Year 11 - Religious education
Freedom of religion or belief: what does it look like now?
Freedom: How far should governments go to protect freedom of religion or belief?
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Unit Summary
This unit is an opportunitiy to be aware of Freedom of Religion or Belief as a Human Right as articulated in Human Rights frameworks. Pupil will look at a historical case study to better understand how these rights may be protected or violated. They will apply their learning to modern case studies.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain and analyse real-world situations in which the Right is being protected, promoted or violated.
Key Notes
- Freedom of religion or belief protects the individual not the religion or belief from discrimination.
- Freedom of religion or belief protects people with a non-religious as well as a religious worldview.
- Different societies have made different settlements regarding freedom of religion or belief.
- In some societies, individuals may have their rights violated or face discrimination for their religion or beliefs.
- Analysing different settlements can help us better understand how we can live with diversity in society.
Vocabulary To Learn
- freedom: being able to believe what you want, or not believe at all, and being respected for that choice
- violation: human rights violations occur when fundamental freedoms and rights are disregarded, restricted, or denied
- settlement: a binding agreement or arrangement that resolves disputes or conflicts in a political context
- discrimination: treating someone less favourably or putting them at a disadvantage because of their religion or belief
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Every country has reached the same settlement on matters related to freedom of religion or belief.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Freedom of religion or belief protects the individual not the religion or belief from discrimination. Freedom of religion or belief protects people with a non-religious as well as a religious worldview.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'freedom'
being able to believe what you want, or not believe at all, and being respected for that choice.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Every country has reached the same settlement on matters related to freedom of religion or belief. Correction: Different countries reach different settlements. This depends on how far they have embeded the language of human rights into their settlement.
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