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Section 4 - Religion And CC Flashcards

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Community cohesion

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A common vision held by a community with a shared sense of belonging and coming together

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Discrimination

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Treating people less well because of their sex, gender, ethnicity

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Ethnic minority

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A member of a race which is smaller than the majority

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Equality

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The state of everyone having equal rights regardless

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Interfaith marriage

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When a husband and wife and from different religions

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Multi-ethnic society

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A society where there are many different races

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Prejudice

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Believing that some people are superior to others which out knowing them

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Racial harmony

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People of different races happily living together

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Racism

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A form of prejudice, the belief that some races and superior to others

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Religious freedom

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The right for people to practise or change their religion freely

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Religious pluralism

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The belief that all religions have the right to co exist

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Sexism

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Treating people less well because of their gender. Form of discrimination

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What are some basic facts about the United Kingdom as a multi ethnic society?

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  • The UK has always been multiethnic
  • The UK has always believed in the human freedom and has offered Asylum to those fleeing from persecution
  • This was shown in the 2001 census
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What are some benefits of living in a multi ethnic society?

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  • Less chance of conflict
  • Intermarriage
  • People get to know other cultures
  • Greater variety of food, music, fashion etc.
  • Life is more interesting
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Give some examples where the problem of prejudice leads to discrimination and racism

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  • Racially prejudiced employers -> refuse to employ some people from ethnic groups
  • Prejudiced teachers discriminate against some pupils and so do prejudiced landlords
  • Prejudiced police officers treat different groups unfairly
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What are some basic facts about the United Kingdom as a multi faith society?

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  • Britain has had believers in different faiths for many years
  • it is truly multifaith
  • there are significant numbers of lots of religions
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What are some benefits of living in a multifaith society

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  • People learn about other religions and what they believe in and why
  • Increases understanding, tolerance and inclusion
  • All religions promote religious freedom which enriches society
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What are some issues facing people of a multifaith society

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Conversion -> believe it’s their duty to convert others, holy books say this, can lead to discrimination of other religions

Bringing up children -> Most religions encourage their children to be raised in their religion, some books teach about a good LAD

Interfaith marriages -> Some religions want both partners to be the same (because of ^^^^) and so they can all be together in their LAD

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Why should Christians help to promote racial harmony?

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  • Jesus taught it -> Good Samaritan (Samaritan the hero in the parable)
  • Jesus treated everyone equally
  • St Paul (GALATIANS 3.28)
  • Christian church -> made statements condemning discrimination
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What are the three attitudes that Christianity holds to other religions

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A few - Believe Christianity is the only truth and all others are wrong
Some - People can get to God through different religions, but only Christians have the full truth
Many - All religions are equal and there are merely different ways of finding God.

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Why do a few Christians believe that Christianity is the only truth and all others are wrong?

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(Known as fundamentalists/exclusivists)
They interpret the bible and this verse literally “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one can come to the father except through me.”

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Why do some Christians believe that people can come to God through different religions but Christianity is the full truth

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  • The bible teaches salvation comes through believing in God
  • The full truth about God is seen only in Jesus who is the incarnation of God.
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Why do many Christians believe that all religions are equal and that there are merely different ways of finding God?

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  • Don’t interpret the bible literally
  • Believe different religions are different cultural expressions of the same God
  • The religions have more in common than in different
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Why should Hindus promote racial harmony

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  • Believe that every soul is equal and is a part of the divine (Brahman)
  • Gandhi taught there should be no ethnic or race differences and that people should live and work together as equals
  • Hinduism is opposed to racism
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What are the two Hindu attitudes held towards other religions

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Most Hindus - believe that all religions have valued and that they should be complete freedom in religion
Some Hindus - There should be freedom of religion, but only Hinduism has the path to moksha

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Why do most Hindus believe that all religions have value and there should be complete freedom of religion

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  • All religions are different ways of approaching the same God
  • See parts of other religions in Hinduism
  • Taught by some gurus and swamis
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Why do you some Hindus believe that there should be freedom of religion but only Hinduism is the path to moksha

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  • Is the teaching in the cast system

- Is the teaching of dharma and karma

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What is community cohesion important for multi-ethnic a multifaith societies

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With no CC, there would be lots of different ideas. This can lead to conflict and violence mainly due to ignorance, poor leadership and policing. Things such as 7/7/07. Where CC isn’t promoted, violence can become a way of life’s

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What are the three attitudes held by Christianity about the roles of men and women in the life

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Traditional - Completelyseparate roles
Modern/liberal - Give equal rights and have women ministers
Roman Catholic - Complete equality apart from being religious ministers

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Why do traditional Christians hold of this attitude of complete separate roles in life

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  • St Paul said women should be silent and have no authority over men - literally
  • St Paul refers to genesis as giving men power over women and man was created first - literally
  • Jesus chose 12 men to be his apostles
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Why do modern Protestants have this attitude of complete equality in everything

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  • Bible should be taken symbolically, not literally . The views reflect the time it was wrote such as genesis
  • Jesus had women disciples
  • GALATIANS 3.28 says complete equality
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Why do Roman Catholics have the attitude of complete equality in the roles of men and women apart from in the church

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  • Genesis teaches of sexual and gender equality
  • Similar to LP
  • Catechism teaches of complete equality
  • Only men can be priests because Jesus chose only men to be his apostles
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What are the two attitudes held by Hinduism about the roles of men and women

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Traditional - Men and women have separate roles in life and do not have equality in religion and women can’t be priests
Modern - Some give equality in everything including religion

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Why do some traditional Hindus have the attitude of men and women taking separate roles in life

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  • Teaching of Laws of Manu and some scriptures e.g Shruti
  • Laws of Manu must be followed in order to fulfil ones dharma and achieve moksha
  • Tradition for the Hindu Ashrama
  • Interpret all these literally
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Why does the modern attitude held by Hindus give equality and absolutely everything including religion?

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  • All would are equal and part of the divine
  • Laws of Manu are out of date
  • Different ways to gain moksha than following the traditional ashramas
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What is vital that you say when talking about Christians who support equality?

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Galatians 3.28!

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What is the traditional Hindu attitude towards equal rights for men and women?

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They have separate roles

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Why do traditional Hindu’s believe that men and women have separate roles in life?

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  • Teachings of shruti scriptures
  • Teachings of Laws of Manu
  • Part of Indian culture
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What is the modern Hindu attitude towards equal rights for men and women?

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They have equal rights and roles in life

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Why do modern Hindus believe that men and women have equal rights and roles?

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  • All souls part of the divine –> equal
  • Shruti scriptures can’t be taken literally
  • Laws of Manu are outdated
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What is taught in the Parable of the good Samaritan?

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Love your neighbour and all races. The good Samaritan treated the Jew as his neighbour

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Why should Christians promote racial harmony?

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  • Parable of good samaritan
  • Galatians 3.28
  • Bible and Church condemn racism
  • Jesus taught it
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Why do Hindus promote racial harmony?

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  • Every soul equal and part of the divine
  • Indian Hindus have suffered from racist treatment
  • Teachings of Gandhi

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