Religion, War and Peace Revision

Keywords:

War - A conflict often resulting in violence

Pacifism - The belief that all violence is wrong

Non-violence - The basis of the Ahimsa teaching and using methods that do not cause harm

Human rights - Something that everyone should be entitled to just for being human e.g. a right to education

Holy War - A war between religions

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) - Weapons that are massive and cannot be controlled once activated (e.g. - Nuclear Weapons, Biological Weapons or Chemical Weapons)

Faith into Action (what did/do these people do?)

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Camillo Torres
• The Quakers and concientous objectors
• The Red Cross
• Gandhi

War can be justified (teachings)

• "An eye for an eye" (this…