TD - Pacifism

Question 1

Pacifism definition

Answer 1

that all war and violence cannot be justified under any circumstance

Question 2

Christian views on pacifism

Answer 2

may refuse to take part in war and join peace rallies, ‘you shall not kill’, Jesus shows peace should be achieved through pacifism, may not accept pacifism and sometimes fighting is the only way to achieve peace

Question 3

History on pacifism

Answer 3

Jesus could be seen as a pacifist, conscientious objectors refused to fight in WW2, Martin Luther King Jr was a pacifist who refused violence in his fights against injustice

Question 4

Passive resistant definition

Answer 4

non-violent opposition to authority, especially a refusal to cooperate with legal requirements to fight

Question 5

Quakers views of pacifism

Answer 5

God is in everyone so you should not harm them, should fight against injustice peacefully, some Quakers refused to defend themselves when attacked

Question 6

History of pacifism in Islam

Answer 6

when muhammad was forced to leave Makkah violence was used so pacifism was not a part of Islam, violence is not completely rejected by Islam but peace is promoted

Question 7

Passive resistance in Islam

Answer 7

Qur’an and Hadith strive for justice and to resist oppression, resist cruelty and injustice, importance of peace and reconciliation using non-violence, Islam means peace, fighting can be used to bring peace, not a pacifist religion