Social Responsibility: Prejudice and Discrimination

Social Responsibility: Prejudice and Discrimination

1. Prejudice

   • Unfairly judging before facts are known
   • Pre-judging

2. Discrimination

   • Acting against someone verbally or physically
   • Prejudice in action

3. Causes of Racism

   • Upbringing
   • Media
   • Ignorance
   • Peer Pressure
   • Scapegoating
   • Fear

4. Gender Discrimination

   • Men given higher authority positions
   • Women paid less
   • Men go to work, Women look after the children
   • Doctor=Man Nurse=Woman

5. FOR/AGAINST Women Priests

   • FOR
     • Sexist
     • Solve Priest shortages
     • More approachable than a man
     • Women inferior in Jesus' time: today the disciples would have been women
   • AGAINST
     • Jesus was a man
     • Jesus chose male disciples
     • Ordination caused issues in CofE

6. Disability Discrimination

   • Lose opportunities for WORK or EDUCATION
   • Abortion expected
   • Mental illness faces discrimination

7. Christian Attitudes to Disability

   • HCPT Pilgrimage Trust
     • Support families with disabled member
   • Churches should remove all barriers
     • Ramps
     • Braille Bibles
     • Sign hymns

8. BIBLE TEACHINGS: Family

   • Husband & Wife love and respect eachother
   • "Go fourth and multiply"
   • Parents give a stable christian upbringing

9. BIBLE TEACHINGS: The Elderly

   • "Show respect for old people and honor them"
   • "Respect your father and your mother"

10. CHRUCH VIEWS: Family & Elderly

    • Catholic
      • Love & Generosity
      • Endurance & Sacrifice
      • Bringing up children as christian
    • C of E
      • Caring for children, those with disabilities, elderly
      • Friendship, Joy & Fun
      • Security

11. Bible Teaching on P&D

    • Galatians
      • No difference...
      • 'All in 1 uninon'
    • Good Samaritan
      • Showed Agape love
      • We are all called to 'love thy neighbour'
    • A Woman's Faith
      • Jesus said Jews should come before gentiles
        • It was just banter
    • Jesus Heals Roman Officer's Servant
      • Sick servant felt unworthy of Jesus' help
        • But Jesus' word is for everyone

12. MARTIN LUTHER KING A christian who fought against P&D

    • Joined Rosa Parks' 'Bus Boycott'
    • "I have a dream"
    • Responded to violence with non-violence
    • Modelled his life on Jesus'
    • Assassinated
      • Black community got a resurrection after death: Gained new rights