Theme E: Religion, crime and punishment(part 1)
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- Created on: 11-05-18 00:30
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- Religion, Crime and the Causes of Crime
- Evil and Suffering
- examples of evil
- natural
- natural disasters
- moral
- murder
- theft
- hate crime
- natural
- can it ever be good to cause suffering?
- Evil and suffering in this life is a preparation for heaven. Evil and suffering give people a chance to become better people and improve their souls. They believe that God will reward them in heaven
- Bible says "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth", so corporal punishment is right and fair
- "Do not overcome evil with evil, but instead overcome evil with good"
- examples of evil
- Reasons for crime
- poverty and upbringing
- Jesus taught in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25: 36) that people who help those in prison will go to Heaven. .
- mental illness and addiction
- greed and hate
- ‘A thief male and female, cut off the hand of both’ Qur’an
- ‘I will punish transgressions with the rod’ Psalm 89
- Retribution - an aim of punishment; getting back at the person for what they have done
- opposition to and unjust law
- "I urge you to watch out for those who cause divisions"
- MLK
- He organised marches even though they were banned by the law
- He was protesting peacefully as to why there was segregation of black's and white's in America
- Famous for holding the Bus Boycott
- poverty and upbringing
- Different types of crime
- hate crimes
- "love thy neighbour"
- murder
- "Thou shalt not kill" (Exodus 21:13)
- theft
- "Thieves will not enter the kingdom of God"
- hate crimes
- Evil and Suffering
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