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Christian Attitudes To War
- Jesus never condemned the soldiers he met
- Jesus praised a Roman soldier for his faith in Luke 7:1-10
- Jesus praised a Roman soldier for his faith in Luke 7:1-10
- Scenes like Auschwitz convince many Christians WWII was justified to put an end to the evil committed by the Nazis
- Jesus said "Give Caesar what is Caesar's". Christians interpret
this to mean following state orders is good, including fighting in
a just war
- "I'd say we can't ignore, in the great Christian tradition and in a world marked by
sin, any evil aggression threatening to destroy not only many values, many people,
but the image of humanity itself." Pope Benedict XVI
- The Pope supports proportional violence
- "...A father who sees his family
attacked is duty-bound to defend
them in every way possible" Pope Benedict XVI
- "War and conflict have an impact on development. Crops are destroyed... people are forced to flee their homes...
millions of people flee... for safety. [War] makes land unusable. Roads and bridges are shut/ destroyed, schools and
clinics closed" CAFOD
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer: "If the wheels of a cart were crushing people, instead
of just bandaging its victims, you would jam a spoke in the wheels"
- He was a priest in WW2, but after seeing the horror of
what the Nazis were doing was involved in a plot to
assassinate Hitler
- He was executed three days before
the war ended
- He was executed three days before
the war ended
- He was a priest in WW2, but after seeing the horror of
what the Nazis were doing was involved in a plot to
assassinate Hitler
- CAFOD = Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
- Quakers are pacifists
- "Do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If anyone
slaps you on the right cheek let him slap your left cheek too."-
Jesus (Matthew 5:39)
- the prince of peace is Jesus
- the fact that most casualties in wars are civilians make the churches concerned about modern warfare e.g. bombs and nuclear weapons
- Exodus 20: the ten commandments says "thou shalt not kill"
- love thy naibourjhgkl aen I love kitty but now I must depart...
- "Love thy neighbour" - Jesus.
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