Issues of Human Rights

Question 1

god loves mankind quote

Answer 1

'’god created mankind in is own image’’ > genesis

Question 2

God doesn’t discriminate quote

Answer 2

'’There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, you are all one in Christ Jesus’’ > Galatians

Question 3

Martin Luther King intigration quote

Answer 3

'’i have a drean that little black boys and girls will hold hands with little white boys and girls’’

Question 4

rich can be good quote

Answer 4

'’blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness’’ > jesus > means that those who want to make the world right will be blessed

Question 5

give 3 reasons why Christians would teach the dignity of human life

Answer 5

• God creatted all humans in ‘‘his image’’ threfore all human life is precious
• Jesus himself always treated even the outcasts with dignity
• 10 commandments show that God wants humans to be treated with dignity

Question 6

give 3 Christian practices which promote human rights including equality > agape

Answer 6

• Work with charities abroad → tearfund
• Work with charities in Britain → Salvation Army
• Giving to charity
• Individuals fighting for equality → Martin Luther King

Question 7

3 Buddhist practices which promote human rights including equality

Answer 7

• Work of Buddhists in charities abroad → Karuna Trust
• Thich Quang Duc → Buddhist monk who burned himself to death protesting against unjustices in South Vietnam
• Many Buddhists support Fair Trade

Question 8

3 reasons why Buddhists would teach the dignity of human life

Answer 8

• Turtle analogy
• 1st precept → avoid harming all living beings
• Mahayana Buddhists believe has Buddha nature

Question 9

3 quotes for why Christians would support the promotion of human rights

Answer 9

• '’speak up for those who have no voice’’ → Jesus
• '’There is nor Jew nor Gentile, nor man nor woman, we are all one in the image of Christ Lord’’
• '’Treat others as you would like to be treated’’

Question 10

2 examples of conflict between personal conviction and the laws of a country

Answer 10

• Leading boycotts
• Marches
• Speaches

Question 11

3 religous reasons why people fought the laws of the country

Answer 11

• Jesus sacrificed his life for the sins of mankind
• '’Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness’’
• Jesus spoke out when he saw injustice

Question 12

example of conflict over freedom of religious expression

Answer 12

Nadia Eweids > British airway hostess not allowed to wear her crucifix visibly

Question 13

example of religous extremism

Answer 13

• Robert Dear shot dead 3 people and injured 9 at a planned parenthood clinic
• Westborough Baptist church

Question 14

3 relevant Christian teachings to do with censorship and freedom of religous expression and extremism

Answer 14

• '’go into the world and preach the gospel to all creation’’ → Jesus
• '’no one can get to the father except through me’’ → Jesus
• '’Love thy neighbour’’

Question 15

3 relevant Buddhist teachings to do with censorship and freedom of religious expression and extreism

Answer 15

• Right speach
• Right mindfullness
• 1st precept → avoid harming all living beings

Question 16

3 reasons why Buddhists would disagree with discrimination and racial discrimination

Answer 16

• Discrimination is based on prejudice which comes from ignorance one of the three poisions so is wrong
• Racial speach is not right speach
• 4th precept → be honest with speach, discrimination isnt honest
• All people are capable of enlightenment regardless of race

Question 17

4 causes of world poverty

Answer 17

• war
• natural disaster
• corrupt governments
• lack of education