Equality

Equality

1. Sexism

   • Some say the Church is sexist
     • RC Church: No female Bishops
   • CofE Church allow women leaders

2. Forgiving

   • Parable of Lost Son
   • "Forgive not seven times but seventy times seven"
   • Reconciliation: Bringing together and forgetting differences
   • People confess for their sins so God will forgive them
   • "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you"
   • "Forgive and you will be forgiven"

3. Racism

   • The BNP are racist. They say Britain is for the 'whites'
   • Stephen Lawrence was a teen killed for the colour of his skin
   • Christians are against racism
     • "Neither Jew or Gentile"
     • Made in God's Image
     • Parable of Good Samaritan
     • Example of Martin Luther King

4. Religion

   • Pluralism
     • All religions are valid
     • CofE, Quakers have this view (more Liberal)
     • "There are many rooms in my Father's house"
   • Inclusivism
     • All religions contrain truth and teach you to be good
       • But Christianity is the whole truth
     • Get to heaven by doing good
   • Exclusivism
     • Only Christianity is true
     • "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except by me"
   • Evangelism
     • Try to convert others to their faith
     • Believe they are helping people reach salvation and go to heaven
   • Ecumenism
     • All denominations can work together to worship God
     • "We are one body because we all share in one blood"
     • Taize community in France: All worship together to find universal "truth"

5. Amnesty International work against social injustice through pacifist demonstrations