human rights and electoral processes
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- Created on: 14-05-14 09:34
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- Human Rights & Electoral Processes
- in the UK
- 1998 the Human Rights Act was passed
- The right to life/liberty/free-trial/respect for private life and family life/meet others/marry/civil partnership/ own property/education/ free elections
- freedom from torture/slavery
- freedom of though, conscience, religion and expression
- Why it is important to Christians
- sanctity of life- life is holy and belongs to God
- believe that all people are made in the image of God, therefore it is important that everyone is treated fairly
- Christians must have legal rights to belief in Christianity
- to share their beliefs with others
- to worship together
- to share their beliefs with others
- also means employers can't discriminate against Christians over jobs and pay etc
- Why some human rights can cause problems for Christians
- they are against the right for civil partnerships- they believe homosexuality is a sin
- some are against the right to marry a person from a different faith
- against the right for homosexuals to raise a family
- if human rights were used to argue for the right for woman to become priests
- Why is it important to take part in democratic & electoral processes
- The UK is a democracy
- every UK citizen over 18 is entitled to vote
- every UK citizen over 18 is entitled to vote
- you pay income tax on your wages and VAT and voting gives you some control on how much this is
- The European Parliament has some control over EU spending
- taking part gives you a chance to affect new laws which may be passed
- the National Government is responsible for important things (armed forces, schools, NHS, benefits and pension. Voting gives you a say in these
- your ancestors fought to have these electoral and democratic rights and so you should use them
- The UK is a democracy
- Christian teachings on moral duties and responsibilites
- The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
- 'At the end of the world, the Son of Man will judge everyone'
- the parable shows it is the duty of Christians to help the poor and suffering by taking part in politics
- 'At the end of the world, the Son of Man will judge everyone'
- The Golden Rule
- Christians must use the Golden Rule when voting
- Jesus said 'so in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets'
- Christians must use the Golden Rule when voting
- The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
- in the UK
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