Human Rights

Question 1

What are human rights?

Answer 1

Basic rights and freedoms to which all human beings should be entitled

Question 2

What does social justice mean?

Answer 2

Ensuring society treats people fairly whether they are poor or wealthy

Question 3

What happened in 1948?

Answer 3

United Nations adopted the ‘Universal Declaration Of Human Rights’ (UDHR)

Question 4

What is the uk government obliged to do?

Answer 4

Provide these rights to people living in the uk

Question 5

What do all humans and children have the right to?

Answer 5

HUMANS= Freedom of speech
CHILDREN= right to protection from cruelty

Question 6

What does equality mean?

Answer 6

Equal rights, status and opportunities

Question 7

What does Christianity teach us about equality?

Answer 7

All people are equal because they have all been made in Gods image

Question 8

What do Buddhists teach us about equality?

Answer 8

Treat people equally and express loving-kindness

Question 9

What does prejudice mean?

Answer 9

Holding biased (usually negative) opinions about an individual or a group of people

Question 10

What is discrimination?

Answer 10

Actions or behaviour arising from holding prejudiced views

Question 11

What happened in 2014?

Answer 11

Libby lane became the first female bishop in the Church of England

Question 12

What is the freedom of religion?

Answer 12

Right to practise whatever religion one chooses

Question 13

What is freedom of religious expression?

Answer 13

Right to worship, preach and practice one’s faith in whatever way one chooses

Question 14

What is the main religion in Britain today?

Answer 14

Christianity

Question 15

What does the law forbid?

Answer 15

The persecution of members of any faith

Question 16

What have Christian’s and Buddhists not been able to live in? And why.

Answer 16

Harmony with people
-Northern Ireland: different religious and political views have caused conflict for many years between Protestants and Catholics
-Myanmar: Buddhists have shown tolerance and encouraged violence towards Muslims

Question 17

What does positive discrimination mean?

Answer 17

Treating people more favourably because they have been discriminated against in the past or have disabilities

Question 18

What is an example of positive discrimination?

Answer 18

Giving a wheelchair users front-row positions at a football ground so they can see the match

Question 19

What’s an example of positive discrimination? (Racism)

Answer 19

A business employing someone of an ethic minority to help the workplace more ethically diverse

Question 20

What does Christianity and Buddhism teach about wealth?

Answer 20

Focusing on wealth can lead to greed and selfishness and neglect of spiritual practice
-but important to use wealth to help others in need

Question 21

What are Christians attitudes towards using wealth?

Answer 21

-bible teaches that wealth is a blessing from God
-wealth is associated with dangers like greed and selfishness

Question 22

What a quote to support Christians attitudes towards using wealth?

Answer 22

“For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil”

Question 23

What are Buddhists attitudes towards using wealth?

Answer 23

-doesn’t matter how wealthy someone is but how they got their money and what they do with it
-letting go of wealth is a way of overcoming attachment (spiritual obstacle)
-Buddha taught that happiness isn’t achieved through craving but through enlightenment

Question 24

What do Christian’s and Buddhists believe about living in poverty?

Answer 24

It’s important to help those however the poor have a responsibility to help themselves out of poverty if they are able to

Question 25

What are the main causes of poverty?

Answer 25

-debt
-unemployment
-exploitation
-natural disasters

Question 26

What do Christian’s encourage the poor to do? Add quote

Answer 26

Help them find jobs as they believe it’s important to help those who need assistance
-“the one who is unwilling to work shall not eat”

Question 27

What does Buddhism teach about poverty?

Answer 27

All poverty deserves compassion

Question 28

What does exploitation mean?

Answer 28

Misuse of power or money to get other people to do things for little or unfair reward

Question 29

How are people exploited worldwide?

Answer 29

-unfair pay
-charged excessive interest on loans
-being involved in people trafficking

Question 30

What do Christian’s think about fair pay?

Answer 30

Support it as this contributes to an equal and just society
“Do not exploit the poor because they are poor”

Question 31

What do Buddhist’s think about fair pay?

Answer 31

Very important to balance profit with ethics
-taking workers time and energy without paying fair wages goes against the second moral precept (to avoid taking what has not been freely given)

Question 32

What does Buddhism teach about excessive interest on loans?

Answer 32

Exploiting the poor is an example of greed (three poisons)

Question 33

Why does people trafficking go against Jesus’ teaching?

Answer 33

“Love thy neighbour as yourself”

Question 34

What are 2 ways to help the poor?

Answer 34

1. Short term aid
2. Long term aid (long lasting effect)
   Many Christian’s and Buddhists provide both types