Secularisation Flashcards
What is secularisation?
The process of society moving away from religion
separating religion and state functions, religious bodies have no privellaged influence over the ssatte
a decline in individual/private religious belief and practice
What is secular?
No connected with religious or spiritual matters; the country could be named as being secular
What is secular positivism?
Augustus competes development of the idea that religion will ne taken over by scientific reasoning
What is the secularisation hypothesis?
Uk society has become more religious over time
What is wish fulfilment?
Freuds term for a desire satirised through a dream or other use of imagination
Is Britain a christian country?
England and Scotland have established churches
queen head of the governor of the church of england
26 bishops in the house of lords
most moral norms are objective and naturalist creating moral realist facts from the human law
church buildings in every town/village
Richard dawkins described himself as a cultural Christin
major holidays stem from christian countries
christian figures play a key role in life- pope f
a man was sent from Rome through anglo saxons to promote christianity
Why isn’t Britain a christian country?
2016 figures- 53% no relgiion
christian attendance figures are dropping
churches have been shut to homes
most parents dont choose faith schools for faith for results and also no other schools in area
more ethnic divers areas
How does christian faith conflict with uk law/?
The view of theocracy
2015 ban for church promoting prayer in cinema
Christin nurse suspended for praying for an elderly patient recovery from illness, may be offensive
wearing religious symbols- British airway
nurse Shirley Chaplin, told not to wear crucifix create disease
same sex marriages- b and b owners hazelmary and Peter bull refused to let gay couple sleep in same room
Ashers bakery n Ireland refused to make a cake for slogan of gay marriage
Gary mcfarlne dismissed for saying he might object to giving advice to gay couples
Lilian ldele- disciplined after refusing to marry civil partnership
Why Is there value for chsitian faith schools?
Parents have the freedom to exercise their children to faith
best performing
allow diversity and freedom of choice in education
must deliver the same circullum as non-faith schools exception of religious studies
values of religious schools encourage tolerance
Why isn’t there value for christian faith schools?
Majority of pupils are christian may consider themselves as non religous
create a segreage=ated future
pshe reflects anti law based beliefs on gay marriage
Challenges and links to make to faith schools?
Js mil- harm principle as long as not harming anyone biased views and faith should be allowed in school
the pluralism objection- creating amore diverse population of religious beliefs creates mixing of moral terms and creates confusion of what is right and wrong divine command theory
Creating faith schools creates a more evangelical message following from Jesus of preaching “do not stray from your commandments” theocracy in line with law
freud- relgion is a neurosis scientific research creates it being a bad thing
Bultmann the demytholizationt
extra; analysis
cross
How effective are Christian challenges?
seems to be an up merge in commitment, fewer people attend but with more coniction
liberation theology of priests worldwide, marxism, boff and guitar`
religion is popular within the charismatic movement; the use of speaking in tongues
church tried to promote publicly in cinema
christian discrimination and church have supported
Why aren’t the claims towards Britain being a christian country effective?
Many parents sent their children to a faith school out of no choice
dying religion
people are choosing to marry outside of relgion
