Peace and Conflict
- Created by: zmathyr
- Created on: 07-01-17 16:11
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- Religion: Peace and Conflict
- Violence
- Christianity
- Allowed to protest, like Martin Luther King Jr., to achieve what is right is acceptable, provided violence is not used
- Most Christians consider terrorist acts of violence to be wrong
- Islam
- Terrorism
- 9/11
- Muslim leaders have said that Islam is a religion of peace and that violence does not represent the essence of Muhammad’s religion
- Members of Muslim communities fear that they will be seen in the same terms as radical militant Islamists, causing greater divisions in society
- 9/11
- Terrorism
- Christianity
- The Just War Theory
- Ideas associated with St Thomas Aquinas
- A war is just if:
- Cause of war is just
- Example: To remove a form of injustice
- If fought in attempt to restore peace
- Begun as a last resort
- Must avoid killing civilians
- Cause of war is just
- Many Christians believe that although fighting a war is acceptable, it's much better if there is no war, just or not
- Pacifism
- Christianity
- Islam
- Do not believe in pacifism or the idea of "Turn the other cheek"
- Jihad
- Greater Jihad
- Make yourself a good leader
- Lesser Jihad
- Struggle with others through war
- Believe they should fight in a just war because
- Muhammad fought in wars
- Muhammad said that Muslims must fight in just wars
- If a Muslims dies in a just war, then they go straight to heaven
- Greater Jihad
- Forgiveness
- Christianity
- Christians believe in this because
- Jesus died to bring about forgiveness of man's sins and to reconcile humans with God
- God forgives those that ask, so should we
- St Paul said Christians should try to live in peace with each other, these concepts will help that to happen
- All Churches teach Christians that they should follow these ideas
- Believe forgiveness is important for living peacefully
- Once the wrong is righted, forgiveness should follow
- If not forgiven, it is likely that problems will occur.
- Christians believe in this because
- Islam
- Muslims should follow this because
- God is compassionatto sinners, and so they should be
- Qur'an tells Muslims to forgive
- They should obey the Qur'an because it is the word of God
- Hadith shows him forgiving people and reconciling after battles
- Can only ask God for forgiveness if you have been so on Earth
- Should not forgive those that work against Islam
- Muslims should follow this because
- Christianity
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Christianity
- Believe that the use of weapons of mass destruction is counter to the teachings of Jesus, who was a pacifist
- "If there is a serious injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth..." Exodus 21:23-24
- Why a Christian would think it's wrong
- Damages the environment
- "Love your enemy"
- Islam
- Muslims strive for peace and believe life is sacred
- Their destructive effects are not in keeping with the principles of lesser jihad
- Christianity
- Violence
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