War and Peace
LO: To explore issues surrounding this
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Remember to choose 4 out of 6 units
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Religion and Animal Rights (Booklet done)
Religion and Planet Earth
Religion War and Peace (Booklet done)
Religion and Prejudice (Booklet done)
Religion and Early life
Religion and Young People (NOT COVERED)
Why do people go to war?
D……… a country
e.g.
Remove a bad
d………….. e.g.
To protect h………. r…….
e.g.
To g………. L…………
e.g.
O……./M………
Which can be
Seen as power
and greed.
Match the KEY RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS!
Both Christians and Muslims believe in….
Sanctity of life
Justice
Peace
Absence of fighting/ conflict
Life is sacred/ special and a gift that
should not be destroyed by war
People are treated equally and in a fair
Way according to the law
Recent wars….
(You need to be able to talk about a recent war and say if it was a just war)
IRAQ :
•
•
•
•
Started in 2003 By George Bush and Tony Blair. (UK & USA)
Accused Iraq of having Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)
No weapons were ever found
Sadam Hussein was found and captured as a result of this war (bad
dictator) he was handed over to the Iraqi people and killed.
• Thousands of innocent people lost their lives/ homes/ as a result of
this war
AFGHANISTAN
• Began in 2001
• Was a response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America
• America accused the Taliban ( people in charge) of hiding
and supporting terrorists (Al- Qaeda) and letting them
use the country as a base to plan more attacks
• They attacked Afghanistan to remove the Taliban regime
• It was known as ‘Operation enduring Freedom’
• It is still going on today, the number of innocent people
being killed yearly has been rising since 2007
When might a Christian go to war?
Christians are usually against/ for war but there are
some
times
when
they
say
it
is
necessary/unnecessary to achieve justice/revenge .
They have come up with a just war theory which lays
out
some
rules
for
when
war
is
acceptable/unacceptable This is known as the JUST
WAR THEORY. It has 7 main rules/ criteria which the
war must meet in order for it to be ‘just’
Just war theory
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P………………………
J……………………….
E………………………
R……………………….
L………………………
S………………………
C……………………….
Just war rules
1)
2)
3)
4)
Started by a proper authority (e.g. government)
Just cause ( good reason to be fighting)
Establish good ( good things come from it)
Reasonable chance of success ( you have a chance of
winning)
5) Last resort ( you’ve tried peace talks)
6) Sufficient force (no nuclear/ biological weapons)
7) Controlled violence ( not many innocent people harmed)
Choose one of the recent wars. Decide if this war
was a ‘just war’ using the Christian criteria.
Explain your answer…….
Holy War
1) Has a religious goal
2) Fought in the name of God
3) Fought by a religious leader
Q:Can a war ever be really holy?!
Jihad (Muslim just /holy war)
Started by a religious leader
 Last resort
Must not harm animals / crops/trees
Have a just cause
What would a Muslim say about the wars in
Afghanistan Iraq?
Compare Just war and Holy War
Pacifism
People who refuse to take part in war are known as
pacifists/Opera singers. Pacifists believe that war is
always right/wrong Pacifists may refuse to take part in
war as they believe they are never justified. Some
Christians/Elves are pacifists. These Christians are called
Quakers. Not all pacifists are religious believers though.
Pacifists believe life is sacred. They believe war damages
the environment/ shops People should be able to sort
out problems/daydreams through peace talks. Violence
is unnecessary. For religious pacifists life is
sacred/rubbish and a gift from God/Santa
Religion and Peace
• Islam means PEACE
• Muslims say ‘SALAAM’ (peace be upon you)
• Christians follow Jesus’ teaching ‘Love your
neighbour as yourself’
• Christians and Muslims prefer peace but
recognise that sometimes war is a necessary evil
Christianity
For
Against
“ An eye for an eye, tooth for tooth ”
“Do not
murder”
“If someone
hits you, turn
the other
cheek”
Islam
For
Against
He who lives by the sword dies by the sword
Don’t take a life, except for a just
cause
Paradise is for those who forgive
others
If anyone saves a life it would be as if
he had saved the life of all people
Don’t take a life which Allah has made
sacred
Victims of war
Red cross : A group that helps people suffering
in war. Helps with m………. Care/ treats and helps
prisoners from the enemy side,
Red crescent Same as red cross, found in
Muslim countries, helps people suffering in war
Do you think Christians and Muslims would
agree with the work of these groups?
Religious believer working
for peace
Irena Sendler
Irena was a famous Christian as she used her beliefs to
help people during a time of war. She worked as a social
worker around the time of the Holocaust. ……… people
were being killed and treated badly by ……… and the Nazi
party. Irena went into the concentration camps to check
children for diseases. She managed to smuggle children
out of the ………… in suitcases/ boxes/ ambulances. She
was caught by the Nazis and then tortured but escaped
death. She was left with broken legs and arms but
continued to work …………Jewish ……... She firmly believed
in her …………. faith and wanted to help others.
Holocaust/camps/ Christian/Jewish/ Hitler/Helping/
UN/NATO
United Nations (UN) A group set up at the end
of WW2 (the Holocaust) to try and stop and
future wars
NATO : A group formed to stop war in Europe.
Countries would stick together and support each
other if war broke out. Stands for North Atlantic
Treaty Organisation
TERRORISM
Terrorism is an extreme act of v……………………
Usually against innocent c………………….It is usually to
scare and t………….. People publicly e.g. 9/11
Terrorists are usually strong religious followers
however they DO NOT follow the teachings of the
religion correctly.
WMDS
WMDs are W…………. Of M………..
D……………………
These are weapons that can kill large
numbers of p…………… and cause great
d…………………….
These include B…………………
C………………..
N……………….
Types of WMDs
Biological: (Bacteria/virus)
These are r…………. Into the
atmosphere/food/ and cause p………….. Which poisons the air which
can lead to death. They are banned in war but many countries still
develop these
Chemical: (Powders/Gases)These are banned . They can cause
choking/ paralysis and burning. An example of this is m…………… gas
which can cause burning of the eyes and stop limbs working and
people breathing.
Nuclear: ( Nuclear reaction/ radio active)
A huge bomb/explosion that leaks radioactive gases. America dropped these
bombs on Japan in WW2. It ended the war but people are still suffering the
effects today e.g. deformed c…… born and people developing c……. Many
years after the bombs were dropped.
Too dangerous/ too much
damage caused if they
were used
Colour code
For WMDs
Against WMDs
Makes you weak if you
don’t have them
Makes you weak if you don’t have them
Too risky to have them- What if someone uses them?
They stop other countries from attacking you if you have them
Terrorists could get hold of them
They stop other countries from attacking you if you have them
Goes against just war theory ‘controlled violence’
Two countries with weapons are unlikely to attack each other
Exam questions
What is meant by ‘holy war’ (1)
Give two reasons why countries might go to war
(2)
‘Religious believers should be pacifists’ (3)
‘Nuclear war can never be justified’ (6)
Explain why some religious believers are
prepared to fight in a war (6)