It is the lesser jihad which involves physical struggle for Islam, which sometimes involves and is sometimes interpreted as holy war. violence, Many Muslims work for peace and do not desire violence. They may find it deeply saddening that Islam has become closely associated with violence in the modern media, due to certain acts of violence carried out by a small number of Muslims. Islam does not allow violence for no reason, but it does allow it in some circumstances. Many Muslims believe that violence is permitted in self-defence or in retaliation for an attack. Violent Protest Not all takes place during war and terrorism. Some protests, where people meet in public to violence object to laws, or other issues, also turn violent. Some Christians feel it acceptable to violently protest against those they believe to be against God; for example, those who carry out abortions. A sinning small number of Muslims feel that violence is an acceptable way to protest; for example, against the West’s intervention in the Middle East. However, many religious people believe that violent protest is wrong, and that people should protest about issues they disagree about and try to negotiate peacefully, verbally. Some religious people who feel that violence is wrong specifically protest in non-violent ways; for example, Martin Luther King encouraged black people to sit peacefully in areas where only white people were allowed to sit, to protest against racial discrimination. CAN VIOLENCE BE ACCEPTABLE? YES NO Peaceful methods may have been tried Innocent people are often killed and not worked (over 50 million civilians are thought (Nelson Mandela) to have been killed in WW2) Sometimes it is better to use violence People have used peaceful methods in the short term to prevent further and successfully brought change violence in the future (Dietrich (Martin helped secure Luther King Bonhoeffer) rights for black people using methods) RELIGIOUS VIEWS CHRISTIANS CHRISTIANS ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ ‘Do not kill’ Sometimes violence is necessary as a Violence is wrong because it can lead last resort to bring peace in the long to killing people
It is the lesser jihad which involves physical struggle for Islam, which sometimes involves violence, and is sometimes interpreted as holy war. Many Muslims work for peace and do not desire violence. They may find it deeply saddening that Islam has become closely associated with violence in the modern media, due to certain acts of violence carried out by a small number of Muslims. Islam does not allow violence for no reason, but it does allow it in some circumstances. Many Muslims believe that violence is permitted in self-defence or in retaliation for an attack. Violent Protest Not all violence takes place during war and terrorism. Some protests, where people meet in public to object to laws, or other issues, also turn violent. Some Christians feel it acceptable to violently protest against those they believe to be sinning against God; for example, those who carry out abortions. A small number of Muslims feel that violence is an acceptable way to protest; for example, against the West’s intervention in the Middle East. However, many religious people believe that violent protest is wrong, and that people should protest about issues they disagree about peacefully, and try to negotiate verbally. Some religious people who feel that violence is wrong specifically protest in non-violent ways; for example, Martin Luther King encouraged black people to sit peacefully in areas where only white people were allowed to sit, to protest against racial discrimination. CAN VIOLENCE BE ACCEPTABLE? YES NO Peaceful methods may have been tried and not worked (Nelson Mandela) Sometimes it is better to use violence in the short term to prevent further violence in the future (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) Innocent people are often killed (over 50 million civilians are thought to have been killed in WW2) People have used peaceful methods and successfully brought change (Martin Luther King helped secure rights for black people using methods) RELIGIOUS VIEWS CHRISTIANS CHRISTIANS ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ Sometimes violence is necessary as a last resort to bring peace in the long ‘Do not kill’ Violence is wrong because it can lead to killing people
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