Peace and Conflict

Two Old Testament teachings on war

1) "Eye for Eye, tooth for tooth" sometimes taken to mean it is acceptable to return violence with violence. 2) Describes battles that Israelites fought in order to establish themselves in Promise Land, could be argued that this was necessary

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Two ways in which Jesus practiced forgiveness

1) Jesus asked God for forgiveness when he was being nailed to the cross. 2) After the resurrection, he forgave Peter for his denial of him.

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Two conditions for a just waar

1) Only a legitimate authority, such as government, can declare war. 2) War should only be declared if all other means of settling the dispute have been tried and have failed.

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Two reasons why the Catholic Church opposes nuclear war

1) The effects of these weapons are completely indiscriminate, innocent civilians are affected. 2) The cost of researching, building and maintaining WMD is so great that a considerable amount of a country's military budget has to be spent to them

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Two consequences of modern warfare

1) Civilian casualties 2) Environmental damage

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Two ways the crusades were seen as a holy war

1) Aiming to fight injustice 2) Were authorised by the Pope, God's representative on earth, so they must have been God's will

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Two ways in which Jesus was seen as pacifist

1) He taught that force should not be used. 2) He nearly always refused to allow violence to be used.

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Two ways in which the Pope tries to establish peace

1) Pope lead the crowd in the Vatican Square in prayer and asks them to pray for peace. 2) June 2014 Pope Francis organised a meeting of prayer between the presidents of Israel and Palestine

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Two New Testament teachings on peace

1) Paul reminds Christians that it is their duty to be at peace with one another. 2) The Bible teaches that living in harmony with one another will be a sure sign to all people that God is present in their lives.

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Two Ideas about violence in the Bible

1) Jesus said that anger and violence should nearly always be avoided. 2) Jesus taught that if the seeds of bitterness, anger and jealousy are not controlled from the start they will destroy relationships.

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Two Catholics teachings on reconciliation

1) Jesus taught that people have to be reconciled to each other before they can offer suitable praise to God. 2) Reconciliation leads to the peace that Jesus prayed for at the Last Supper

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Two features of a righteous anger

1) It is easily controlled and used positively to change a situation. 2) It can be effectively used to help create justice as it is direction against something that God would not agree with.

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Two Contrasting views in British society on the use of nuclear weapons

1) Some people argue these are necessary to deter aggressive attacks from other countries, and are important for effective self-defence. 2) Catholics says that just the possession of WMD by any country increases tension and fear.

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Two Christian views of pacifism

1) The Church strives for peace but does not preach radical pacifism. 2) Jesus is sometimes seen as a pacifist as he taught that force should not be used

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Two views on martyrdom

1) The Catholic Church always respects martyrs as they reject standards that are against the teachings of Jesus. 2) Catholics believe that Martyrs are what Jesus wanted as he said "take up their cross and follow me"

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Two features of non-violent resistance

1) When people want to make a stand against injustice without resorting to violence. 2) Many Christians think Jesus supported it as he said "love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you"

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Two ways working for peace is important to Catholics

1) Church asks all Catholics to be involved in peacemaking at a local level, within the family and the neighbourhood. 2) It is one of the kingdom values and therefore is peace is spread then so is the Kingdom of God

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Two ways working for peace is important to Catholics quote

"peace, however, is not merely a gift to be received: it is also a task to be undertaken" MESSAGE FOR THE WORLD DAY OF PEACE

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Two ways rejecting the use of torture is important to Catholics

1) It is a inhuman practice that denies the victim their basic human right. 2) It destroys the dignity of a person which God created for us.

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Two ways rejecting the use of torture is important to Catholics quote

"Torture... is contrary to respect for the person and for human dignity" COFCC

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Two ways protecting civilians is important to Catholics

1) Church believes that any person who is not directly involved in the fighting should not be attacked or threatened in any way. 2) The Church supports all efforts to bring about a peaceful solution to fighting, but helps non-combatans

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Two ways protecting civilians is important to Catholics quote

"We cannot insist too much on the duty of giving foreigners a hospitable reception"

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Two ways caring for refugees is important to Catholics

1) everyone is equal and therefore they should be welcomed and protected by all countries. 2) They have to flee due to a war which was not their fault and the Church oppose to war so wants to help refugees.

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Two ways caring for refugees is important to Catholics QUOTE

POPE FRANCIS "every sanctuary in Europe host a family"

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