‘War is always wrong’.  Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer showing you have thought about more than one point of view.  Refer to religious teachings in your answer [6 marks]

Christianity disagrees with this view. In the bible, there is a clear definition of a just war. A just war is a type of war that is deemed acceptable by Christians if it is in accordance with a strict set of criteria set in the bible. There are seven of these criteria and one example is ‘War must be a last resort; every effort must have been made to resolve a conflict peacefully’. This suggests that if a war can be acceptable but the criteria also tries to minimize the number of wars by saying that it should be used as a last resort.

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In addition, many teachings in the bible refer to using force and wielding weapons for a just cause. In Luke 22:36, ‘if you don’t have a sword…buy one’. This is referring to the fact that spreading the word of Christianity might be hard as there will be opposition but Jesus defines Christianity as a just cause so if any on the disciple do not have swords, they should go and buy swords and be prepared to fight for a cause. Furthermore, the bible depicts an event where Jesus uses physical force in order to spread the word of God. ‘Jesus ...

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