MIGRATION AND RELIGIOUS PLURALISM: How Migration Has Created Multicultural Societies

Question 1

Until when was judaism the only non Christian religion that most Europeans had come into contact peacefully with?

Answer 1

18th century

Question 2

What happened after the Second World War for migration?

Answer 2

Many people from Eastern Europe migrated to the UK

Question 3

When did people become aware of the need to recognise the cultural identity of minority groups?

Answer 3

1960s and 70s

Question 4

What are arguments against multiculturalism?

Answer 4

Threat to core national values and traditions; destructive to national identity
No agreed scheme of thought so society lacks cohesion
Immigrant communities that flourish may be isolated
Assumes that no single culture can claim to be the best but religion is based on the opposite view

Question 5

Who is Enoch Powell?

Answer 5

Conservative MP

Question 6

Quote from Powell

Answer 6

Large scale migration ‘like watching a nation busily engaged in heaping up its own funeral pyre’

Question 7

What are arguments for multiculturalism?

Answer 7

Rich and beneficial mixing of cultural traditions

A way to promote tolerance and equal access and opportunities in employment, education, law and business

Question 8

How many Christians are in Britain?

Answer 8

59%

Question 9

How many Muslims are in Britain?

Answer 9

4.8%

Question 10

What does the universal declaration of human rights article 18 state?

Answer 10

Freedom of thought, conscience and religion

Therefore against the law to prohibit or restrict the practice of religion

Question 11

Are religions intolerant towards each other?

Answer 11

Yes

European wars of religion between catholics and Protestants

Question 12

How is exodus evidence for religious intolerance?

Answer 12

Call to ‘demolish’ other religions

Question 13

What does multiculturalism support?

Answer 13

All cultures being respected, celebrated and understood in terms of their origins
Society richer for having cultural diversity

Question 14

What does multiculturalism oppose?

Answer 14

The idea that any culture should have another culture imposed on it
People should be deprived of the opportunity to express their cultural heritage

Question 15

What does religious pluralism assume?

Answer 15

That all religions are to be respected, celebrated and understood as having intrinsic value for their believers

Question 16

What is the issue with the overlap of multiculturalism and religious pluralism?

Answer 16

Hard to unpick which traditions and practices are culture and specifically religious

Question 17

Where is FGM practised?

Answer 17

Some communities with cultural roots in Africa, the Middle East and Asia

Question 18

What is forced marriage?

Answer 18

Forcing a young person or couple into a marriage without their consent

Question 19

Why are FGM and forced marriage controversial?

Answer 19

FGM causes suffering and FM goes against the values of British society
Cultural expressions in specific religious communities
Its legality shouldn’t be dictated by the secular law but the particular religious community

Question 20

How can we get a taste for culture in terms of food, dress, traditions, down religious practices?

Answer 20

Sharing festivals

Question 21

How can Christians have a responsible attitude towards others?

Answer 21

Examine own faith and their attitude towards the faith of others

Question 22

Why are religions appealing?

Answer 22

They offer absolute beliefs and moral principles

Explains the rise in fundamentalism