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Peace And Conflict Flashcards

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Garden of eden

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God created a world that was very good (gen1:31) . It was a place of paradise but humans rejected gods rules which brought sin,to corrupt human nature, sin brought anger and violence

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Story of Cain and Abel

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(Genesis 4) cain got jealous of abel, God said to Cain ( sin is ourking at your door, you must master it) , Cains anger turned to violence so he plotted to kill him in a field. Cain killed his brother and god said “ your brothers blood is crying out to me from the ground”

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Bullying definition

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The deliberate intimidation of a person through words or physical action

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What do bullying words do

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It damages self esteem, causes fear, leaves a sense of powerlessness

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Violence definition

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Using actions that can threaten or harm others

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Jesus talking about viokence

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The seeds of bitterness ,anger and jealousy needs to be controlled , as they lead to violence and murder

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Bible quote for the tongue

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James 3 “ but no one can tame the tongue, a restless evil full of deadly poison”

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Forgiveness definition

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Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for their wrondoings

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Reconcilliation definition

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Restoring harmony to broken down relationships

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Who supports reconcilation

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Pope francis supports reconcilation and respect between religions

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What does reconcilation bring

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A more peacful futur, a stronger relationship, respect for other religions, opportunity to learn from the past

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Justice definition

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Bringing about what is right and fair , according ro las or making up for a wrindoing

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What can justice do on earth

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Establishing justide can helps spread god’s kingdom on earth

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View on righteous anger

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Righteous anger should be avoided whenever possible however is acceptable because it can be controlled and channeled to positive action, jesus used righteous anger in the temple (john 2)

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Righteous anger definition

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Anger against injustice

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What can injustice cause

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It causes people to lose their sense of self-worth and self-respect

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Why is justice so important

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God’s desire is for everyone to be treated fairly.Amos taught that creating Justice is more important worship is done properly

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Reasons christians are agaianst violent protests

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Most catholics agree with the uk law that it is legal to protest peacefully against injustice

May take part in a peacdul march to make a point

Violent protests are ineffective and damaging way to create chamge and mau result in loss of life

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Reasons people are for violent protests

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Some people will join others in protests which they accept may lead to violence if that is the only way to get government attention

Violent protests were supported by the suffragette movement to make a change

The church has previously took part in violent protest agaianst the government in 2015

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Prophet Amos quote

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Take away from me the noise of the songs, I will not listen to the melody or your harp but lt justice roll down like waters

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Just war theory conditions

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Just war criteria- it must be the last resort , having tried to solve the dispute, innocent civilians should not be attacked, only proportional force should be used( weapons not too destructive), it must be a just cause(self defense,

Catechism of the catholic church -“all other means of putting an end to it must have been shown impractical or ineffective”

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Opinions in British society about just war

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We can only support a war if it has met the just war conditions

The just war theory is dangerous as it defends the concepts of war

The army should only go to war when there is major power abuse or serious threat to british security

It is better if war can be avoided by working together

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Bible quote supporting the just war

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Jesus said” the one who has no sword must sell his cloak and buy ome” luke 22:36

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Why did christians not fight in wars

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The early christians did not believe they has the right to take someones lif but when christianity became the official religioj of roman empire, they either had the choice to fight or let the empire be overrun by invaders

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Just war definition

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A set of criteria that a war needs to meet before it can be justified, as war is sometimes neccessary

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Bible quote against just war theory

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Exodus 14:14 The Lord will fight for you; you have only to be still.

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Catholic attitudes against nuclear war and WMD

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They completely indiscriminate and have long term affect (kill everyone, young or old)

The effects are disproportionate to any success that follows

WMD has small sucess, as Pope benedict says “no victors,only victims”

The cost of research , maintaining and building these weapons prevents governments spending money to improve peoples lives

Possessing these weapons creates fear,tension , makes world less safe

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Weapons of mass destruction definition

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Weapons that kill large numbers of people

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Chemical weapons

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Use chemicals to harm and destroy natural environments

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Nuclear weapon

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Use nuclear reactions to devastate huge areas

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Biological weapons

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These use living organisms to cause disease or death

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Pope john on WMD

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The warning of pope pius XII still rings in our ears “ nothing is lost by peace, everything is lost by war “

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Contrasting views on WMD

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Some people believe having these weapons deter other countrys from attacking, important for self defense as other countries have them,end wars quickly

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What does the catholic church teach about civilian casualties

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The catholic church teaches it is wrong for civilians to be attacked or threatened ,instead, they should be protected

The catechism of the catholic church states “non combatants , wounded soldiers and prisoners must be respected and treated humanely

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Refugee definition

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Many civilians are forced to flee the fighting because their homes have been destroyed or facd serious risk of death

They have to flee with few possesions and have difficulty finding somewhere save to live

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Catholic opinions on refugees

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Refugees should be welcomes and protected in all countries. They campaign for governments and individuals to help

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How to help refugees

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Many people are unable to take in refugees but can give money

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Pope francis quote on refugees

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“May every parish ,every religious community,every monastery,every sanctuary in Europe host a family,starting with my diocese in rome

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Contrasting views against refugees

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Britain doesn’t have enough resources to support refugees

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Holy war definition

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Fighting for a religious cause or god ,controlled by a religious leader

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Jesus wuote on use of violence in war

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Jesus taught the use for viokence was rarely justified

“You shall not murder, and whoever murders shall be liable to judgement”
Mathew 5

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Why was violence accepted in the old testament

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The Israelites fought to establish the promised land and defend the country. However they persucuted people for fighting for their survival

Exodus 21:24 “eye for eye,tooth for tooth”

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Why is violence not acceptable in the old testament

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God’s wish is for peace for all people , not for war

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An example of a holy war

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The thirty years war, the crusades

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What was the crusades

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It took place between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries, fought by cheistians who believed if they died they would go to heaven, aimed to free holy land from muslim turks,authorised by popes who believed it was gods will

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Who needs to approve a holy war

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A religious leader such as the pope

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The purpose of a holy war

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Defend the christian faith from attack

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What is a pacifist

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Someone who refuses to take part in war and any form of violence

The early christians were pacifist

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Christian views on pacifism

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Jesus taught it is much better to bring peace than the use of viokence. “If anyone strikes you on the right cheek,turn the other also” mathew 5:39

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Religious denominations supporting pacifism

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The quakers promote pacifism and acted as stretcher bearers im the first world war

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Pacifist examples

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Martin luther king(leader of us civil rights)

Martin of tours

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Christian charities

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Cafod , caritas international, pax christi(peace of christ)

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Catholic views on pacifism

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Everyone has a right to protect themselves but emphasise non-violent actions to resolve conflict

Pope francis “ war never again,never again war” but he aknowledges self defense

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Argument on pacifism

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Always wrong to fight,even in self defense

Jesus taught peace is better than violence

Some people believe in the sanctity of life

Force is neccessqry to solve disputes

It is the duty of a country to defend its people

a country not prepared is seen as weak

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Pope francis efforts

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In 2013 , he urged people to pray for peace in Ulraine

In 2014, he organisised a meeting between presidents of Israel and palestine

He tries to bring peaceful solutions to areas of conflict “war is madness”

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The work of catholic agencies

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Cafod-helps children who became child soldiers

Aid to the church in need - provided shelter ,blankets,medicine and food

Caritas international- provide food,shelter and water

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What is terrorism

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The unlawful use of violence , usually agaianst innocent civilians

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Why do people use terrorism

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Some individuals ise terror campaign with the aim frightening people so that they are afraid to go about their daily lives

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Who does terrorism affect

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The violnce is normally against innocent civilians and is usually designed to undermine governments and force authorities to give way to certain demands

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Bible perspective on terrorism

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They should obey the authorities , as they have been put their by god

“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities” romans 13

Pauls command was never to take vengeance ,

“Beloved,never avenge yourselves” romans 12

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Why terrorism has been useful

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The jewish maccabees resorted to violence terrorist attacks against non jewish powers that was trying to force them to give up religious beliefs. Without this, judaism might not have survived

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Pope francis opinion on terrorist

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It is wrong to carry out acts of terrorist in the name of god” terrorism threatens,wounds and kills indiscriminately” catechism

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Examples of terrorism in britain

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Islam extremists carry out attacks in glasgow

IRA detonated bombs in warrington

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Why do terrorist kill

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They have a distorted and innacurate view of the world and what god wants

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Torture definition

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Severe physical or phychological pain

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Why can torture sometimes be acceptable

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If torture is being used to get information to prevent a great wrondoing , terrorist attack then it might be justified

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The catholic church opposes torture because

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It views it as barbaric,it is illegal,it denies the victim their basic human rights, international law does not allow it even in war

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Radicalisation definition

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Adopting extreme views

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Why does the catholic church concerned on radicalisation

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The church focuses on mutual respect so it is concerned as it makes people unwilling to accept alternate views.

It is a threat to unity and stability of society

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Who does radicalisation affect

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Younger people who feel rejected by society or religion.

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Martyr definition

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Christians that have been persucuted and put to death for refusing to give up their beliefs

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Catholic martyrdom

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The suffering and death of a martyr - does not include suicide bombers

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Christian martyr

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Someone who is willing to suffer and be killed for christ under full consciousness

They follow the teachings of jesus”If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me’ (Matthew 16:24 (NRSV)).

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