Theme E: Crime and Punishment
Cards (24)
- Causes of Crime:"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established" Romans 13:1 (Christianity)
- Causes of Crime:"Competing for more distracts you until you go into the grave" Qur'an 102:1-2 (Islam)
- Attitudes to Law Breakers:"There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" Galatians 3:28 (Christianity)
- Attitudes to Law Breakers:"For I was in prison and you came to visit me" Matthew 25:36 (Christianity)
- Aims of Punishment:"life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth" Bible (Christianity)
- Aims of Punishment:"Cut off the hand of thieves, whether they are man or woman, as punishment for what they have done - a deterrent from God" Qur'an 5:38 (Islam)
- Suffering:"Love thy neighbour" Matthew 22:39 (Christianity)
- Suffering:"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink" Matthew 25:35-37 (Christianity)
- Suffering:"Be compassionate towards the destitute" Hadith (Islam)
- Treatment of Criminals:"He who spared the rod, hates their children" Proverbs 13:24 (Christianity)
- Treatment of Criminals:"Treat others how you would like to be treated" Luke 6:31 (Christianity)
- Treatment of Criminals:"Cut off the hands of thieves, whether they are man or woman" Qur'an 5:38 (Islam)
- Forgiveness:"Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us" The Lord's Prayer (Christianity)
- Forgiveness:"Let them pardon and forgive. Do you not wish that God should forgive you? God is most forgiving and merciful" Qur'an (Islam)
- Forgiveness:"Pardon each other's faults and God will grant you honour" Hadith (Islam)
- Capital Punishment:"Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall their blood be shed" Genesis 9:6 (Christianity)
- Capital Punishment:"God commands justice" Qur'an 16:90 (Islam)
- Capital punishment:"You shall not murder" Bible (Christianity)
- Aims of punishment:"Do not take revenge ... but leave room for God's wrath for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord" Bible (Christianity)
- Aims of punishment:"We prescribed for them a life for a life, an eye for an eye" Quran (Islam)
- Suffering:"We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope" Bible (Christianity)
- Suffering:"You are sure to be tested through your possessions and persons; you are sure to hear much that is hurtful ... If you are steadfast and mindful of God, that is the best course" Quran (Islam)
- Forgiveness:"I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times" - Bible (Christianity)
- Aims of punishment:"But if the culprit is pardoned by his aggrieved brother, this shall be adhered to fairly, and the culprit shall pay what is due in a good way" Quran (Islam)