Theme D: Religion, Peace And Conflict Flashcards
christian pacifism quotes/ against violence
‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God’
‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’
‘love thy neighbour’
Christian quotes for violence
‘An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth’
‘Turn your ploughshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears’
‘If anyone slaps you on the right check, turn to them the other cheek also’
‘trained my hands for war and my fingers for battle’
Christian quotes against violence
‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’
‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God’
‘The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence’
‘whoever draws the sword dies by the sword’
Muslim quotes for violence
‘Fight in the cause of Allah, those who fight you, but do not transgress, for Allah does not like transgressors’
‘There is a cause to act against those who oppress people’
‘if you have to respond to an attack, make your response proportionate’
Muslim quotes against violence
‘Do not take life, which God has made forbidden’
‘Whoever kills a man, it is as if he has killed all of mankind’
‘do not kill each other, god is the most merciful’
Muslim response to victims of war
Muslim Aid- built an orphanage in Turkey and provided a home for children who lost their parents in war
provide emotional support, home, healthcare
Muslim teachings about helping others
Zakat- 2.5% of allowance to charity
‘Whoever saves a man, it is as if he has saved all of mankind’
Christian response to victims of war
Caritas- Christian charity that helped victims of war, gave them water, food, shelter
christian aid- aims to end poverty
establish basic human rights
Christian teachings on helping others
The Good Samaritan
Parable of the sheep and goats
‘Love your neighbour as thyself’
Reasons to go to war
To achieve peace, justice, reconciliation,
self-defence
retaliation
Holy war
War fought for religious causes - E.g the crusades
Just war theory/ Jihad
Fought for a just cause- E.g restoring peace
Fought by a legitimate authority
Don’t kill civilians
Force must be proportional
Equal chance of success on both sides
Intention of restoring peace
Fought as a last resort
Weapons of mass destruction
Weapons that kill a large number of people
Chemical weapons
Weapons that use chemicals to poison humans and destroy the environment
Biological weapons
Living organisms that cause disease and death
define retaliation
harming someone as a response to them harming you
define reconciliation
restoring a relationship after it has broken down
define protest
a public expression of disapproval
can be peaceful or violent
define riot
a violent disturbance of peace
define terrorism
the illegal use of violence to harm civillians
muslim quotes for pacifism/ against violence
‘Whoever saves a man, it is as if he has saved all of mankind’ (muslim)
consequences of war
PTSD
death and injuries
refugees
disease spread
homelessness
nuclear deterrence
owning nuclear weapons to prevent other countries from attacking
religious views for nuclear deterrence
prevents other countries from attacking- protects civilians
religious views against nuclear deterrence
they are violent- can harm civilians
risk of disaster
cause death- only God has control over life and death
‘god is the giver and taker of life’
define jihad- lesser and greater
lesser jihad- outward struggle to defend your faith
greater jihad- inward struggle against evil
muslim rules in war
women, children and old men must not be killed
animals only killed for food
fight without anger
dead bodies must not be mutilated
justify peaceful protests
police is informed before
nobody is harmed
how do religious believers respond to terrorism
-pray things get better
-help victims
-pray for victims
-forgive as that’s what God would want them to do
just war theory
thomas aquinas
1- just cause
2-legitimate authority
3-intend to restore peace
4-as a last resort
5-success on both sides
6- don’t kill civilians
7- proportional force
religion does cause war
fighting for different beliefs/ to protect your beliefs
believe other religions are harmful
religious extremists think they are helping their religion- interpreted as terrorism
believe in religious superiority
religion does not cause war
religion is peaceful
religion teaches kindness and forgiveness
violence is wrong
murder is wrong- goes against God
christian aid
aim to end poverty
establish human rights and justice in society
caritas
provide food and shelter for war victims
2015- helped syrian refugees
gave food, shelter, translators
muslim aid
2014- Beity orphanage
cared for refugee orphans in turkey
home, shelter, food, health
education, mental support
