Should a Christian go to war

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Should a Christian go to war?
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• If a war involved the following, would it be a
  just war ?
• (According to the Christian Just war theory)
• Why? .

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• Hitler invades Poland so Poland and its allies
  declare war on Germany

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• India and Pakistan have a territorial conflict
  over Kashmir India and Pakistan go to war to
  claim the land

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• The USA carpet bomb large areas of Vietnam to
  destroy and flush out Vietnamese communists

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• Osama Bin Ladin declares war on America

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• The Allies drop a nuclear bomb on two Japanese
  cities in 1944

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• An Allied force enter Bosnia to protect the
  Muslim ethnic minorities from being attacked and
  murdered

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Consider, should a Christian go to war?

• Look at the following sources and decide whether
  they would support a Christian going to war or
  not.
• Source 1 - Holy War
• Source 2 - Peace makers
• Source 3- Pacifism
• Source 4 - Carrying a sword
• Source 5 love for enemies
• Source 6 - Just war
• Make a brief note for each and feed back
• Now, using the evidence you have, explain whether
  you think a Christian should ever go to war.

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Written work

• Use the following exam question but go into
  detail
• War is immoral and Christians should
• never go war
• Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer and
  show that you have considered more than one point
  of view

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Plenary

• Should a Christian go to war?
• Justify your answers

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