RS Key words Topic 2

RS Key words Topic 2

1. Racism

   • Definition
     • Racism is prejudice and discrimination based on a persons race
   • Christian views on this:
     • Prejudice and discrimination on the basis of race or religion are completely opposed to the message of the Gospel
     • "You are all one in Jesus Christ"
       • Galatians 3:28
     • "Racism is a sin... As Christian people we believe that with the coming of Jesus Christ a new relationship was initiated between people of different origins"
       • Methodist Church
     • "What does the colour of one's skin tell us that is of any significance about a person?"
       • Archbishop Desmond Tutu
   • Teenager faces 13 years for racist killing of Asian
     • Sentenced for life
   • Stephan Lawrence
     • Stabbed to death while waiting for a bus
       • No one convicted
       • Police charged for being "institutionally racist"
   • Damilola Taylor
     • Died aged 10
       • 10 days before his 11th birthday
     • Trial 1-No one found guilty
       • Trial 2-No one charged
         • Retrial- 2 brothers convicted
   • prejudice, apartheid, ethnic conflict, anti-Semitism, sexism, colonialism, homophobia, ageism, discrimination against disabled groups, stereotypes

2. Sexism

   • Definition
     • Prejudice or discrimination on the basis of gender concerns the equality of men and women and the equal opportunities of men and women.
   • In 2013 women still got paid £5000 less then men
   • Christian views on this:
     • "There is neither male nor female; for you are all one 1 Jesus Christ"
       • Galatians 3:28
     • Some Christians believe men are head of the household and that woman should submit to their will
       • "Wives be submissive to your husbands"
         • 1 Peter 3:1:
       • "Wives submit to your husbands as if they are the lord"
         • Ephesians 5:22
   • Up to 30,000 women are sacked each year simply for being pregnant and each year an estimated 440,000 women lose out on pay or promotion as a result of pregnancy.
   • Men hold a greater proportion of senior positions of authority in business, law and education
   • Often when people hear "Doctor" they think man, and "nurse" they think woman.
     • This shows that the man will hold a higher medical position of authority

3. Disability Discrimination

   • Definition
     • A disability is when a person has a physical or mental condition that limits movement or activites
     • These can include:
       • Cancer
       • Diabetes
       • Multiple sclerosis
       • Hearing/sight impaiments
       • Heart Conditions
       • Mental heath or learning difficulties
       • Mobility difficulty
   • The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 aims to end the discrimination that faces many people with disabilities
   • Physically disabled people don't have the same opportunities in work or education
   • Unborn babies with detected disabilities may be aborted
   • Christian views on this:
     • Some Christians see people with disabilities as "charity cases", while others see them as active members of community
     • Some Christians support families with disabled children both materially and spirtually
     • Some churches teach children to sign hymns and songs of praise to help all feel included.
     • "To view people with disabilities as flawed and defective...is wrong for a church with christlike compassion"
       • Assemblies of God, Pentecostal
   • Jean Vanier-The L'Arche Community
     • L'Arch is a community for disabled people and carers

4. Agape

   • Unconditional Christian Love

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