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Christian attitudes towards just war theory GapFill

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The majority of religions do not see war as a  goodreligiousrealhappy thing. There are differing views, however, regarding whether or not war can ever be  agreedreligiousmadejustified. Some religious people are  workerspreacherspacifistswarmongers, which means that they believe that war cannot be justified – in absolutely any circumstance. A good example of a religious group who feel this way is the  CatholicBaptistProtestantQuaker branch of Christianity, who are wholly pacifist. While many general religious principles hold that peace is the best way forward, many religious people accept that there are some situations in which war cannot be  avoidedwagedsupportedencouraged. In the  OldMediumAncientNew Testament there are many examples of different wars which describe God as being on the side of his people. Therefore, there must be conditions in which war can be considered to be  advocatedwagedjustifiedsupported. This is known as  stringpoliticaljust warBig Bang theory. This was developed by Saint  Augustine of HippoThomas AquinasFrancis of AssisiMother Theresa. This theory regulates the  greedreasonstemptationsideas for which a government can wage a war and also gives criteria for the  bulletsconductkillingstrategy which must be adhered to by those fighting a war. A violation of these would be considered to render a war unjust and, therefore, unethical.

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