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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