RE revision cards Crime and punishment

• Retribution - paying for their crimes; punished; criminals suffer.
• Deterrence - to frighten people from committing crimes (to deter)
• Reform - To change there lives; give them an education Ect.
• Protection - protect society from criminals that cannot/ will not reform

• Christians believe that God is a God of justice - will reward the good and punish those who are bad
• Bible says that people should be treated fairly/ to be ruled fairly (god)
• The bible shows that Jesus showed that people should be treated fairly E.g. the poor - ' treat others as you would want to be treated
• Christians are often invloved in working for justice E.g. Working for charities, working for poor people
• World councill of churches - should work for 'justice, peace and the integrity of creation'.

• The world should be ruled justly. and God will reward the good and punish the Bad. 
• The Qur'an says that God is just
• The Qur'an says that Muslims Should treat people fairly.
• Role as vice-gerents  - to treat people fairly
• The Shari'ah is based on justice for everyone and equal rights
• Mulims Work for a fairer world e.g. Muslims Aid works with the poor.

Against because it is seen as being un-

• Jesus came to reform / save sinners, a dead person cannot be reformed
• Jesus said 'an eye for an eye' and a 'tooth for tooth' is wrong
• All life is sacred, if abortion and euthanasia are wrong then so too is this
• Most christian churches have made staments commending it
• agree with non religious argument against capital punishment 

• the old testament gives the death penalty for some offences
• Catholic Church and Church of england have not canceled their statments that capital punishment can be used by the state
• Christian thinkers  like Aquinas said - Protection of society is more important than reforming the criminal
• Agree with the non religious views for 

Almost all agree with capital punishment because:

• Punishment is set down by God in the Qur'an
• The Qur'an and the Shari'ah state that death is the punishment for murder, adultery and denying islam.
• Muhammad (pbuh) agreed with capital punishment  and sentenced people to death
• Agree with the non-religious views agreeing

Some Muslims disagree basing there argument on the Non-religious views against the death penalty. other reasons:

• Recommended in thw Qur'an but is not compulsory
• The shari'ah says that murder victims faimlys can exept Blood money from the murderer, instead of his death.

All against Drugs as they are ilegal and they abuse the Body the Body is seen as God's temple.

Alcohol and tobacco - some believe that moderation is the correct approach:

• Jesus's first miracle - turn water into wine
• Paul said drink in moderation
• Jesus used bread and wine at the last supper - tradition to be continued
• Most Churhes use alcoholic wine communion services
• moderation is in the Catholic Church - catechism

All prohibited

• The Qur'an - ways in which Satan tries to keep people from God and prayer
• Muhammad said that every intoxicant is forbiden
• Muslim lawyers - Form of suicide you are harming your body, suicide is a great sin
• Muhammad said that they must not sell alcohol or have anything to do with it