1 - Just War

• Christianity Rules

  • Legitimate Authority (government/ruler/UN)
  • Just Cause (self defence)
  • Just Aim (Bring about good)
  • Last Resort
  • Minimum Force
• Jihad - To struggle against evil
• Greater Jihad - Personal battle against temptation in your own life
• Lesser Jihad - The military struggle to defend islam
• Islam

  • Islam is a religion of peace
  • Qur'an teaches sometimes war is necessary to conquer evil defend Islam
  • Jihad is the struggle against evil and lesser jihad is military struggle
  • Jihad is considered by many Muslims to be a 6th pillar of Islam
• Islam Rules

  • Self Defence
  • Last Resort
  • Religious Leader
  • Just Aim
  • Minimum Force
  • Conversion
  • Heaven
• Just War - A war that is fought to protect the innocent and to restore justice and peace
• Christianity Just War -

  • Christianity is a religion of peace
  • Christians think sometimes war may be necessary to stop great evil happening
  • Many Christians (but not all) believe there is such a thing as Just War