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Flashcards by Tabs Churchill, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Tabs Churchill
over 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Justice | The fair and equal treatment of all humans (e.g equality before the law and equality of opportunity) |
| Forgiveness | Pardoning an individual for sin; fundamental Christian duty |
| Reconciliation | The restoration of harmony following "disagreement and conflict" |
| Capital punishemnt | Punishment by death carried out by the legitimate authority (i.e the state) |
| Deterrence | Punishment for the purpose of warning others against committing a similar crime |
| Protection | Punishment for the purpose of protecting outer members of society |
| Retribution | Punishment for the purpose of enabling others to see that the punishment fits the crime |
| Reform | Punishment designed to enable the criminal to mend there ways and return to society (rehabilitation) |
| Social Injustice | The unfair and unequal treatment of individuals n society (e.g denying equality of opportunity for all;denying human rights,racism) |
| Discrimination | Actions based on prejudice (e.g racism,sexism and ageism) |
| Liberation Theology | Modern Christian movement focused on the need to defend the weakn and poor against abuses of power committed by the rich and powerful |
| Oscar Romero | Bishop of El Salvador (South America). A "liberation theologian" who preached against the unjust treatment of the poor by the government;assassinated whilst he celebrated Mass. |
| Pacifism | The belief that using violence to resolve conflict is morally unjustified in all circumstances |
| Holy War | The belief that using violence in certain circumstances in defense of religious principles 9(is alright) |
| Just war | The belief that using violence to resolve conflict is morally justified if conditions are fulfilled |
| Jus ad bellum | The "just war" conditions that must be fulfilled before going to war (e.g last resort) |
| Jus in bello | The "just war" conditions that must be fulfilled during war (e.g proportionally) |
| Jus post bellum | The"just war" conditions that must be fulfilled after the war has ended (e.g peace must be restored) |
| Righteous Anger | The use of violence in a just cause (e.g Jesus in the Temple, Matthew 21:12) |
| Non-violent Resistance | The use of peaceful means to oppose violence (e.g hunger strikes, petitions and protest marches) |
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