RE: Peace and Conflict Key teachings/Scriptures 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPeace and ConflictGCSEAQA Created by: Chinni008Created on: 09-12-18 13:34 Peace and Justice Isaiah 2:4 - God will bring peace and justice to the world in the future 1 of 12 Protest All religous promote peaceful protest not violent Martin Luther King Monk Ghosanda 2 of 12 Terrorism 'To inflame, to divide' - Tony Blair 'I shall respond to hatred with my ceaseless love' - Buddhism Promotes Hate - 3 Poisons Breaks Ahimsa and 10 commandments 'Love thy neighbor' 3 of 12 Reasons for War: Greed 'Love of money is the root of all evil' 'A greedy man stirs up strife' 3 poison 4 of 12 Reasons for War: Self Defence -Christianity WW2, UK defended itself Christians- self defence is acceptable if all other option tried first 'eye for an eye' 'Turn the other cheek' 'blessed are the peacemakers' 5 of 12 Reasons for War: Self Defence-Buddhism Killing never justified Develop Metta Thich Naht Hanh- wouldn't fight to ensure buddhism survived Dalai Lama instructed buddhists not to fight back when China invaded Tibet in 1959 Breaks Ahimsa 6 of 12 Just War Criteria Proper Authority Just Cause Reasonable Chance of Success Last Resort Beneficial Outcome Proportionality 7 of 12 Holy War Crusades- 11th and 14th Buddhist Monks supported War against China & Korea to ensure the survival of Buddhism - 20th Century 'All who live by the sword die by the sword' 8 of 12 Pacifism: Christianity Conscientious objector Just war theory - not pacifists 'Eye for an eye' - NP 'Love thy neighbor' - Protect allies - NP 'turn the other cheek' 'Blessed are the peacemakers' Quakers are pacifists- Friend's ambulance unit 'All who live by the sword, die by the sword' 9 of 12 Pacifism: Buddhism Ahimsa/ 1st precept - strongly promote pacifism 'Victor creates hostility, defeated dwells in sorrow' Thich Naht Hanh 10 of 12 Responses to victims of war Short Term aid e.g. food/medicine/shelter Long Term aid e.g. Support, Education, Employment, Legal Help Christian Aid Red Cross - 97 millon volunteers Karuna Trust- Prevents discrimination of dalit people 11 of 12 Nuclear War WW2 - some say ended war/some disaggree weapons mass destruction include biological and chemical Thou shall not murder/ Ahimsa- 1 st precept Sancity of life Buddhists believe its the hatred behind nuclear weapons that is dangerous 'For peace..not to remove nuclear weapons but the fear, anger and suspicion in us'- Thich Naht Hanh 12 of 12
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