Prejudice

Prejudice

1. Key Words

   • Sexism- prejudice based on someone's sex
   • Racism- prejudice based on someone's race/ ethnicity
   • Disability prejudice- prejudice towards someone because their disability
   • Ageism- prejudice based on someone's age

2. Key Quotes

   • "to view people as flawed and defective is wrong for a church with Christ-like compassion"
   • "Wives be submissive to your husbands"
   • "All are one in Christ Jesus"
   • "Racism is a sin"
   • "Turn the other cheek"
   • "God created man in his image"

3. Christian Views

   • Christians try to support those who are less fortunate
   • FABS
     • Help families
     • Include disabled people as active members of society
     • Audio/ braille bibles
     • Sign language in churches
   • Eve was tempted by the apple
   • Jesus' 12 disciples were male
     • Female followers: Mary Magdalene
   • Good Samaritan
   • support work of the CRE (Commission of racial equality)

4. Key people

   • Martin Luther King Jr- organised bus boycott and peaceful protests
   • Desmond Tutu- said skin colour was as relevant as the size of someone's nose.
   • Trevor Huddlestone- campaigned for better education and free school meals for black children in South Africa
   • Corrie Ten Boom- helped Jews hide from the Nazi holocaust