Religion‚ Peace and Justice What attitudes are there to war? Key idea: Most Christians believe that war should be avoided. But many also believe that there are times when a Christian may have to go to war. This is because they believe that the result of not going to war will be much worse. Holy War Key idea: Christians would fight in the name of God by going on Crusades (Holy War) Christians did not retaliate when persecuted‚ they did not join the army. Not all Christians followed the teachings
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Mahatma Gandhi used the term “Satyagraha” to refer to a kind of active but absolutely non-violent resistance to oppression. In his words: “Truth (satya) implies love‚ and firmness (agraha) engenders and therefore serves as a synonym for force. I thus began to call the Indian movement Satyagraha‚ that is to say‚ the Force which is born of Truth and Love or non-violence‚ and gave up the use of the phrase “passive resistance”‚ in connection with it‚ so much so that even in English writing we often
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How can science and technology help to resolve or prevent conflicts and thus help the cause of peace? We may now ask in what way have science and technology‚ the scientific method‚ scientific knowledge‚ and technological advances‚ developments‚ helped or can help resolve conflicts arising on account of the factors mentioned above‚ or prevent such conflicts from arising ? We describe below‚ in brief‚ the role that science and technology have played and can play as determinants of peace in respect
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Role of UN in Peace keeping. The United Nations is an international Non-governmental organization founded on 24 October 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security‚ developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress‚ better living standards and human rights. Peacekeeping is one among a range of activities undertaken by the United Nations to maintain international peace and security throughout the world
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The idea of justice is one of the strongest motivators for humankind to make decisions on how to live and whether or not to try and change how one conducts themselves. Creon‚ in the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ is immovable in his ideals and confident in his personal idea of true justice‚ maintaining pride and order in his city-state Thebes. He faces the dilemma of whether to prioritize the good of his city-state by ostracizing a traitor in the family‚ or to respectfully bury him as is the will of
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Role of science and technology My mandate‚ as I understood it‚ was to sketch the principal orientation of peoples in the capitalist democracies of North America and Europe to the human rights issues implicated in the constantly growing capacity of men and women to manipulate the natural world and to influence virtually every aspect of human life in ways hardly imagined just a few decades ago. TENSION BETWEEN THE SCIENCES AND THE HUMANITIES The juxtaposition of "science and technology" with "human
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the concept of justice. In accordance with Rawls‚ I intend to argue that any changes in society that will increase the burden carried by the poorest 5% are unjust‚ even if these changes increase the average level of happiness for the other 95%. With regard to ethics‚ justice is defined as fairness‚ where all situations should be treated alike. For one to exhibit justice‚ one must portray the quality of being fair and reasonable in all situations. While egalitarians evaluate justice based on equality
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“The role of the youth in the peace process” There are more young people than there are adults in many parts of the world so the youth must have an active role in peace building. It is ironic that while the number of young people is overwhelming‚ their contributions to a more peaceful society is mostly ignored. Young people are labeled as troublemakers and rebellious and so the enormous task of creating a harmonious society is left at the hands of adults. While it is true that there are many young
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Uncertain and Changing seasons‚ increasing global temperature (Global Warming)‚ Increasing water level of sea‚ ozone layer problem‚ melting down of south and North Pole‚ increasing level of carbon emission in the air and many such alarming and demanding situations are the outcomes of deteriorated ecological balance. Temperature of Globe is increasing in last one or two decades unlike earlier eras. There are different reasons of such result in increasing Global temperature – called Global Warming
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debate (EFF5: From Learner Voice to Global Peace)‚ we posed the following questions to guest presenter‚ Jeremy Gilley‚ of Peace One Day: How important do you feel education and specifically teachers and learners are in achieving Peace One Day? What do you think they can do to make a real difference? Read Jeremy’s response below: ’From the beginning of Peace One Day’s journey‚ young people have always been important to me. What would they think of a Peace Day? Could it be a starting point for
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