For Christians, where does the idea of justice come from?
A belief that all people are created in the image of God and should therefore be treated with dignity and respect
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What do some Christians relate the idea of justice to?
The idea of love in action, making sure all are cared for and protected.
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Complete the sentence: Christians believe that justice is an important....
Quality in a society.
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What do some Christians see Jesus' emphasis on on not personally seeking revenge as?
A command to individuals not to whole communities.
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What did Paul in Romans 13:1-6 talk about?
The important role of government upholding the rule of law, which Christians should support.
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What do Christians believe about the quality of the human justice?
That however good it is, it will not be of the same quality as that which God will demonstrate at final judgement, when all people will be judged.
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What five reasons explain why criminals are punished.
Deterrence, Reformation, Vindication, Protection and Revenge.
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What is vindication?
Punishing to uphold the idea of the law
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What is reformation?
Punishing as a way to improve someone
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What do Christians believe should happen to criminals?
They should be punished for their crimes but it is also important they are treated appropriately and fairly.
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Give an example of a Quaker involved in prison reform.
Elizabeth Fry
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What have/are some Christians (e.g. Elizabeth Fry) been actively involved in?
Improving prisons so that prisoners have access to good food, eduction and were being treated well.
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What have some Christians been involved in because of Jesus' parable the Sheep and the Goats? Why?
Prison visiting and helping to run religious services in jails as the parable explicitly mentions prisoners as one group that the followers of Jesus should be concerned about.
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What are some Christians worried about?
That the rights of the victims of crime and their needs are not always met.
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What do some people believe murder should be punished by? What is this known as?
Not a prison sentence but by execution - this is known as capital punishment
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What are Christians divided over?
Whether capital punishment should be used
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Where is capital punishment banned? Where isn't it?
It is banned in the European Union, but practised in may countries such as some states in the USA
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Why do some Christians believe capital punishment is right?
Because they believe the crime of murder, or taking away a life, is a violation of the will of God, who alone should take life. Therefore they believe that it needs the ultimate punishment.
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Why do some Christians believe capital punishment is wrong?
Its impossible 2 have a completely foolproof conviction&2 execute some1s unfair as its not guaranteed justices done.They refer 2 principles of love your neighbour&enemy which Jesus taught-they believe it's not possible to reconcile with execution
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What have some Christians been actively involved in the campaign to stop?
Capital Punishment
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Talk about someone who's actively involved in the campaign to stop capital punishment.
Sisten Helen Prejean-an American nun who's dedicated her life 2 caring 4 people on Death Row.Her life's dramatised in the film,Dead Man Walking-which showed some of the dilemmas she faced while standing up 4 the rights&dignity of those about 2 die
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What does the use of capital punishment require? Why would this be unacceptable for many Christians?
Society to employ someone as an executioner-An unacceptable job as it would inevitably involve the taking of a life. They say that God alone should be the judge and that for a human to have the power to take a life's a violation of the created order
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