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2 Percentage I can Prove it! Evaluate this statement: 84% violence and violent protest terrorism whether a just can really exist pacifism 1) War is never right 2) Terrorism is never justified 3) No can ever be a just 4) If people followed religious teachings, they would never be any s In your answer you: of the statement of a different point of view should refer to religious arguments may refer to non-religious arguments should reach a justified conclusion the use of weapons of mass destruction and nuclear deterrence Evaluate whether religion and belief is a cause of and violence in the contemporary world 1) All countries should get rid of their nuclear weapons 2) Religion causes 3) Religious believers are pacifists In your answer you: of the statement of a different point of view should refer to religious arguments may refer to non-religious arguments should reach a justified conclusion

3 72% people think about violence people think about terrorism people think about just and holy people think about pacifism people think about religion as a cause of and violence people think about nuclear weapons Explain two religious beliefs about. Refer to scripture or sacred writings in your answer. 1) Violence 2) Peace 3) Terrorism 4) Holy 5) Just 6) Nuclear weapons

4 Percentage I can Prove it! 60% Explain arguments about violence Explain arguments about terrorism Explain arguments about just and holy Explain arguments about pacifism Explain why people go to Explain arguments about religion as a cause of and violence Explain arguments about nuclear weapons Explain two contrasting beliefs in contemporary British society about In your answer you should refer to the main religious tradition of Great Britain and one or more other religious traditions. 1) Violence 2) Peace 3) Terrorism 4) Holy 5) Just 6) Nuclear weapons 7) Why people go to 8) Whether religion causes and religion 9) How individuals help make peace 48% violence terrorism just and holy pacifism State reasons why people go to religion causing and violence nuclear weapons how to respond to victims of Explain a religious belief about Violence Terrorism Just Holy Pacifism Why people go to Explain how religious believers have tried to create peace Explain how religious people try to help victims of

5 Percentage I can Prove it! 36% Define key terms Identify reasons why people go to State the criteria for a holy State the criteria for a just Define key terms State the work an individual has done who worked for peace State how religious people help victims of 1) Give the meaning of the word peace 2) Give the meaning of the word forgiveness 3) Give the meaning of the word reconciliation 4) Give the meaning of the word justice 5) State reasons why people go to 6) List the criteria for a holy 7) List the criteria for a just 8) Give reasons why religion might be a cause of or violence 9) Give the meaning of the word nuclear deterrent 10) Give the meaning of the word nuclear weapon 11) Explain how a religious believer has worked for peace 12) Explain how religious people can help victims of

6 Key Words: Peace Justice Forgiveness Reconciliation Terrorism Just Holy Pacifism Nuclear deterrence

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