Religion, Peace and Justice
- Created by: Carys Gerard
- Created on: 27-04-13 14:36
- Generally 'anti-war'
Just war
Peace is ultimate goal for human beings
Peace = lack of war, freedom from distress and disturbance => good will and faith
Proper authority: war must be declared by an elected government, president or monarch
Just cause: a war must be defensive, preventing damage, defending a friendly nation or innocent people, no excuse for an unjust goal
Last resort: all other ways of resolving conflict has been resolved first
Achievable aim: Reasonable chance of success
Proportionality: Harm caused by fighting : less than harm its trying to prevent, WMD violate this
Not just to target civilians
Military advantage gained from attack must outweigh harm caused to civilians
Pacificism
- War and violence are always wrong
- Violence goes against Jesus's teachings
- Quakers are always opposed to war
Law and Justice
Justice: one gets what they deserve, maintaining what's right, guilty are punished and innocent …
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