Peace and Conflict

• Conflict

  Dispute between sides, can be between individuals, groups or nations
• Forgiveness

  Letting go of blame against a person for wrongs they have done and moving on
• Holy War

  War that is believed to be santioned by God
• Justice

  Bringing fairness back to a situation
• Just War

  Set of rules for fighting a war in a way believd to be justified and acceptable to God
• Nuclear deterrence

  Having nuclear weapons with the aim of deterring/preventing other states attacking for fear of retaliation and nuclear war
• Nuclear Weapons/War


  A weapon of mass destruction which causes widespread damage and loss of life. Nuclear War would be a war fought using these weapons
• Pacifism

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

  Opposite of war, harmony between all in society
• Peace-making


  Working to bring about peace and reconcilliation
• Protest

  A statement or action to express disagreement; can be an organised event to demonstrate disagreement with a policy or political action
• Reconcilliation

  Restoring and Rebuilding broken down relationships after a disagreement
• Retaliation

  To pay someone back for their harmful actions
• Terrorism

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

  Those who are harmed during a war, those who were killed, injured or left homeless
• Violence

  Behaviour involving physical force which intends to hurt, kill or cause damage
• War

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

  Weapons which cause widespread, indiscriminate damage
• "Eye for an Eye" - Exodus
• "Do not commit murder" - Exodus
• "For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil" - Timothy
• "Human life is sacred" - Catechism
• "All who take the sword will die by the sword" - Matthew
• "Turn the other cheek" - Matthew
• "Declare a Holy War" - Joel
• "Blessed are the peacemakers" - Matthew
• "Love your enemies" - Luke
• "Everyone must obey the state authorities" - Romans
• "No difference between Jews and Gentiles, slaves and free people, men and women ; you are all one in union with Jesus Christ" - Galations
• "In prison and you visited me" - Matthew
• "Eye for an Eye makes the whole world blind" - Ghandi (Hindi not christian)
• "If you don't punish your children, you don't love them" - Proverbs
• "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us" - Lord's prayer
• Humanist


  Someone who believes that all people should be treated with respect and have opportunities to live life to the fullest whilst respecting the planet
• Three factors of a humanist

  • NON-RELIGIOUS (no belief in God or afterlife)
  • SECULAR (Don't believe religion should mix with politics and education)
  • SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE (for eachother and the planet)
• Atheist


  Someone who doesn't believe in GOd
• Agnostic

  Somebody who accepts we can't know if God is real or not
• Five features of a humanist approach to life

  1. One life and freedom to find happiness
  2. Human responsibility
  3. Using empathy and considering the impact of our actions
  4. Science to understand the natural world
  5. Human nature and potential
• Human nature and potential

  Belief in humans having natural origins like all other living things. If we use our evoloution's capacity we have potential to live good and happy lives :)
• Science to understand natural world

  Belief in the world as a natural place with no supernatural side. Science is the best way to answer questions about the universe