Religion, Peace and Justice
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- Religion, Peace and Justice
- 'Just War ' theory
- Developed by Thomas Aquinas
- 13th Century
- There must be a just cause
- To defend your people
- Minimum force should be used to limit unnecessary harm
- A group of rules to guide you on whether to go to war or not
- Developed by Thomas Aquinas
- violence and pacifism
- Quakers are usually Pacifists
- Quakers argue that agape is the most important thing-violence is never acceptable
- Pacifists are people who believe war and fighting is wrong no matter what the circumstances
- Jesus says 'blessed are the peacemakers'
- 'live by the sword die by the sword'
- 'turning of the tables'
- Quakers are usually Pacifists
- Justice and the aims of punishment
- 'there is no favouritism'
- Jesus told peter to forgive 'seventy times 7'
- aims of punishment are:
- Deterrence: to deter people from committing the same crime again
- Protection: to protect innocent people from harm
- Retribution: so society can see what had been done to punish the criminal
- Reformation : to give the criminal a chance to change
- 'Sanctity of Life'
- 'Just War ' theory
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