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Critical Evaluation (c) War is a diplomatic solution Christians generally believe that war is wrong and that God wants everyone to live in peace. However, most Christians also believe that war is sometimes necessary in order to overcome the evil; but it is not as bad as whatever might happen if the enemy were allowed to win. The teaching of the Bible contains different views about whether or not war is right, and Christians have to try to decide which view they think is the right one in their own situation. Sometimes it can seem that all kinds of fighting are wrong, but at other times it seems necessary to defend the weak and resist evil. In order to determine whether war is a diplomatic solution or not, a Christian monk called Thomas Aquinas decided that there should be guidelines for people to follow. The guidelines he made have become known as the...

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