Slavery And The Crusades Flashcards
Examples of Christian actions that have been criticised
Holocaust and the discrimination protests about lgbtq + community and anti abortion protests
Pilgrimage
A journey taken to a place of religious importance
Sanctity of life
The belief that all life is precious and god given
Ten Commandments
Laws for how people should live, given to Moses by God in the Old Testament
What is the golden rule
Do for others what you want them to do for you
How does these teachings influence Christians
The sanctity of life influences Christians to appreciate god as he gave them life and that we should live life to the most and it is precious and short. The golden rule shows Christians to treat everyone with kindness and to only treat people the way you would wanted to be treated
What happened to black Africans between the 17th and 19th centuries
They were captured by white Europeans and Americans and transported to USA
What happened why they were en route to USA
Many Africans died on the slave ships
What happened to the Africans that survived
They were sold to wealthy white Christians and forced to work for them
How did Christians try and justify slavery
Christians tried to justify slavery by saying that in Paul’s letters in the bible he referred to slaves and masters, showing he accepted slavery.
Christians also thought keeping slaves were against
The bibles teachings about equality and the sanctity of life
Christians led campaigns to
Abolish slavery in many countries including in the USA and Britain
What remained a problem after slavery was abolished
Racism remained a problem
What Christian leaders used Bibles teachings to argue that racism is wrong
Martin Luther King and others
What did Martin Luther king encourage his supporters to do
He encouraged to peacefully protest against racism and to follow Jesus’ teachings to love and pray for their enemies
