Year 11 - Religious education
Christian attitudes to racial prejudice
Issues of Human Rights
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will examine ideas of human rights and reponsibilities. They will examine ideas of religious expression, the status of women and issues related to wealth and charity. Pupils will gain an understanding of different Christian and non-religious responses to these issues.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain some of the issues surrounding racism and explore Christian and other respones to them.
Key Notes
- Racism exists both at the individual and systemic levels, with multiple causes, and persists despite laws against it.
- There is an ongoing debate about the fairness of positive action.
- Humanism teaches equal respect and rights for all races based on reason and rejects racism.
- Christianity has historic links to slavery, colonialism and segregation, with some using the Bible to justify them.
- Martin Luther King drew on his faith to fight racism, and today Christians see the Bible as calling for equality.
Vocabulary To Learn
- discrimination: actions that come from prejudice attitudes
- equality: belief that everyone is equal in value and worth
- positive action: supporting underrepresented groups by encouraging applications from ethnic minority candidates in fields where they are underrepresented
- racism: prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed at someone based on their race, ethnicity or skin colour
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Racism only exists when someone deliberately says or does something hateful.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Racism exists both at the individual and systemic levels, with multiple causes, and persists despite laws against it. There is an ongoing debate about the fairness of positive action.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'discrimination'
actions that come from prejudice attitudes.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Racism only exists when someone deliberately says or does something hateful. Correction: Racism can also be unconscious, indirect or systemic. It includes things like biased policies, underrepresentation, microaggressions and privilege.
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- Christian attitudes to wealth Study Guide
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