Unit 4 Outcome 2 Contempory Challenges And Their Impact Flashcards
Define what vision for society means.
The picture of ideal human community underlined by values and morals based reasoning developed over time.
Define the nature of contemporary societies
Pluralist, secularised and multicultural.
Explain the place of religious traditions in contemporary societies.
They coexist with other religions. There are ways of thinking and ethical models. They interact with society mainly on an ethical level as this aspect is the most publicly lived out of the eight
The cause of contemporary challenges and the response of the religions challenged.
Pluralism/multiculturalism, these ways of societal thinking really make people stray away from the community based thinking that comes with a religion. Scientific thought and discovery. Also secular value frameworks such as government and legal systems.
What are the ways a religious traditions respond to major social or moral issues that challenge their view for society?
Forming special committees or bodies- the tradition creates organisations that help defend their vision for society. Lobbying and using mass media- the tradition affected creates advertisements or other things along those lines to get their expression and point of view for their vision of society across to a large audience.
Why do religious traditions respond to social challenges?
Traditions when faced with a social challenge will respond to maintain their relevance in society be it by reformulating practices or reaffirming their beliefs. They do so to stay relevant in modern times so they don’t die out.
What are some positives and negatives things religious traditions can offer society?
Positive: religious traditions offer people answers and security when it comes to existential questions. They offer people a moral code to live by.
Negative: they offer conflicting views that raise arguments
Define a refugee/asylum seeker and what their rights are.
A refugee is someone that has obtained refuge in a foreign country because it is too dangerous for them to live be it war, political upheaval etc.
An asylum seeker is a person who has not yet reached refugee status and is still seeking a place to be safe.
Refugees and asylum seekers deserve the same human rights as anyone else in the world.
What is the treatment of refugees like in Australia?
Their treatment is poor, they are not given their basic human rights they go to offshore processing centres like manus island and their facilities are less than what a human is capable of living in and they are treated like animals.
Describe the Australian governments challenge to the RCT’s vision for society.
The Australian government has numerous policies such as enhanced screening process, mandatory detention, and the bridging visa of all of which allow the refugee limited access to work rights. Medicare and centrelink, some make it so they don’t even make it onto Australian soil and they are processed and help in detention for years at a time. The Australian government also depicts the refugees and asylum seekers as terrorists and people that want to upset the Australian way of living to the public though media campaigns.
What is the RCT’s vision for society?
The RCT's vision for society is one of peace and prosperity that offers equality for everyone. The vision is based off the seven themes of social teaching that the RCT offers which are: Dignity of human life Community and the common good Rights and responsibilities of the human person Dignity of work Option for the poor and vulnerable Solidarity Care for Gods creation
How is the RCT’s vision inspired by scripture?
The beatitudes (“blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn. For they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are prosecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”) and the parable of the Good Samaritan offer ways in which the vision is fulfilled, and show how one may help fulfil the RCT’s vision for society.
How is the RCT’s vision for society inspired by belief?
Belief in God, Jesus, belief in the seven social justice teachings.
What is the relationship between the Australian refugee crisis and the RCT’s vision for society?
The refugee crisis goes against the RCT’s vision for society because it offers no dignity for the human life in regards to the refugees. The crisis goes strongly against the churches teachings about migrants and refugees which shows respect and dignity towards the refugees. Though the members of the church, solitary migrations are to end in the embrace of solidarity. A statement of the U.S. Catholic bishops. The Australian governments acts clash with the seven social justice teachings.
What has been the RCT’s action against the treatment of refugees by the Australian government?
The RCT in action against the treatment of refugees have created many organisations such as caritas, the Jesuit refugee service and brigidine asylum seekers project. The Jesuit refugee service is at the forefront in the action providing refugees with money food and protection. The RCT however has not done as much as it could do because the issue is still prevalent today, the RCT could use mass media campaigning to spread their word and vision to wider audiences.
