Peace and Conflict

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arisha begumj

Cards (9)

  • Reasons for war
    • history
    • economic advantages / greed
    • protection
    • self defence
    war causes more problem than it fixes
    YES = more tension, innocents are destroyed, expensive

    NO= prevents war from worsening, helps protect country, overthrow corrupt leaders
  • Weapons of mass destruction
    kill thousands at a time, M.A.D
    nucleur, biological and chemical weapons
    why?
    self defense, national security, lessens risk , deterrence,
  • HOLY WAR
    fighting for a religious cause
    can only occur if
    • religion is attacked
    • someone is not allowed to believe in their religion
    • to defend holy land
    eg the crusades
  • responces to victims of war
    show compassion
    give economic help, charities

    CHRISTIANITY
    " Do for others what you want them to do for you"
    set up organisations that provide food and shelter
    e.g Christian Aid, Caritas

    ISLAM
    " whoever saves one life, it as if they have saved the whole of humanity"
    Islamic relief, Muslim Aid
  • Pacifism
    the belief that all disputes should be settled peacefully.
    case study, desmond doss, refused to bear arms or kill during ww1, still managed to save 75 soilders
    why Christians believe,
    taught not to kill in 10 commandments
    forgive 77 times
    taught to follow way of jesus
    why muslims believe
    taught never to refuse peace
    taught to follow prophets
    " but if they incline towards peace, you must also incline towards peace"
    " blessed are the peace makers"
    " do everything possible to live at peace with everyone"
  • JUST WAR AND LESSER JIHAD
    just war, a war that meets internationally accepted criteria for fairness
    conditions
    • must be just cause
    • must be declared by correct authority
    • intention must be to defeat wrongdoings
    • must be last resort
    • must have reasonable chance of sucess
    • methods must be proportional
    lesser jihad, the outward struggle to defends one faith
    conditions
    • must be last resort
    • self defence
    • fruit bearing trees must not be harmed
    • cannot be used for personal gain
    • dead bodies must not be mutilated
  • PEACE AND CONFLICT QUOTES
    ISLAM
    " do not contribute to destruction"
    " fighting has been ordained for you, although it is hard for you"
    " permission to fight has been given to those who are being forught, because they were wronged"
    "and if they incline to peace, then you must incline towards"
    " god commands justice and prohibits wrongdoing"
    "be compassionate to those that suffer"
  • PEACE AND CONFLICT QUOTES
    Christianity
    " do everything possible to live at peace with each other "
    " those who draw by the sword, die by the sword"
    " Do not kill"
    " blessed are the peacemakers"
    " if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them to the other"
    " we also glory in our sufferings because we know suffering produces perseverance, character, and character hope"
  • "do not kill each other, for God is merciful to you, if any of you does these things , out of hosility and injustice, we shall make him suffer fire "