Edexcel 3.4 Religion and community cohesion (2)
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- 3.4 Religion and community cohesion (2)
- The role of women in religion
- Traditional protestant view
- Women should not be allowed to speak in church or hold any position of importance within a Parish community
- Many evangelical protestants teach that men and women have separate and different roles and so cannot have equal rights
- Why do traditional protestants have this view?
- St Paul uses the story of the creation to prove that men have been given more rights by god because Adam was created by Eve
- It has always been a strong tradition in the church to have male leaders
- Although Jesus had many female followers, all of the disciples were men
- In the Bible, St Paul teaches that women shouldn't speak in church
- Modern protestant view
- Women can speak in church and hold positions of importance
- The liberal view is far more relaxed than either the Catholic or evangelical
- Many protestant churches give men and women equal rights
- Why do liberal protestants hold this view?
- The creation story in Genesis says that God created Adam and Eve at the same time, giving them equality
- In some of his letters, Paul teaches that men and women are equal in Christ
- There is evidence in some gospels that Jesus treated women as his equals
- Jesus had female followers who remained with him at the cross, unlike the male apostles who ran away
- Jesus first appeared to women after his resurrection
- Catholic view
- Only men can hold positions of importance within the church
- In society, all men and women should be treated as equals, whether it be at home or at work
- The Catholic view is not as strict as the evangelical view, but far stricter than the liberal view
- Why do Catholics have this view?
- The catechism of the church teaches that men and women are equal
- The creation story in Genesis says that God created Adam and Eve at the same time, giving them equality
- Only men can be priests because all of Jesus' apostles were men
- Traditional protestant view
- Problems caused by discrimination and racism
- Racially prejudiced employers won't give certain jobs to certain ethnic groups
- If teachers are prejudiced against certain ethnicities they might discriminate against them in their work
- Prejudiced police officers are likely to discriminate against certain people in crimes
- Prejudiced landlords might refuse certain ethnic groups accomodation
- The effects of discrimination and racism
- Some politicians believe that young black people may find it hard to find jobs
- Some politicians believe that young Muslims are turning to Islamic extremist groups because they feel they have no chance of success in a prejudiced society
- If certain groups feel targeted, they may start to work against society
- Benefits of living in a multi-ethnic society
- People from different ethnic groups will know more about each other and their lives, customs and cultures
- Life is more interesting with a wider variety of food, music, fashion and entertainment
- More progress will be made in a multi-ethnic society because new people will bring new ideas and opinions
- A multi-ethnic society helps people to live and work in a world of multi-national companies and economic interdependence
- Government action to promote community cohesion
- The race relations act makes it unlawful to discriminate against anyone because of their race or nationality or to stir up racial hatred
- Passing the crime and disorder act which allows more severe punishment for racially motivated crime
- Passing the racial or religious hatred act which makes it an offence to use threatening words about religious beliefs
- Establishing the equality of human rights commission which promotes equality of human rights for all
- How attitudes to the roles of men and women have changed
- In the world wars, women took on the men's jobs
- In 1975, the sex discrimination act made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of gender
- Between 1882 and 1975, women gained the rights to keep their property separate from their husband's, vote in elections, become councillors and receive the same pay as men
- Why attitudes have changed
- The work of the suffragette movement showed that women were no-longer prepared to be treated like second-class citizens
- The UN declaration of human rights act and the development of the feminist movement meant equal rights were given
- Social and industrial developments required more female workers
- The role of women in religion
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