Religion and Prejudice

Key Terms
1. Discrimination
  1. Putting prejudced thoughts into action
2. Prejudice
  1. Pre-judge someone without evidence
3. Community
  1. People who work and live together so everyone benefits
4. Justice
  1. To treat people fairly
5. Equality
  1. Everyone has the same value and importance
6. Harmony
  1. To live peacefully with understanding and respect
7. Tolerance
  1. To accept differences
8. Looks and Lifestlye
  1. Character not looks
    1. Don't judge
Types of Prejudice
1. Ageism
  1. Discrimination on the grounds of age
2. Racism
  1. Discrimination on the grounds of race
    1. 1976/2000 Race Relations Act
3. Sexism
  1. Discrimination on the grounds of gender
    1. 1975 Equal Pay Act
    2. 1975 Sex Discrimination Act
4. Religious Prejudice
  1. Prejudice on the grounds of faith which can lead to discrimination
5. Homophobia
  1. Discrimination on the grounds of sexuality
    1. 2007 Sexual Orientation Act
6. Ableism
  1. Prejudice on the grounds of someone having a disability
    1. 2005 Disability Act
    2. God created us in different ways
    3. All valued
    4. Difficulties can be overcome
    5. Can teach us about attitudes to life
Effects of Discrimination
1. Negative
  1. Feeling left out
  2. Isolation within a community
  3. Physically driven out of a community
  4. Loss of property or possesions
  5. Sense of total injustice
  6. Death
2. Positive
  1. Determination or Pride
  2. Sense of community
  3. Sense of purpose
  4. Can provide jobs
  5. Balances out society
Causes of prejudice
1. Upbringing
2. Bad experience
3. Media
4. Ignorance
5. Scapegoating
How prejudice is shown
1. Verbal
2. Physical
3. Abuse of property
4. Discrimination by action
Famous Individuals
1. Mahatma Gandhi
  1. Hindu
  2. Non violent protest
    1. Marches
    2. Hunger Strikes
    3. Boycotts
    4. Drawn upon by other campaigners
      1. Martin Luther King Jr
        Black baptist minister in the 50/60s
        Used non violent action as a method of political pressure
        Actions based on christian belief that God created us all equal
        Brought an end to segregation
        Barack Obama
        Rv. Jesse Jackson
        Christian
  3. Fought for independence from UK and the Caste System
2. Desmond Tutu
  1. South African Black Archbishop
    1. Fought against apartheid
      1. Brought it to worldwide attention
      2. Dismantled
      3. Black president elected
      4. Multi-cultural sports team
  2. Non violent protest
Religion
1. Christianity
  1. God created all of us equal
  2. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, slave or free man, slave or free man. We are all one in Christ
  3. The Good Samaritan
  4. Love your neighbor
  5. Do to others as you would want others to do to you
2. Islam
  1. On Hajj, everyone is equal in dress and action
  2. All people are equal (Muslim Declaration of Human Rights
  3. Allah loves the fair minded
3. Response to Prejudice
  1. Pray
  2. Look to holy books
  3. Individuals can speak to religious leaders
  4. Campaign for change
  5. Petition local councils or government
  6. Education through school assemblies

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