Human Rights

Question 1

Censorship-

Answer 1

the practice of suppressing and limiting access to materials considered obscene, offensive or a threat to security.
People may also be restricted in their speech by censorship laws

Example:
School

Question 2

Discrimination-

Answer 2

Acts of treating groups of people, or individuals differently, based on prejudice

Example:
Sexism

Question 3

Extremism-

Answer 3

Believing in and supporting ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable.

Example:
kkk

Question 4

Human rights-

Answer 4

The basic entailments of all human beings, afforded to them simply because their human.

Example:
An education

Question 5

Personal conviction-

Answer 5

Something a person strongly feels or believes in

Example:
Martin Luther king, 1960, racism

Question 6

Prejudice-

Answer 6

Pre-judging: judging people to be inferior or superior without cause

Example:
Race

Question 7

Relative and absolute poverty:

Answer 7

relative poverty- a standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of a society in which a person lives, eg. liming on less than X% of average UK income.
Example- transportation

absolute poverty - an acute state of deprivation, whereby a person cannot access the most basic of their human needs.
Example- most prevalent in eswatini

Question 8

Social justice-

Answer 8

promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity. Ensuring that everyone has equal access to provisions, equal opportunities and rights.

Example:
The civil rights movement

Question 9

Buddhist beliefs to support ideas

Answer 9

5-4-3
Precepts
Noble truths
Poisons

Question 10

What are the 5 precepts

Answer 10

-do not kill
-do not steal
-do not misuse sex
-do not misuse speech
-do not partake in intoxication

Question 11

What are the 4 noble truths

Answer 11

The Buddha spoke of the 4 noble truths at his first ever teaching
They central teaching of buddhism

1. All life involves Dukka. This includes physical and mental
2. The origin of suffering is craving (samudaya)
3. The truth of cessation - the end of suffering
4. Follow the middle way and the eightfold pathway

Question 12

What are the 3 poisons?

Answer 12

-avoid greed
-avoid ignorance
-avoid hatred

Question 13

What would the buddha do?

Answer 13

-metta loving kindness
-karuna compassion
-1st precept- do not harm
-8 fold path

Question 14

What would Jesus do?

Answer 14

-sanctity of life
-10 commandments
-parable of Lazarus
-agape- selfless love
-“image of God”
-“God created all humans as equals”Galations

Question 15

Solving poverty

Answer 15

• soup kitchen
• food banks
• karuna trust (end discrimination )
• free school meals

Christian Aid
Attitudes:
• aims to challenge systems that favour the rich
• reflects a belief that God loves all and the dignity of all human life
• committed to being effective stewards of the planet’s resources.
Actions:
• organises projects to educate people
• runs campaigns and Fairtrade activities
• works cooperatively with faith and secular groups
• publicises examples of inequality and poverty.

Question 16

Martin luther king

Answer 16

• As a Christian he believed in Jesus’ teaching on love and non-violence, and that all humans were equal in the eyes of God.
• He believed in and dreamed of a world where people would not be discriminated against because of their race, but would be equal citizens.
• He gave speeches, organised campaigns and protest marches - all of which were peaceful and non-violent - to promote equality for all.
• He said: We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.’
• He said: Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.

Question 17

Christian beliefs about wealth

Answer 17

• Spiritual values are the most important.
• A person’s value should be based on their actions rather than their possessions.
• Being wealthy is not bad or wrong; it depends how the wealth was acquired.
• Many Christians oppose gambling, particularly Methodists and Quakers, because it encourages greed or the love of money for its own sake.
• Most Christians believe giving to charities and those in need is an important part of their faith. Some give a tenth of their income (a tithe to good causes.
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke
16:19-31) warns of putting great store by riches:
• The rich man, who had everything in life.

Question 18

Buddhist beliefs about wealth

Answer 18

• Giving to those in need is an important virtue.
• Siddhartha Gautama’s example was to leave behind a life of riches.
• We should avoid the extremes of having everything or having nothing, by following the Middle Way.
• It is important to gain money honestly.
Giving to others is one of the most important Buddhist virtues.
• Whoever in your kingdom is poor, to him let some help be given: (Cakkavatti Sihananda
Suttal

Question 19

What is the acquisition of wealth

Answer 19

• being paid for work, especially if it is a high salary job, such as a sports star, or TV presenter
• running their own business; some grow rapidly and become valuable
• inheritance, from a relative who has died
• criminal activity, such as fraud or burglary
• gambling in its various forms.

Question 20

what does christian aid do to help alleviate poverty?

Answer 20

-charity
-raise money
-fight injustice
-respond to humanitarian emergencies with resources such as food, shelter, medical equipment ect.
-campaign for change

Question 21

Examples of religious extremism:

Answer 21

KKK:
-extremist group who claims to be christian
-white supremacist group
-long history of violence in America
-discriminated against people due to race

Westboro Baptist Church:
-extreme views on homosexuality
-picket the funerals of soldiers
-often known for protesting and holding discriminatory signs

Question 22

Christian/Buddhist teachings about equality:

Answer 22

Christianity has many teachings to support the idea of equality.
• “there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus”
• Genesis - God created all people - “So God created mankind in his own image”
• Parable of Woman at the Well - Jesus does not discriminate towards this woman despite her previous actions.

Buddhism
- karuna- compassion and metta
loving kindness

Question 23

christian/buddhist teachings about the dignity of human life:

Answer 23

christians support the dignity of human life because they believe:

• All life is created by God and is therefore special. “So God created mankind in his own image”
Sanctity of Life
Jesus taught to love thy neighbour’

Buddhism- supports dignity of human life

-5 precepts
-parable of the blind turtle
-karuna/metta

Question 24

christian/buddhist beliefs about prejudice and discrimination:

Answer 24

christianity- prejudice and discrimination is wrong
-equality “created in the image of God”
-parable of the women at the well
-parable of the good samaritan
- “Love thy neighbour”
- “why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”

Question 25

examples of censorship:

Answer 25

-age ratings
-books and movies
-swear words on the radio/songs

Question 26

ethical considerations about the use of acquisition of wealth:

Answer 26

Some may argue that wealth should be earnt without using others and should be used to help others. However, others may believe wealth can be used as the individual chooses as they earnt it.
Christians:
- “You cannot serve both money and God”
-“It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter heaven”
- Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

Buddhism:
- Greed is one of the 3 poisons and causes suffering