Multi-faith UK: Advantages Flashcards
What are the four points?
A varied and rich cultural life
A greater tolerance and understanding of other ways of life
Religious festivals bring people together through celebration
Learning about someone else’s religion can help people understand their own better
A varied and rich cultural life
Having a multi-faith society has brought some beautiful art and architecture to the UK
Neasden temple, a Hindu temple, is a stunning example of this
Different faiths have also influenced fashion, food and music
A greater tolerance and understanding of other ways of life
A country that has people of many different faiths is often more tolerant
e.g. A Muslim teacher and a Jewish solicitor in Manchester planned ways of improving understanding between their communities. They welcomed each religion into their place of worship. This promoted community cohesion and widens their understanding of the world and different religions
As other religions are normalised, people become more accepting - ignorance usually fuels conflict
Religious festivals bring people together through celebration
e.g. Diwali is a Hindu celebration that many people join in with
Sharing festivals helps people learn and understand each other more whilst creating a positive association with the religion through hacing fun celebrating - reduces conflict
Learning about someone else’s religion can help people understand their own better
People from different religions may practise their religion more seriously and this may make people think about how they practice their own religion
People may come to understand why different religions believe what they do and this may make people think more seriously about their own beliefs
A multi faith society may even make some people think more about religion as they come across religious ideas they have never thought about before
What has allowed Britain to become a multi-faith society?
In 1967, heresy (believing anything other than the recognised religion) stopped being a crime - before this time you could be burnt at the stake for holding your own beliefs
Non-conformists were allowed to worship freely
In 1828, non-conformists were given the same political rights as members of the Church of England, as were Roman Catholics in 1829 and Jews in 1958
This meant that members of any religion were free to worship in Britain and had equal political rights
Many non-Christian people came and are coming as immigrants
