Full specification summary of CCEA GCSE level religious studies
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Religious education
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GCSE
Summary of the full specification for CCEA GCSE level RS achieved an A* grade. Written digitally in an easy to understand format each topic is given a different colour to aid easy distinction
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, St. Thomas Aquila’s suggested that there were conditions or criteria that must be met before a war could be d
people believe it is right to go to war if it is just.
1. War must be the last resort
2. War must be declared by a government with the authority to do so
3. There must be a cause and proper intention for war
4. There must be reasonable chance of success
5. The good gained from winning must out-way the the evil caused by fighting
6. There must be proportionality - only ‘appropriate’ force should be used
7. Innocent civilians must not be killed
8. Peace must be restored
Traditionally the Catholic Church has supported the concept of a Just War, they define ‘just cause’ as “force may be
public evil , i.e. aggression or massive violation of the basic rights of whole populations.”
However in recent years there has been a change in opinion moving towards pacifism. One cardinal wrote; “too often
used to endorse rather prevent or limit war, and it can undermine efforts to develop alternative capacities and tools fo
transformed”.
Some Protestant Christians are also dubious about the just war theory, they argue that all war is unjust. They believe
theory is saying violence is acceptable
The use of weapons of mass destruction
Weapons of mass destruction are capable of killing lots of people at one time. They are very powerful and dangerous
of debate. There are 3 main types of WOMD:
Chemical Weapons
Biological Weapons
Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Deterrence
Nuclear deterrence is the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons if they could be
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