RS: Prejudice and Equality
- Created by: Harry Jordan
- Created on: 07-05-13 21:55
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- Prejudice and Equality
- Racism
- The belief that some ethnic groups are worth less than other.
- Apartheid in South Africa
- Trevor Huddleston devoted his life to ending apartheid
- Civil Rights in the USA
- MLK used passive resistance to bring about social, political and economic change
- Slavery
- Quakers defied British Empire
- Sexism
- Women vote in 1918 under conditions.
- Churches
- U.R.C and S.A. accept women equally
- Baptists and C.o.E (1980s) allow women vicars and priest but no bishops
- R.C.C. and E.O.C. do not allow women leaders
- Inappropriate for women to take role of the Eucharist (com.)- representing J.C.
- The Bible
- Equality
- "Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt."
- "Don't take advantage of the hired man who is poor and needy" - treat immigrants equally
- The Good Samaritan - agape
- Love God and your neighbour = most important
- NT letters tto church = no longer acceptable to resent others + no favouritism in church
- "There is neither Jew nor Greek... you are all one in J.C."
- ‘God does not show favouritism’
- "The greatest of these is love"
- Sexism
- 10 C. Women listed along with objects.
- NT Letters - women submission, not to be heard in church
- Deborah - admired prophet in Israel
- Martha and Mary house visit, Widow's Offering, V. Mary, Resurrection
- Equality
- The Equality and Human Rights Commision - UK + ECHR
- Racism
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