Religion and Prejudice
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- Religion and Prejudice
- What does prejudice mean?
- To pre-judge someone unfairly, before getting to know them.
- Give 5 impacts of discrimination
- Loss of friends/isolation
- Fear and stress
- Depression
- Feeling worthless
- Lack of self esteem
- Women in Judaism
- Progressive (Reform) Judaism
- Men and and women pray together and can both lead services
- Women and men wear the tallit
- In 1972 there was the first female Rabbi
- Orthodox Judaism
- Women arent allowed to read from the Torah
- Only men can conduct services and Rabbis
- Progressive (Reform) Judaism
- Why are people prejudiced?
- Ignorance - explorers coming across natives and killing them, lack of understanding
- Upbringing - grown up in an area of lack of diversity.
- Past Experiences - e.g. Something stolen by black person.
- Religion - Teachings interpreted to encourage certain prejudices.
- Fear - Fearful due to stereotype.
- Women in Islam
- Choose to wear hijabs
- Genders separated in the Mosque
- Men can marry a different religion, but women cannot as children are raised by their fathers religion.
- A woman cannot be an imam (leader of prayer)
- Who was Martin Luther King?
- 1929 - 1968
- Baptist Christian, campaigned for black/white equality.
- Did the bus Boycotts, blacks walked and buses lost money.
- Did sit ins, freedom rides and protest marches.
- Won Nobel Piece Prize.
- 1963 - I have a dream speech.
- What does discrimination mean?
- Acting on Prejudice. Can involve treating someone differently/unequally
- Who was Malcolm X?
- Father African American Baptist Preacher.
- Mother evicted from home by Ku Klux Klan whilst pregnant with him.
- Childhood home burnt down by anti black group
- after his father died, he became a drug addict and got 10 years for burglary,.
- While in Prison he converted to black Muslim, after hearing teachings of Elijah Mohammed.
- He met E M and changed his name to X
- He became a figure of black power.
- He became extremist and got suspended from the movement.
- Changed to believe in world brotherhood, but got assassinated by black Muslims.
- Prejudice teachings:
- "and now we will make human beings in our image" - Christianity
- So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do to them also" - Christianity
- The Parable of the Good Samaritan - Christianity
- "And he made from one every nation of men to live on all the face" - Christianity
- "Of his signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variations in your languages and colours" - Islam
- "We have created you from a single pair of a male and a female; and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other, not that you might despise each other" - Islam
- Define Justice:
- Bringing up about what is fair according to the law and making up for unfair laws in the past.
- What is Tolerance?
- Respecting the beliefs and practices of others
- Women in Christianity:
- Never been a female Pope
- Catholocism doesn't allow female Priests
- Jesus had only male deciples
- What is Harmony?
- Living at peace with others
- Define Scapegoating:
- Blaming certain groups for a problem in society.
- Teachings on sexism
- CHRISTIANITY - "There is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Jesus Christ"
- ISLAM - "Women have certain rights over you, and you have certain rights over them, they are your partners and committed helpers"
- Define 'Value of the individual':
- Each person is unique and created by God.
- What iss positive discrimination? give 3 examples:
- Actively discriminating to favor groups that may have experienced negative discrimination in the past.
- Gay bars/Clubs
- Elderly buss passes
- Plus sized clothing
- Representation in the media for certain groups
- Explain 2 laws passed on discrimination:
- 1975 Sex Discrimination Law - Protects men and women from discrimination on grounds of sex or marital status.
- 1976 Race Relations Act - Prevents discrimination on the grounds of race.
- 1995 Disability Discrimination Act - Prevents discrimination in terms of disability.
- 2006 Equality Act - Combines all discrimination acts, prevents all discrimination.
- Give 3 examples of how religious believers have tackled discrimination:
- Religious family send children to mixed comprehensive to allow them to learn about other faiths.
- Open-door places of worship, faith visitor giving presentations in schools etc.
- Take part in multi-faith celebrations.
- Encourage the discriminated to pray and know they aren't alone.
- Define Xenophobia:
- Fear of foreigners
- Define Stereotype:
- Over simplified mental image and applying it to a group
- What does prejudice mean?
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