AQA GCSE Religious Studies A · 8062
Paper 2
Deliberately and peacefully breaking a law to protest against injustice.
Revise: Reasons for CrimePeaceful lawbreaking for this purpose is called civil disobedience.
- Revise: Views on Lawbreakers
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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Deliberately breaking a law, usually non-violently, to protest against injustice.
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Paper 2
Deliberately and peacefully breaking a law to protest against injustice.
Revise: Reasons for CrimePeaceful lawbreaking for this purpose is called civil disobedience.
Paper 1
Deliberately refusing to obey a law believed to be unjust, usually through non-violent action.
Revise: Religious Conviction, Law and Freedom of ExpressionOne possible response is civil disobedience: deliberately refusing to obey a law considered unjust, usually non-violently. A believer might accept punishment rather than act against their conscience. Other Christians may favour campaigning for change through lawful means, because breaking laws can undermine order and because people can disagree about what God requires.
Deliberately refusing to obey a law as a form of protest against an injustice.
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