Peace and Conflict
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- Peace and Conflict
- The United Nations
- An international body set up to promote world peace and cooperation.
- It helped Haiti to recover from their earthquake in 2010.
- Religious Organisations promoting world peace
- Examples
- Anglican Pacifist Fellowship
- Pax Christi
- Baptist Peace Fellowship
- Why try for world peace?
- By working for peace you are obeying Jesus's command 'To love one another'
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- Examples
- Why war?
- Patriotism-need to prove a point
- Political differences-political ideas between parties may cause conflict
- History-countries that have conflicts with each other in the past are likely to fight again.
- Protection-may need to fight back against corrupt political leaders or people who may be a threat to the society.
- Racial or Cultural differences
- Just war
- Christian attitudes to war
- Pacifism including Quakers.
- The Decalogue says "Thou shall not murder".
- The teaching 'Love your neighbour' can never mean killing.
- Jesus taught to love your enemies.
- The Sermon on the Mount teaches to turn the other cheek.
- Anglicans and Catholics
- Jesus helped the Roman Centurion soldier, he did not condemn him from fighting
- War may be needed to overcome evil
- Christians should work for peace and justice and if war is the only way in achieving this they must take part.
- Pacifism including Quakers.
- Muslim attitudes to war
- It must be in self defence or for the defence of Islam.
- It must be the last resort.
- Innocent people must not suffer and land and plants must not be harmed.
- It must stop when the enemy surrenders.
- It must be declared by a religious or spiritual authority.
- Teachings
- "Indeed Allah loves those who act justly" Qur'an 49:9
- "O mankind , indeed We have created you from male and female and made you people and tribes that you may know one another" Qur'an 49:13
- Christian attitudes to bullying
- Muslim attitudes to bullying
- Religious Conflicts in families
- The Causes?
- Choice of friends with different faiths.
- Choice of partner with different beliefs.
- Not wanting to attend worship
- Wanting to do things against the rules in their belief.
- Wanting to convert to another faith.
- How might causes of conflict result in arguments.
- Parents may feel their children don't respect them
- Parents may feel that they failed in the role of bringing their children up.
- Children may be forced into doing something against their will.
- Parents may fear that their children are sinning.
- The Causes?
- Christians and forgiveness and reconciliation
- Muslims and forgiveness and reconciliation
- The United Nations
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