War & Peace

Question 1

War

Answer 1

Armed conflict between two or more sides

Question 2

Peace

Answer 2

A time of harmony, the opposite of war

Question 3

Justice

Answer 3

Making things fair or equal

Question 4

Justified

Answer 4

Right, legitimate, with good reason

Question 5

Righteous anger / violence

Answer 5

Violence or anger in response to injustice or wrongdoing (Christianity teaches this is the only type of violence that is justified.)

Question 6

The Just War Theory

Answer 6

A set of conditions that a war has to meet in order to be justified

Question 7

Weapons of mass destruction

Answer 7

Weapons capable of killing or harming large numbers of people at once e.g. - a bomb

Question 8

Nuclear deterrence

Answer 8

Having weapons of mass destruction only as a way of preventing others from attacking you

Question 9

Nuclear disarmament

Answer 9

When a government reduces or completely destroys their supply of nuclear weapons

Question 10

The sanctity of life

Answer 10

The belief that human life is sacred / holy and should therefore always be protected

Question 11

Protest

Answer 11

A public expression of disapproval, often in a big group, can be peaceful or violent

Question 12

Riot

Answer 12

A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd

Question 13

Civil disobedience

Answer 13

The refusal to comply with certain law considered unjust, as a peaceful form of political protest

Question 14

Boycott

Answer 14

A punitive ban on relations with other bodies, cooperation with a policy, or the handling of goods

Question 15

Holy war

Answer 15

A war that is fought for religious reasons, usually backed by a religious leader

Question 16

The Crusades

Answer 16

A series of wars in the 11th to 13th century, fought by Christians in order to gain control over the city of Jerusalem

Question 17

Plenary indulgence

Answer 17

The belief that God will forgive the sin of murder committed during acts of Holy war

Question 18

Terrorism

Answer 18

The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, usually against civilians, in order to achieve a political or religious aim

Question 19

Extremism

Answer 19

Holding extreme political or religious views which go against key social values such as democracy and tolerance

Question 20

radicalisation

Answer 20

The process by which a person comes to support terrorism ad extremism

Question 21

jihad

Answer 21

Islamic term: the inner personal battle to put God first in life. Sometimes this term has been misinterpreted in Islam as permission to force your faith on others

Question 22

parable of the good samaritan

Answer 22

This is when he told the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), to explain that people should love everyone, including their enemies.

Question 23

pacifism

Answer 23

The belief in non-violence: the belief that violence and war are wrong

Question 24

Absolute pacifism

Answer 24

The belief that violence is absolutely never justified under any circumstance

Question 25

Conditional pacifism

Answer 25

The belief that violence is wrong but could sometimes be acceptable in certain circumstances

Question 26

Conscientious objector

Answer 26

Someone who refuses to fight in a war because of their beliefs / because they believe war is morally wrong

Question 27

Quaker Peace Testimony

Answer 27

The statement for Quakers to follow, to help quakers understand the correct thing to do in sometimes difficult times

Question 28

Forgiveness

Answer 28

Pardoning someone for what they've done is wrong

Question 29

Reconciliation

Answer 29

Working to restore a relationship after someone has done something wrong - fixing & moving on

Question 30

The Lord's Prayer

Answer 30

A prayer for Christians to be delivered from evil and to understand God can grant forgiveness and so we should reconcile