peace and conflict

• How is war defined in the study material?

  Fighting between nations to resolve issues
• What is often the intention behind fighting in wars?

  To create peace and happiness
• What do Christians and Muslims believe should follow after a war?

  Forgiveness and reconciliation
• What does Isaiah 2:4 say about nations and war?

  Nations will not train for war anymore
• What does the Lord's Prayer teach?

  Forgiveness
• What does the term 'Salam' mean?

  Peace or safety
• What does one of God's names signify in relation to justice?

  God is referred to as "Just"
• What does Qur'an 25:63 say about the servants of the Lord of Mercy?

  They reply with words of peace
• What is the right to protest considered in Great Britain?

  A fundamental democratic freedom
• What does UK law require for peaceful public protest marches?

  Police must be informed 6 days prior
• How is terrorism defined in relation to violent protest?

  A more serious form of violent protest
• Who used peaceful protests against unjust racist laws?

  1. Martin Luther King
• What does Romans 12:17-19 advise about living with others?

  Live at peace with everyone
• What does Qur'an 4:29-30 say about killing each other?

  God is merciful to you
• What are some reasons for war according to the study material?

  • Greed
  • Land acquisition or recovery
  • Control of resources
  • Self-defense
  • Retaliation
  • Defending values and beliefs
• What does 1 Timothy 6:10 say about money?

  It is the root of all kinds of evil
• What does Romans 12:17-19 advise against?

  Repaying evil for evil
• What does Matthew 5:39 advise when someone is slapped?

  Turn the other cheek
• What does Qur'an 4:36-37 say about arrogance?

  God does not like arrogant, boastful people
• What does Qur'an 22:39 say about those who have been attacked?

  They are permitted to take up arms
• What does Islamic law say about torture and mutilation?

  It is strictly forbidden
• What are nuclear weapons defined as?

  Weapons that work by a nuclear reaction
• What was the impact of the atom bombs on Hiroshima?

  Over 140,000 innocent deaths
• What are other types of weapons of mass destruction?

  • Chemical weapons: poison, burn, or paralyze
  • Biological weapons: cause disease or death
• Who has the right to end a life according to the study material?

  Only God
• What does Exodus 20:13 state?

  You shall not murder
• What does Exodus 21:24 say about justice?

  “An eye for an eye” cannot justify mass destruction
• What is the Muslim duty regarding life on earth?

  To care for and preserve all life
• What does Qur'an 2:195 advise about self-destruction?

  Do not contribute to your own destruction
• How is possession of nuclear weapons viewed by some Christians and Muslims?

  Sometimes justified as a deterrent
• What is a just war?

  A war meeting criteria for fairness
• Who developed the concept of a just war?

  Augustine and Aquinas
• What does the just war theory provide?

  Conditions for justifiable war and ethical rules
• What is lesser jihad?

  The outward struggle to defend faith
• What are the conditions for a just war according to Augustine and Aquinas?

  C = Just CAUSE

  L = LAST resort

  I = Right INTENTION

  P = PROPORTIONALITY

  P = Proper legal authority

  S = Reasonable chance of SUCCESS
• What must a war be fought by according to just war principles?

  By just means and appropriate force
• What rules did the first Caliph Abu Bakr devise for Muslims?

  Muslim armies must not harm innocents
• What does the Hadith say about the evil of war?

  It is swift and bitter
• What is a holy war?

  Fighting for a religious cause or God
• What must a holy war be authorized by?

  A religious leader with great authority