Philosophy and Ethics

Question 1

Wealth

Answer 1

Large amount of money or investment

Question 2

discrimination

Answer 2

Actions or behaviour that result from prejudice

Question 3

equality

Answer 3

the state of being equal, especially in status, rights and opportunities

Question 4

human rights

Answer 4

basic rights are freedom to which all humans should be entitled to

Question 5

social justice

Answer 5

Ensuring that society treats people fairly whether they are poor or wealthy; protecting people’s human rights

Question 6

prejudice

Answer 6

unfairly judging someone before the facts are known, holding biased opinions about an individual or group

Question 7

Just

Answer 7

= fair

Question 8

romans 13:1

Answer 8

let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which god has established. the authorities that exist have been established by god

Question 9

gender

Answer 9

used to describe the characteristics of women and men that are socially constructed

Question 10

Galatians 3:28

Answer 10

There is neither Jew nor gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male nor female, for you are all one in Jesus Christ

Question 11

disability

Answer 11

physical or mental impairment which has an adverse e effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

Question 12

The Parable of the good Samaritan: mark 12:31

Answer 12

Love your neighbour as yourself

Question 13

racism

Answer 13

prejudice against someone because of their skin colour/ethnicity

Question 14

sexuality

Answer 14

A person’s sexual orientation

Question 15

MLK

Answer 15

American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

Question 16

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Answer 16

Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican archbishop who is known for his opposition to apartheid in South Africa

Question 17

Tithe

Answer 17

one tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the Church

Question 18

debt

Answer 18

situation where a person owes more money than they possess

Question 19

Thessalonians 3:10

Answer 19

for even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: the one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.

Question 20

fair trade and fair pay

Answer 20

payment that is appropriate for the work done

Question 21

rana plaza disaster

Answer 21

Dhaka garment factory collapse was a structural failure that occurred on 24 April 2013 in Bangladesh, where an eight-story commercial building called Rana Plaza collapsed

Question 22

excessive interest on loans

Answer 22

amount of money borrowed from a lender, usually payed back with instalments with interest. Where, excessive, the interest charged on a loan is extremely high

Question 23

people trafficking

Answer 23

Illegal trade of humans for slavery (e.g. sex and work)

Question 24

emergency aid

Answer 24

short-term aid given to a person or country who is is in need of immediate assistance

Question 25

long term-aid

Answer 25

assistance given to a poor country over a period of time that has a lasting effect

Question 26

Red cross

Answer 26

Desire to bring assistance without discrimination to the wounded on the battlefield

Question 27

CAFOD

Answer 27

send a cow

Question 28

Buddhist teachings

Answer 28

practice equanimity - setting ourselves equal with others.
Buddha encouraged people to be Buddhist because he believed he found a path to enlightenment but respects people’s religious decisions

Question 29

The parable of the saw

Answer 29

Buddha says to the monks: Monks, as low-down thieves might carve one limb from limb with a double-handed saw, yet then whoever sets his mind at enmity, he, for this reason, is not a doer of my teaching.

Question 30

freedom of religion

Answer 30

The right to believe or practise whatever religion one chooses

Question 31

Freedom of religious expression

Answer 31

the right to preach, worship, practise ones faith in whatever way one chooses

Question 32

the Rohingya crisis

Answer 32

thousands of Rohingya people were forcibly displaced from their villages and camps in Myanmar, due to violence