Prejudice and Discrimination Flashcards
1
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What do Catholic’s believe about prejudice and discrimination?
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- unacceptable and against catholic beliefs and teachings
- Jesus did not discriminate against women
- Jesus’ example (such as his treatment of lepers and outcasts) and his teachings (such as the Good Samaritan) show Catholics that all people should be treated equally and with respect.
- God created all human beings as equals
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What are Catholic teachings about RACIAL prejudice and discrimination?
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- In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus showed that races who hated each other should love each other as neighbours.
- St Peter had a vision from God, telling him not to discriminate because God has no favourites among the races.
- Jesus’ own actions showed how important it was to treat all races as equal as he healed men and women from different ethnic backgrounds.
3
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Who and What did Martin Luther king do?
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- a Christian who believed that all humans were equal in the eyes of God.
- Believed in a world where people would not be discriminated because of the colour of their skin
- did this through SPEECHES,ORGANISED CAMPAIGNS and protest marches (all non violent)
