Crime and Punishment
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- Created on: 12-12-16 18:06
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- Crime and Punishment
- The need for law and justice
- All Groups of individuals need rules to organise behaviour
- People can be involved in business
- Protect the weak from the strong
- In an advanced civilisation we need laws to keep everything organised
- Theories of Punishment
- Retribution - Criminals should pay for their crime
- Deterrence - Put people off doing it in the first place
- Reform - Taught not to commit the crime again
- Protection - Punishment should protect society
- Why Justice is important for Christians
- The Bible says that God is just and will reward the good
- Jesus said that the rich should share with the poor
- Churches have made statements about the need for justice
- God created the world equally
- Why Justice is important for Muslims
- The Qur'an teaches that God is just and will reward the good
- Islam teaches that Muslims are Gods vice-generents
- Islam teaches that all people should have equal rights
- Islam won't charge interest as it is taking from the poor
- The nature of capital punishment
- For
- Acts as a deterrent
- Human life is the big price
- Gets rid of threats to society
- Retribution is a major part of punishment
- Against
- Can't be sure that it is correct
- Terrorists are hailed as martyrs
- No one has the right to take life
- Imprisonment is worse than death
- For
- Different attitudes to capital punishment among Christians
- For
- Jesus came to reform sinners
- Christianity teaches that human life is sacred
- Jesus banned retribution
- Most churches have condemned capital punishment
- Against
- The Bible allows it
- Churches have made statements allowing it
- Used for heresy
- Thomas Aquinas argued for it
- For
- Different attitudes to capital punishment in Islam
- For
- Recommended by Qur'an
- Muhammed condoned it
- Shari'ah law condones it
- Muhammed did it
- Against
- Recommended but not compulsory
- Blood money instead
- For
- Social and Health problems
- Physical health. Bacterial or viral infections
- Psychiatric illnesses
- Affects fertility
- Cancer
- Addiction
- Drugs and Alcohol in Christianity
- For
- Jesus changed water into wine
- St Paul condoned it
- The last Supper
- Communion
- Against
- abusing Gods temple
- Bible condemns drunkenness
- Social and health problems
- For
- Drugs and Alcohol in Islam
- Qur'an warns of Satan in disguise
- A form of suicide
- Muhammad condemned it
- A form of khamr which is forbidden
- The need for law and justice
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