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War and Peace
LO: To explore issues surrounding this unitSlide2
Remember to choose 4 out of
6 units
Religion and Animal Rights (Booklet done)Religion and Planet EarthReligion War and Peace (Booklet done)Religion and Prejudice (Booklet done)
Religion and Early lifeReligion and Young People (NOT COVERED)Slide3
Why do people go to war?
D……… a country
e.g.
Remove a bad
d………….. e.g.
To g………. L…………
e.g.
To protect h………. r……. e.g.
O……./M………
Which can be
Seen as power and greed.Slide4
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 lawSlide5
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 foundSadam 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 warSlide6
AFGHANISTAN
Began in 2001Was a response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in AmericaAmerica 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 attacksThey attacked Afghanistan to remove the Taliban regimeIt was known as ‘Operation enduring Freedom’It is still going on today, the number of innocent people being killed yearly has been rising since 2007Slide7
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’Slide8
Just war theory
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E………………………R……………………….L………………………S………………………C……………………….Slide9
Just war rules
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) Last resort ( you’ve tried peace talks)Sufficient force
(no nuclear/ biological weapons)Controlled violence ( not many innocent people harmed)Slide10
Choose one of the recent wars. Decide if this war was a ‘just war’ using the Christian criteria.
Explain your answer…….Slide11
Holy War
Has a religious goalFought in the name of God
Fought by a religious leaderQ:Can a war ever be really holy?!Slide12
Jihad (Muslim just /holy war)
Started by a religious leader
Last resortMust not harm animals / crops/treesHave a just cause
What would a Muslim say about the wars in Afghanistan Iraq?Slide13
Compare Just war and Holy WarSlide14
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 Slide15
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 evilSlide16
For Against
“ An eye for an eye, tooth for tooth ”
“Do not murder”
“If someone hits you, turn the other cheek”
ChristianitySlide17
Islam
He who lives by the sword dies by the sword
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
For
Against
Don’t take a life,
except
for a just cause
Paradise is for those who forgive othersSlide18
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 warDo you think Christians and Muslims would agree with the work of these groups?Slide19
Religious believer working for peace
Irena
SendlerIrena 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/Slide20
UN/NATO
United Nations (UN)
A group set up at the end of WW2 (the Holocaust) to try and stop and future warsNATO : 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
OrganisationSlide21
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.Slide22
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……………….Slide23
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 theseChemical: (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.Slide24
Colour code
For WMDs Against WMDs
They stop other countries from attacking you if you have them
Two countries with weapons are unlikely to attack each other
Makes you weak if you don’t have them
They stop other countries from attacking you if you have them
Too risky to have them- What if someone uses them?
Terrorists could get hold of them
Goes against just war theory ‘controlled violence’
Makes you weak if you don’t have them
Too dangerous/ too much damage caused if they were usedSlide25
Exam questions
What is meant by ‘holy war’ (1)
Give two reasons why countries might go to war (2)Slide26
‘Religious believers should be pacifists’ (3)Slide27
‘Nuclear war can never be justified’ (6)Slide28
Explain why some religious believers are prepared to fight in a war (6)