Religion and CC - racial harmony & immigrant workers and asylum seekers and CC

Question 1

Give 4 reasons why should Catholics promote racial harmony

clue - 3 are from gospels

Answer 1

• All equal in christ - St paul
• All races are the same - St Peter
• Loving all your neighbours of all races - Luke - Good samaritan
• Many Christians have worked for racial harmony with UK organisations

Question 2

Give 4 reasons how the catholic church helps asylum seekers and immigrant workers

Answer 2

• local parishes could make leaflets about healthcare etc
• legal advice clinics
• Westminster cathedral has an annual migrant mass
• parishes can provide mass’ in a migrants own language

Question 3

Give 4 reasons why Catholics help AS and IW?

Answer 3

• if God is a god of justice then people should serve justice for IW and AS.
• jesus was once a refugee when He and his family fled to Egypt to flee from Herod’s slaughter on innocents
• parable of sheep and goats teachers that if you do good for others you will enter heaven
• ‘not to be served but to serve others’ - Mark

Question 4

What are 3 Government acts to promote CC in the UK?

Answer 4

• education + inspections act 2006 ➡️ for schools to promote CC
• race relations act ➡️discriminating someone with abusive words in public is was unlawful
• racial + religious hatred act 2006 ➡️offence to use threatening words or behaviour to religious or non-religious beliefs