Here is the introduction to Unit 3- Year 10- Religion and Conflict.

1. Religion and conflict
Why do people suffer?
Christian and Muslim responses to suffering.
Helping those who suffer
War
Pacifism
Achieving peace
People and organisations working for peace
Key words:

2. Conflict
interfaith dialogue
just war
protest
Non-violent
pacifism
reconciliation
evil
morality
Allah
Jesus
God
war
Jihad
forgiveness
activist

3. DNA:
• Stick in your big picture sheet.
• Highlight/underline and of the key words you
are unsure of
• Write out these words below and find
definitions for them. Use the dictionaries to
help you.

4. Why do people suffer?
• Learning intentions:
• To identify different
types of suffering
• To consider why people
might suffer
• Success criteria:
• To be able to explain
what the different kinds
of suffering/evil are.

5. Key words
Moral evil
Natural evil
Suffering which
humans are
responsible for
Disasters and suffering
which occur in the natural
world
Write down five examples of natural suffering and five
examples of moral suffering.

6. Think, pair, share
• Why do people suffer?

7. Why do people suffer?
There are a lot of answers to this, for some people it’s all about
choices we make, for others religion can help to explain things or
maybe it is just down to fate.
Whilst you are watching the
clip complete these task:
1. Write down 5 words that
come to mind
2. How would you describe
the situations the people
are in?
3. Do you know why they are
there?
4. How would you feel if you
were there and why?
Clip

8. Task
• Read through the
different situations on
the work sheet and fill
in the blank columns.
• Extension:
• Do you think that
suffering of any kind is
deserved? Make sure
you give reasons for
your answer.

9. Think, pair, share
• Which do you think is the most serious issue,
moral evil or natural evil?
• Copy and complete this sentence: I think that
Moral/natural evil is the most serious. I think
this because......

10. Opinion line
Do you agree or disagree with this
statement: ‘I have a responsibility to
help those how are suffering.’

11. Why do people suffer?
• Some people think we
can learn or gain
something from
suffering. Phrase like
‘no pain, no gain!’ or
‘nothing worth having
comes easy’
• Create a mind map of
times when you think
some one might have
gained something
through suffering, use
the sort clip to help give
you ideas.
Clip

12. Writing task
• Answer this question: what is suffering?
Make sure to explain these things in your answer:
That there are different kinds of suffering.
Examples of the types of suffering
Why you think that suffering exists
Who should be responsible for helping those in need.

13. Plenary: Can you?
Give two examples of
natural suffering?
Explain the difference
between moral and natural
evil?
Give two examples of moral
suffering?