GCSE Philosophy and Ethics - Religion, Peace and Justice
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- RE - Religion, Peace and Justice
- War
- Is wrong
- 'overcome good with evil'
- 'Nor will they train for war anymore'
- 'Those who live by the sword die by the sword'
- 'Turn the other cheek'
- God hates 'hands they shed in innocent blood'
- Is right
- 'Prepare for war'
- God orders Saul to go and kill the Amalekites (a tribe)
- Holy war is to defend religion
- 'Lord is a warrior'
- Jesus overturned tables in the temple (his only violent act
- Is wrong
- Violence
- conscientious objector - someone will only fight if they feel it is right
- Promote peace
- 'Turn away form evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it' 'blessed are the peacemakers'
- UN - stop countries fighting, clear landmines and soldiers can only fight in self defense. Pax Christi - Tries to stop arms Trade (US)
- Non-peaceful protesters
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer - involved in a plot to kill Hitler, but he wasn't going to kill him himself
- Father Camillo Torres - fought government for better conditions for the poor
- Peaceful protestors
- MLK - marches and speeches and protests, were all peaceful
- Oscar Romero - protested publicly and made radio programmes about fair treatment
- Justice
- Criminals
- God is the judge of people, not us
- Christians are taught to forgive and love their enemies, so should there be any prisons?
- Elizabeth Fry - changed prisons by making the conditions better and education them
- Jesus said 'Those without sin cast the first stone' shows that everyone has done something bad
- Social Injustice
- 'When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord and the Lord will pay you back
- God made us all so we are all equal
- Christians support the charities for the poor such as CAFOD, MENCAP, Christian Aid etc. as well as Amnesty international
- Aims of punishment
- Deterrence
- Retribution
- Protection
- Reformation
- Vindication
- Criminals
- Liberation Theology
- Follow Jesus' example, 'Spirit of the Lord is on me...He has sent me to...release the oppressed
- Originated in South America, Mexico by Catholics
- Oscar Romero and Camillo Torres joined, they campaigned for poor people
- War
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