"Even if Conventional war is acceptable for Christians, nuclear war could never be" Do you agree? Give reasons for your answers, showing that you have considered more than one viewpoint.
Harry Leung 11 Angela
Year 11 RE coursework AO3
“Even if Conventional war is acceptable for Christians, nuclear war could never be” Do you agree? Give reasons for your answers, showing that you have considered more than one viewpoint.
Conventional war and nuclear war are different from others, but some Christians believe that both can take place while other Christians find nuclear war unacceptable but Conventional war is, I will explore this in detail.
Some Christians think Conventional and nuclear war is acceptable because they are similar to each other in certain ways, although conventional wars do not consist of use of nuclear weapons while nuclear wars do, both kinds of wars can cause death of innocent people, both are more of government’s decision rather than the citizen’s, and they do not always solve the problem. An example of the similar effects of both wars can be found with the nuclear war in city of Hiroshima in Japan in August 1945 and the conventional wars in World War I and II. The nuclear war in Japan had caused 80,000 to 140,000 people dead with 100,000 people injured, while in World War I about 10 million people were dead from 1914 to 1918. While in World War II estimate of 34 million people were dead over the 7 years. These figures shows how if conventional wars are acceptable to Christians then nuclear war is no different since both produce the same results on lives of people. Another reason why both wars are acceptable to Christians because it’s the government’s decision and according to Romans 13:1-7 from the bible, we must obey all authorities that came from God, which includes the government. Christians may also interpret the idea from Mark 11:15-18 that violence is acceptable, as Jesus drove the traders out of the temple with violence, meaning any wars that cause deaths and violence can be seen as acceptable. Another view of why conventional and nuclear wars are acceptable is if they are a “just war”, meaning that the cause of the war is for a good cause and if it is absolutely necessary, this can be evidenced from Luke 4:16-21, which shows that Jesus will or may agree of use of violence if it is for a good cause.
