Christianity 1 ~ Prejudice And Equality Flashcards
What does prejudice mean?
Judging before knowing the facts
What are the two most serious forms of prejudice?
~ Racism
~ Sexism
What is racial discrimination?
When people are prejudice to people due to their skin colour and ethnicity
What are some examples in history of racial discrimination?
~ The slave trade (where black people weren’t believed to be completely human)
~ Colonialism (European ways were seen as better than ways of people in other countries)
~ Holocaust
What are the names of some individuals who have fought against racism?
~ Nelson Mandela
~ Trevor Huddleston
~ Martin Luther King
What are some bible quotes to go against racism?
~ ‘There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Jesus Christ’
~ ‘God made man in his own image’
~ ‘Love thy neighbour’
What is sex discrimination?
When people are prejudice to others because of their gender
In what year was the Sex Discrimination Act passed?
1975
Why were 40% of the workforce women by the 1960s?
~ Two world wars
~ Inflation
What churches have always treated women equal to men?
~ The Salvation Army
~ United Reformed Church
In which churches aren’t women allowed to be priests?
~ The Roman Catholic Church
~ Eastern Orthodox Church
They see women as not inferior but different to men
Why do the Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox churches not allow women to be priests?
Because when the priest celebrates the Eucharist he represents Christ so it is disrespectful for a woman to take on this role
What is a sexist teaching from the Old Testament?
That a man can divorce his wife but there is no mention of her divorcing him
What could Christians do to help fight sexism?
~ Join an organisation that campaigns for equality
~ Bring up their children to share their views on equality
What are some bible quotes about sexism?
’ Each of the two sexes is an image of the power and tenderness of God, with equal dignity though in a different way’
‘I do not permit a woman to teach, or have authority over a man; she must be silent’