Religion, Peace, and Conflict

• Anti-war


  Attitude that war is wrong and should be protested/worked against
• Civil war


  Armed conflict between factions within the same country
• Conflict


  Dispute between sides, can be between individuals, groups or nations
• Conventional warfare


  War fought using 'ordinary' weapons, ie those covered/sanctioned by the Geneva Conventions
• Anti-war


  Attitude that (a) war is wrong and should be protested/worked against
• Civil war


  Armed conflict between factions within the same country
• Conflict


  Dispute between sides, can be between individuals, groups or nations
• Conventional warfare


  War fought using 'ordinary' weapons, ie those covered/sanctioned by the Geneva Conventions
• Forgiveness


  Letting go of blame against a person for wrongs they have done; moving on
• Genocide


  The killing of groups of/many people from a specific ethnic group, having targeted them for their ethnicity
• Guerrilla warfare


  Form of warfare in which a small group fights in a non-regular manner against a Government and its forces
• Holy War


  War sanctioned by God, used in Islam and Judaism; rules for such a war
• Humanitarian organisation


  For example, Red Cross/Crescent; organisation which works to alleviate the suffering of those made victims by war (or natural disaster)
• Justice


  Bringing fairness back to a situation
• Just War


  Set of rules for fighting a war in a way acceptable to God, used in Christianity
• Nuclear weapons/war


  A weapon of mass destruction; war fought using such a weapon (none so far in world history)
• Pacifism


  Belief that all violence is wrong, which then affects all behaviours
• Peace


  The opposite of war; harmony between all in society
• Protest


  Making known one's disagreement over something
• Reconciliation


  Making up between two groups/sides after disagreement
• Retaliation


  To pay someone back for their actions that have caused harm
• Terrorism


  Use of violence and threats to intimidate others, usually Government; used for political purposes to build fear in the ordinary population and so secure demands from Government
• War


  Armed conflict between two or more sides
• Weapons of mass destruction

  Weapons which are uncontrollable and cause indiscriminate damage, eg nuclear, chemical, biological