How does Religion respond to injustice Flashcards
Christianity respond to injustice?
God created everyone equally (Old testament)
There is neither Jew, nor Gentile, slave or free man, male or female. All equal in Christ
In everything, do unto others what you would have done to you
Jesus told us to love our neighbour (Sermon on the Mount)
In the Good Samaritan story, the man is helped because of his need, not because of who he was or was not (victim and helper were from enemy nations)
Judaism respond to injustice?
Judaism teaches that prejudice and discrimination are incompatible with Jewish law.
God created everyone equal so prejudice is an insult to God.
The Torah tells Jews to welcome and not persecute strangers.
The Nevi’im states God expects people to practice justice, love and kindness to all.
Treat others as you wish to be treated (Old Testament)
Jewish leaders stated that Jews should live in harmony with non-Jews.
Why is a religious person more likely to stand up to injustice?
Because they believe everyone should be treated equally. So if someone was being racially abused a religious person is likely to be offended by it because of their beliefs and take a stand against such behaviour. Their religion would compel them to act. Religious people will not want to offend God and so are more likely to stand against injustice than an atheist.
