
- because it can be controlled and channeled into positive action, which can improve a situation
Why do some people partake in violent protests?
- they belive it’s the only way to get the government to take notice and end injustice
What does the New Testamnet contain about violence?
- it contains teachings that suggest a limited use of violence is acceptable
What is the criteria for a just war?
- last resort
- must be a just cause
- must be a reasonable chance of bringing lasting peace
- must be declared by a legitimate authority
- weapons used must not be too destructive
What catholic teaching shows the conditions for a just war?
- the catechism of the catholic chruch
What are some opposing views to the just war theory?
- it is much better if war can be avoided by working together to avoid conflict
- it’s dangerous as it could be used to defend the concept of war
What does the catholic church oppose?
- nuclear war
- the use of weapons of mass destruction
The catholic church belive that nuclear weapons are completely what?
- indiscriminate and have long term effects
The catholic church belive that nuclear weapons destroy any chance of what? Why?
- any chance of success to follow
- because they are disproportionate
How big is the possibility of success when using WMD’s?
- small
What does possession of WMD’s increase?
- tension and fear
Catholics belive that rather than spending millions of WMD’s, governments should spend money on what?
- improving people’s lives
Why do some Catholics belive that it is right for Britain to have nuclear weapons?
- they are important for self defence
- they deter aggresssive attacks from other countrues
What can modern wars cause?
- refugee crises as thousands flee their homes
Why are WMD’s bad for the environment?
- they can contaminate the environment for generations
War in the twenty first february usually results in more…deaths than…deaths
- civilian
- military
What does the catholic church belive about how refugees should be treated?
- welcomed and protected by all countries
What does the catholic church teach about how civilians should be treated?
- they should be protected
What’s pacifism?
- the belief that war and violence are unjustifiable and that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means.
What does the catholic church teach about pacifism?
- every country has the right to protect itself, but emphasises the need to use non-violent approaches to resolve conflicts
Pope Francis said that force may be necessary when?
- in self defence or to protect the weak
What are some pacifist beliefs?
- war never solves problems
- peace is better than violence
What’s holy war?
- war that is approved by a religious leader with great authority
Those who take part in holy war will gain what?
- spiritual rewards
What’s an example of Holy war?
- the Crusades
Why did Christians fight in the crusades?
- they believed if they died in war they would go straight to heaven
What does CAFOD do to help victims of war?
- they have set up orphanages in the past and rehabilitation programmes
What did Pope Frnacjs die in 2014 to raise funds for children in need affected by war?
- organised a football match in Romes olympic stadium
What is terrorism?
- the use of unlawful violence against usually innocent civilians
Why does the bible not support terrorism?
- it goes against the state of peace that God wants for all people
What does the catholic church oppose in any situation?
- the use of terror
What did Paul teach about terrorism?
- everyone should obey the ajthoriteus as they have been put in charge by god
Who are some terrorists motivated by?
- their religion
What do some people say terrorsitd have?
- a distorted and innacurat view of the world
Is the catholic church opposed to torture?
- yea
What does the catholic church urge people to reject? Why?
- radicalisation
- it can lead to terrorism and encourages tension in the world
What is radicalisation?
- adopting extreme views
What’s a Martyr?
- christian’s who have been persecuted and put to death for refusing to give up their beliefs
What is a christian martyr?
- someone who is ready to suffer violence or to be killed for christ
Why should christian’s help solve conflicts?
- the end to war will be a sign of Gods kingdom having come on earth
What are all catholics encouraged to do?
- help with peacemaking within their family and the local community
