Y11 RS Theme D EUT (peace & conflict)

peace (coming of the messiah)

‘nation shall not take up sword against nation, they shall never again know war’ - Isaiah (B+T)`

importance of peace from god’s perspective

‘blessed are the peacemakers, that they will be called children of God’ - matthew (jesus)

10 commandments don’t kill

‘you shall not murder’ - 10 commandments (exodus - B+T)

peace in the face of adversity

‘love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’ - matthew (jesus)

quaker view on war

it ‘involves the surrender of the christian ideal and the denial of human brotherhood’

-quaker london yearly meeting 1916

jesus on no fighting/violence

‘those who live by the sword die by the sword’ - jesus

parable for forgiveness/reconciliation

parable of the lost son

biblical example for violence to do the right things / in the right circumstances

righteous anger - eg jesus turning over the tables

against greed

‘the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils’ - timothy (B + tanakh)

against retaliation/revenge

‘you shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge … but you shall love your neighbour as yourself’ - leviticus (B+T)

muslim teaching on war / self defence / weapons of mass destruction

‘fight in god’s cause against those who fight you, but do not overstep the limits’ - quran

protecting other people

‘do not stand by at your neighbour’s blood - leviticus (B+T)

sikh belief on just war

‘when all other means have failed, it is permissible to draw the sword’ - guru gobind singh

muslim teahcing against war

‘the evil of war is swift, and its taste bitter’ - hadith

cofe on war

war is ‘incompatible with the teaching and example of Jesus’ - church of england council

golden rule

‘do to others what you would have them do to you’ - matthew (jesus)

catholics on pacifism

‘everyone must commit themselves to peace’ - pope john paul II

what denomination has reconciliation as a sacrament

catholic

example to alawys give of conflicts

ww2 / nazi germany