Religion And Life/ Peace And Conflict Key Terms Flashcards
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Biological weapons
Weapons that have living organisms or infective material that can lead to disease or death
Chemical weapons
Weapons tear use chemicals to poison,burn or paralyse humans and destroy the natural environment
Forgiveness
Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong
Greed
Selfish desire for something
Holy war
Fighting for a religious cause or God, probably controlled by a religious leader
Justice
Bringing about what is right and fair according to the law or making up for a wrong that has been committed
Just war
A war which meets internationally accepted criteria for fairness, follows traditional Christian rules for a just war and is now accepted by other religions
Lesser jihad
The outward struggle to defend one’s faith,family and country from threat
Nuclear weapons
Weapons that work by a nuclear reaction,devastating huge areas,killing lots of people
Pacifist
A person who is against engaging in conflict
Pacifism
The belief of people who refuse to take part in war and any form of violence
Peace
An absence of conflict leading to happiness and harmony
Peacemaker
A person who works to establish peace in the world
Peacemaking
The action of trying to establish peace
Protest
Public expression of disapproval of something
Reconciliation
Sacrament in a Catholic Church to restore friendships after conflict
Retaliation
Deliberately harming someone as a response to them harming you
Self-defence
Acting to prevent harm to yourself or others
Terrorism
Unlawful use of violence,usually against innocent civilians to achieve a political goal
Violence
Using actions that threaten or harm others
War
Fighting between nations to resolve issues between them
Weapons of mass destruction
Weapons that can kill large numbers of people and cause great damage
How to al-Qaeda misuse the idea of holy war?
Use it to justify civil war and terrorism
What were the Troubles?
Conflict in Northern Ireland between Catholics and Protestants
