🪖🕊️peace and conflict🕊️🪖 Flashcards
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wdefine ‘war’
fighting between nations/groups to resolve issues between them
define ‘peace’
an absence of conflict, which leads to happiness and peace
define ‘justice’
bringing about what is right and fair; making up for a wrong
define ‘forgiveness’
showing mercy to someone; making up for a wrong
define ‘reconciliation’
restoring relationships after conflict; a sacrament (in RC church)
what is one christian quote that is against violence?
do not kill
what is one christian quote that is for violence?
life for life, eye for eye
what is one muslim quote that is against violence?
do not kill each other
what is one Muslim quote that is for violence?
fight in gods cause against those who fight you
list all of the reasons for a just war
proper authority
just reason
establish good
reasonable chance of success
last resort
sufficient force
civilians spared
what does proper authority mean?
context: just war
war should be declared by a proper authority
what does just reason mean?
context: just war
the war must be started for a just reason
what does establish good?
context: just war
the war must be fought to achieve good which outweighs it’s own evil
what does reasonable chance of success mean?
context: just war
it should be feasible to win the war
what does last resort mean?
context: just war
the war must be used only as a last resort
what does sufficient force mean?
context: just war
the amount of force that you use must be proportional and fair
what does civilians spared mean?
context: just war
no civilians should be targeted or deliberately harmed
what is lesser jihad
lesser jihad is the outward struggle to defend one’s faith, family and country from threat
list the criteria of lesser jihad
must be a last resort
must be in self defence
must be started by a religious leader
must be for a just cause
must not harm civillians or land
must not force conversion to islam
PoW must be treated humanely
how many people died in hiroshima nad nagasaki
600,000
when was hiroshima and nagasaki
6th and 9th of august 1945
what was hisroshima and nagasaki
when the usa dropped nuclear bombs on the two cities hoping to end WW2
define nuclear weapons
weapons that work by a nuclear reaction; they destroy huge areas and kill lots of people
define weapons of mass destruction
weapoons that can kill large numbers of people and/or cause great damage
