RE REVISION
PEACE AND CONFLICT
Unit 8
Thursday 15th May
PEACE AND CONFLICT
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What is pacifism 2 marks
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Pacifism =
The belief violence and war are wrong 2
 The belief disputes should be settled peacefully 2
 Refusing to fight in wars 2
 Belief in non violence 2
 Refusing to fight 1
 Being against war 1
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PEACE AND CONFLICT
B)Do
you think schools treat
bullies too softly? 4 marks
Give 2 reasons for your point
of view
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B) Agree: Schools treat bullies too softly
Schools talk to them instead of punishing them
Bullies hurt innocent people, schools should hand them over to
the police
Bullies should be kept away from their victims
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Disagree:
They are victims of their family life
They need counselling not punishment
Bullies need as much help as victims
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Other approaches are possible if valid
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Choose 1 religion other
than Christianity and
explain why forgiveness is
important for followers of
that religion(8marks)
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C Choose 1 religion other than Christianity and explain why forgiveness is important for
followers of that religion(8marks)
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Muslim views on forgiveness
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Allah is compassionate and merciful so Muslims should forgive
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If Muslims want forgiveness on Judgement day they should forgive
others
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The Qur’an says Muslims should forgive others sins against them
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Muhammad forgave people, and his example should be followed
Forgiveness makes you a better Muslim
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Other approaches are valid
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If people were more religious,
there would be no wars. 6 marks
In your answer you should refer
to Christianity
(i) Do you agree? Give reasons
for your opinion
(ii) Give reasons why some
people may disagree with you
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D) If people were more religious, there would be no
wars. 6 marks
Agree:
Some Christians believe they cannot fight in wars
under the commandment “Do not kill”
Jesus said love your enemies and turn the other
cheek
Most religions talk about respecting others so if you
respect them you won’t fight them.
Disagree:
Many wars are started by religious people
Different religions think they are right about their
relationship with God and will fight to have their
view accepted
Some religions say they ,must fight if their faith is
under attack
PEACE AND CONFLICT
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What is just war 2 marks
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A) Just War: Wars fought for the right reasons in
the right way 2
 Wars fought in self defence in which civilians are
not hurt 2
 Wars fought for the right reason 1
 Wars fought in the right way 1
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PEACE AND CONFLICT
B) Do you think wars are always bad? 4 marks
 Give 2 reasons for your point of view
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B)Do you think wars are always bad? 4 marks
Agree:
Wars kill people and that is wriong
Wars damage the economy
War is against some religious teachings
Disagree
Sometimes it is the only way to stop evil being done
You must defend yourself from attack
It is the right thing to do when you want to free innocent
people e.g Jews in WW2
Other approaches are possible
PEACE AND CONFLICT
C)
Choose one religion other
than Christianity and
explain why its followers are
against bullying. (8marks)
PEACE AND CONFLICT
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Choose one religion other than Christianity
and explain why its followers are against
bullying(8marks)
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Muslims are against bullying because:
 Violence
without just cause is sinful
 All humans are the creation of Allah,
bullying is the mistreatment of his
creations
 It is the duty of the strong to protect the
weak and vulnerable
 On Judgement Day harming others will
bring punishment upon you
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D)Religious
people should
always forgive. 6 marks
In your answer you should refer
to Christianity
(i) Do you agree? Give reasons
for your opinion
(ii) Give reasons why some
people may disagree with you
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D)Religious people should always forgive. 6 marks
Agree:
Jesus said forgive your brother 77 times
Jesus died on the cross for the forgiveness of all sins for all
people
If people do not forgive, God will not forgive them
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Disagree:
If you keep forgiving people they will keep doing wrong
People need to be punished to learn what they have done
wrong
You can’t forgive people who do horrible things
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Other approaches are valid
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