Religion, Crime and Punishment PAPER 2

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teachings in the bible warn against having any evil thoughts and ?

evil actions such as violence are considered to be ? and against god

many christians claim there is no such thing as an ? person, because god created people to be ?

but because of the ?
warn against having evil thoughts or intentions

evil actions are considered to be sinful and against god

no such thing as an evil person, because god created people to be good

but because of the original sin, humans have a tendency to do evil things ev
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buddhism doesn't speak of good and evil actions, but ? and ? actions

the principle of kamma teaches that ? behind an action is important

whether an action causes ? to someone, or agrees with the ? moral precepts, it can determine whether the action is s
but skilful and unskilful actions

intention behind an action is important

whether an action causes harm to someone, or agrees with the five moral precepts...
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name all the 7 reasons for crime
poverty
upbringing
mental illness
addiction
greed
hate
opposition to an unjust law
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christian views on poverty:
people should do what they can to make sure ? finds themselves of having to steal because of poverty

buddhist views on poverty:
contradicts the second moral precept
to abstain from taking something which is not freely ?
people should do what they can to make sure nobody finds themselves of having to steal because of poverty

abstain from taking something which is not freely given
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christian views on upbringing:
? should teach their children the right way to behave through their own ? and ?

buddhist views on upbringing:
people need supportive ? growing up in order to develop ? to others and learn how to behave ethically
parents should teach their children
through their own words and actions

supportive conditions growing up to develop sensitivity to others
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christian views on mental illness:
treating the causes of illness is the most ? way of dealing with people with mental illness

buddhists views on mental illness:
everyone sees ? in a distorted way which leads to people to inflict ? upon themselves and ot
treating the causes of illness is the most loving way

everyone sees reality in a distorted way which leads to people to inflict suffering upon themselves and others
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christian views on addiction:
for/against taking illegal drugs
support ? as a way of defeating addiction
for/against alcohol

buddhist views on addiction:
people on drugs lose awareness and are less ? to others
the fifth moral precept encourages buddhists
against taking illegal drugs
support rehabilitation
for alcohol

people on drugs are less sensitive to others
fifth moral precept encourages buddhists not to take drugs (including alcohol)
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christian views on greed:
the ? commandments forbid envy
and envy causes ?

buddhist views on greed:
acting out of greed is unskilful and leads to ?
the ten commandments forbid envy
envy causes greed

acting out of greed leads to suffering
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christian views on hate:
jesus taught christians to love everybody, including ?

buddhist views on hate:
one of the ? poisons
one of the main causes of ?
jesus taught christians to love everybody
including their enemies

one of the three poisons
one of the main causes of suffering
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christian views on opposition to unjust law:
some agree with this but only if no ? is involved and no one is ?

buddhist views on opposition to unjust law:
they might disobey a law that expresses ?
only if no violence is involved
and no one is harmed

disobey a law that expresses hatred or prejudice
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christians believe that offenders must be punished according to how ? their crime was

offenders have human rights so should not be given a punishment that is ?

offenders should be helped to become ? members of society so they don't ? crime
punished according to how serious their crime was

should not be given a punishment that is harmful

helped to become responsible members of society so they don't commit more crime
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buddhists does not favour punishment as its rooted in the idea of ? and causes ? to the offender

however they believe in ? for people who act unskilfully

buddhism also teaches that everyone can change, they believe in rehabilitation and ?
rooted in the idea of vengeance and causes suffering

believe in karma

believe in rehabilitation and reformation
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what are the three types of crime?
hate crime
theft
murder
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christian views on hate crime:
condemn hate crimes because god created humans to be ?
"love thy ?" means to show ? to everybody

buddhist views on hate crime:
hatred is one of the ? poisons
should aim to have ? instead
no ? for hatred
acting from hatred c
god created humans to be equal
"love thy neighbour" means to show compassion

hatred is one of the three poisons
should aim to have compassion instead
no justification for hatred
causes harm to themselves and others
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christian views on theft:
goes against ? commandments

buddhist views on theft:
breaks second moral precept to abstain taking from things that are not freely ?
strengthens habit of ?
expresses lack of ? for others
goes against ten commandments

abstain from taking things that are not freely given
strengthens habit of greed
expresses lack of respect for others
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christian views on murder:
only god has the ? to take life
goes against ? commandments

buddhist views on murder:
breaks first moral precept to not ? any living thing
inflicts ? on victim and their family and friends
only god has the right to take life
goes against ten commandments

not to harm any living thing
inflicts suffering on victim and their family and friends
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what are the three aims of punishment and what do they mean?
retribution: to get your own back on the offender
deterrence: to put people off committing crimes
reformation: to change someone's behaviour
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christian views on retribution:
"overcome evil with ?"
focus on less ? punishments
"eye for an ?, tooth for a ?"
should be punished, but not ?

buddhist views:
form of ? and is wrong
a person will suffer anyway because of ?
"we should not seek ?"
"overcome evil with good"
focus on less harmful punishments
"eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth"
should be punished, but not killed

form of violence and is wrong
a person will suffer anyway from kamma
"we should not seek revenge"
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christian views on deterrence:
don't support punishments that are excessively ?
oppose punishments in public as this could ? offenders, rather than treating them with respect

buddhist views:
may not work if people hold on to the ? poisons
important to pr
don't support punishment that is excessively harsh
public punishments could humiliate offenders

may not work if people hold onto the three poisons
protect society by imprisonment
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christian views on reformation:
works with individuals to ? their lives
should not replace punishment
but happen ? punishment

buddhist views:
recognise suffering, apologise, undertake corrective ?
criminals should be encouraged to change and become more
improve their lives
happen alongside punishment

undertake corrective action
encouraged to change and become more sensitive to others
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christians believe they have a ? to help those who are suffering
follow jesus who helped those suffering
should not ? others to suffer
should apologise and ? the damage they have caused to restore ?
suffering may strengthen a persons ?
duty to help those who are suffering
follow jesus who helped those suffering
should not cause others to suffer
repair the damage they have caused to restore relationships
suffering may strengthen a persons faith
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to overcome suffering and achieve ?
suffering is an ? part of life
aim to overcome suffering by ? its a part of life
then following the ? path
avoid causing suffering to others by
following the ? moral precept
remain in cycle of ? for suffering of others
overcome suffering and achieve enlightenment
inevitable part of life
accepting its a part of life
following the eightfold path
following the first moral precept
remain in cycle of samsara
eightfold path encourages right livelihood
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what are the 3 ways criminals are treated as punishment?
prison
corporal punishment
community service
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christian views on prison:
support them for more ? crimes
prisoners should be treated well/badly
involvement in activities and education
to help them reform

buddhist views:
should protect ? from criminals
provide time and space for ?
for more serious crimes
prisoners should be treated well
involvement in activities and education
to help them reform

protect society from criminals
provide time and space for rehabilitation
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christian views on corporal punishment:
doesn't ? the offender
harmful
doesn't show ? to offender

buddhist views:
expresses violence
encourages ? instead of reformation
does not solve ? of crime
doesn't reform the offender
harmful
doesn't show respect

expresses violence
encourages resentment instead of reformation
does not solve cause of crime
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christian views on community service:
allows offender to make up for what they have done ?
? them from committing future crime
makes them realise ? of their actions
no ? is done to the offender

buddhist views:
rehabilitates the criminal
offender sees ? o
make up for what they have done
deters them from committing future crimes
realises consequences of their actions
no harm is done

rehabilitates the criminal
offender sees impact of their actions
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jesus forgave those who crucified him
"father ? them, for they do not know what they are doing"

"not seven times, but seventy ? times" a person should be forgiven
there should be no ? to the amount of forgiveness they show to someone

god expects them to
forgave those who crucified him
"father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing"

"not seven times, but seventy seven times" a person should be forgiven
there should be no limit to the amount of forgiveness they show to someone

show forgiv
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for buddhists, forgiveness involves letting go of anger and ?
if people dont forgive they will ?
so should also forgive others for the sake of their own welfare
offender will still be punished because of ? (unskilful actions lead to suffering)
forgiveness
letting go of anger and resentment
if people dont forgive they will suffer
forgive others also for the sake of their own welfare
offender will be punished because of kamma (unskilful actions lead to suffering)
forgiveness can bring about reconciliation
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arguments against the death penalty:
chance of killing an ? person
little evidence that its an effective ?
its not right to take another persons ?
society can be protected by ? criminals instead of executing them
chance of killing an innocent person
little evidence that its an effective deterrent
not right to take another persons life
society protected by imprisoning criminals instead of executing them
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arguments for the death penalty:
victim feels ?
? for those who commit the worst crimes
victim feels safe
retribution for those who commit the worst crimes
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christian views on death penalty:
life is ?
only god can take it ?
offenders should be ? not executed
"whoever sheds human ?, by humans shall their ? be shed"
life is sacred
only god can take it away
offenders should be reformed not executed
"whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed"
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buddhist views on death penalty:
breaks first moral precept, to not harm any ? thing
does not allow possibility of ?
sense of revenge
not possible to relieve suffering of victim by making the offender ?
not harm any living thing
does not allow possibility of rehabilitation
sense of revenge
not possible to relieve suffering of victim by making the offender suffer
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buddhism doesn't speak of good and evil actions, but ? and ? actions

the principle of kamma teaches that ? behind an action is important

whether an action causes ? to someone, or agrees with the ? moral precepts, it can determine whether the action is s

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but skilful and unskilful actions

intention behind an action is important

whether an action causes harm to someone, or agrees with the five moral precepts...

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name all the 7 reasons for crime

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Card 4

Front

christian views on poverty:
people should do what they can to make sure ? finds themselves of having to steal because of poverty

buddhist views on poverty:
contradicts the second moral precept
to abstain from taking something which is not freely ?

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Card 5

Front

christian views on upbringing:
? should teach their children the right way to behave through their own ? and ?

buddhist views on upbringing:
people need supportive ? growing up in order to develop ? to others and learn how to behave ethically

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