A just war is a war that is acceptable under certain circumstances. Colour code the boxes below to show the six just war rules that St. Aquinas came up with: The war must be started… instead of evil comes from the war. …good There must be a good… success. …of Everything must be done the sovereign authority, e.g. the government. ….by to make sure… The war must be the last… than is necessary to win innocent civilians shouldn’t …more – be targeted. The force used must be to go to war e.g. to protect people. …reason no… There must be a every other way of resolving the situation must be …resort; reasonable chance… tried. Do you think it is ever acceptable to go to war…why? List some (just) acceptable reasons to go to war.
A just war is a war that is acceptable under certain circumstances. Colour code the boxes below to show the six just war rules that St. Aquinas came up with: The war must be started… …good instead of evil comes from the war. There must be a good… …of success. Everything must be done to make sure… ….by the sovereign authority, e.g. the government. The war must be the last… …more than is necessary to win – innocent civilians shouldn’t be targeted. The force used must be no… …reason to go to war e.g. to protect people. There must be a reasonable chance… …resort; every other way of resolving the situation must be tried. Do you think it is ever acceptable to go to war…why? List some (just) acceptable reasons to go to war.
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