S17 E8 The One About GCSE RS Paper 2 Theme D

This week I go through the main content and exam questions needed for Theme D: Religion, Peace and Conflict

In theme D we should study religious teachings, and religious, philosophical and ethical arguments, relating to the issues that follow, and their impact and influence in the modern world. We should be aware of contrasting perspectives in contemporary British society on all of the issues. Our three special topics are Violence, weapons of mass destruction and pacifism. For these we must be able to explain contrasting beliefs with reference to the main religious tradition in Britain (Christianity) and one or more other religious traditions:The specification is separated into two sections as are the other themes. The first section is Religion, violence, terrorism and war and the second section is Religion and belief in 21st century conflict.

1 marker

Give one way in which religious believers help victims of war. 

Raise money

4-marker

Explain two different beliefs in contemporary British society about weapons of mass destruction. In your answer you should refer to the main religious tradition of Great Britain and one or more other religious traditions.One Christian belief is that weapons of mass destruction should be owned but not used.This prevents war therefore saves human lives which is important because they believe in the sanctity of lifeA different Christian belief is that they should not be used because they go against the Just War TheoryThis states that war should be proportional and using nuclear weapons is not proportional

6 marker

Explain two religious beliefs about forgiveness. Refer to sacred writings or another source of religious belief and teaching in your answer.One Christian belief about forgiveness is that it is an important part of being Christian as it is what Jesus didThis means that in a war, Christians must forgive the enemyThis is shown in the Bible when Jesus said ‘forgive them father for they do not know what they do’.This shows that like Jesus forgave those who tortured and killed him, Christians must forgive people who kill in a warAnother belief about forgiveness is that it can lead to peace and prevent warThis is because if you have forgiven someone, you will not want to fight them.

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