RS: Theme D - Religion, Peace and conflict (key words)

War

fighting between nations to resolve issues between them

Peace

an absence of conflict which leads to happiness and harmony

Justice

bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law or making up for a wrong that has been comitted

Forgiveness

showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong

Reconciliation

a sacrament in the Catholic Church; also, when individuals or groups restore friendly relations after conflict or disagreement

Protest

an expression of disapproval, often in a public group

Violence

using actions that threaten or harm others

Terrorism

the unlawful use of violence, usually against innocent civilians, to achieve a political goal

Greed

selfish desire for something

Self-defence

acting to prevent harm to yourself or others

Retaliation

deliberately harming someone as a response to them harming you

Nuclear weapons

weapons that work by a nuclear reaction; they devastate huge areas and kill large numbers of people

Weapons of mass destruction

weapons that can kill large numbers of people and/or cause great damage

Chemical weapons

weapons that use chemicals to poison, burn or paralyse humans and destroy the natural environment

Biological weapons

weapons that have living organisms or infective material that can lead to disease or death

Just war

a war which meets internationally accepted criteria for fairness

Obligatory War

a war that God commanded Jews to fight

Defensive wars

wars that Jews are obliged to fight if attacked

Optional wars

wars that Jews fight for a good reason, and where all peaceful ways to prevent conflict have been tried

Holy war

fighting for a religious cause or God

Anti-Semitism

prejudice against Jews

Terrorist

someone engaged in the unlawful use of violence, usually against innocent civilians, to achieve a political or religious goal

Pacifism

the belief of people who refuse to take part in war and any other form of violence

Peacemaking

the action of trying to establish peace

Peacemaker

a person who works to establish peace in the world or in a certain part of it