issues of human rights

Question 1

what are human rights?

Answer 1

basic entitlements of all human beings

Question 2

christian views on dignity of human life

Answer 2

• jesus treated the outcasts with dignity e.g. helped the lepers
• “knit me in my mothers womb”
• made “in the image of god”
• parable of goats and sheep
• right to life “ do not kill”
• right to possessions “do not steal”

Question 3

buddhists views of dignity of human life

Answer 3

• tathagatagarbha -> all people have buddha nature and can achieve buddhahood
• 8 fold path -> right action and speech
• good karma/ skill full acts
• “i teach suffering and the end of suffering”

Question 4

what is agape?

Answer 4

unconditional love

Question 5

christian views on agape

Answer 5

• “love thy neighbour”
• “no greater love has man than when he lays down life for another”
• “blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness”
• “speak up for those who have no voice”
• jesus healed on the sabbath, gave his own life

Question 6

what is agape in action?

Answer 6

• the tear fund/ Christian aid
• Martin Luther King
• Salvation army

Question 7

what is censorship?

Answer 7

restriction of materials that are considered to be threatening or obscene

Question 8

what is extremism?

Answer 8

believing in ideas that are far from what most other believe to be correct

Question 9

what is an example of extremism?

Answer 9

westboro baptist church

Question 10

buddhists for human rights

Answer 10

• karuna trust in India -> education of the poor
• support of fair trade
• Thich Quang Duc -> burned himself on Vietnam as protest about injustices

Question 11

who was Ambedkar?

Answer 11

was an untouchable who received injustice. he achieved a doctorate in America and became India’s defence secretary. he published “mooknyak” criticising the caste system in India. he fought for untouchables rights. he led marches and drafted the consitution outlawing the caste system

Question 12

christian’s views on racism

Answer 12

• MLK
• Good samaritan
• all humans created “in the image of god”
• “neither jew nor gentile … we are all one in faith in Christ Jesus”
• “love thy neighbour”

Question 13

Buddhist views on racism

Answer 13

• good karma
• right speech and action
• be mindful
• “ hate cannot defeat hatred, only love can overcome hatred”
• pratitiya -> set up the conditions to overcome suffering

Question 14

what did MLK do?

Answer 14

led marches on Washington, ‘i have a dream speech’, boycotts of buses cafes and goods of racist companies.

Question 15

what did MLK achieve?

Answer 15

ended segregation in public places, allowed black people to go to university, voted for black people, won nobel peace prize