unit 5 Flashcards
bullying
The treatment of someone abusively, either verbally or physically, or threatening someone violently or through violent force to do something they don’t want to.
vengeance
the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else
slander
Ruining the reputation of another person by lying or spreading rumors. It is a sin against the eighth commandment.
legitimate defense
The teaching that limited violence is morally acceptable in protecting yourself and nation from an attack.
arms trade
sale of weapons within between countries.
arms race
Escalating international competition to accumulate ever great numbers of weapons and to develop better and more powerful war weapons.
peacemaking
a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight
violence
Any human action that causes harm to the life or dignity of another person.
shalom
used as salutation by Jews at meeting or parting, meaning “peace.”
apartheid
racing segregation
conscientious objection
Refusal to join the military to fight in war because of their moral or religious background.
spiral of violence
It is the tendency for violent acts to escalate as each party in a conflict responds to an injustice or an act of violence with a greater act of violence.
What are some examples of acts of violence?
bullying, belittling another person, calling another person a derogatory name, slandering another person etc…
What is the moral problem with weapons of mass destruction?
they affect military and civilian populations alike. it is impossible to limit their effect and they can kill innocent people. Therefore they do not meet the just war criteria and is banned by moral law
How does true peace happen? (by working at what?)
working at forgiveness, reconciliation, and peace, ; it is rooted in love, not hate
What can lead to true peace?
true eace requires building loving and just relationships among individual and societal groups
How can we stop the spiral of violence?
defend ourselves from an unjust attacker using minimal force and violence if necessary. other approach is through nonviolent conflict resolution and nonviolent resistance to evil
People who practice nonviolent love of their enemies do what?
place all their trust in God, not in themselves
What are the goals of the Christian Peacemaking Teams organization? (4 things)
- reduce violence by befriending local people 2. being in solidarity with them 3. praying for peace 4. and witnessing to nonviolent love and reconciliation
What is the driving motive behind the vast majority of the arms trade?
profit
Which principle of the just war theory states that the overall destruction expected from the use of force must be outweighed by the good to be achieved?
the proportionality principle
Why is the Catholic Church opposed to the use of antipersonnel land mines?
because they do not discriminate who they kill and they are not recovered after war so innocent people die. want to keep war civilian casualties down
who is associated with nonviolent resistance?
christian peacemaking teams
who is associated with the spiral of violence?
used by Brazilian archbishop Dom Hélder Camara
who said “If you want peace, work for justice.”?
Pope Paul VI