Theme F - Human Rights & Social Justice

Question 1

What is prejudice?

Answer 1

Judging someone for no good reasons or without full knowledge of a situation

Question 2

What is discrimination?

Answer 2

Treating someone unjustly or differently often because of prejudice

Question 3

What is positive discrimination?

Answer 3

When someone ina group that often suffers discrimination is given an advantage

Question 4

Christian beliefs on Equality:

Answer 4

• love one another
• love your neighbour
• good Samaritan story

Question 5

Christian beliefs on gender equality:

Answer 5

• some still believe traditional views
• both are equal
• women are inferior to en in religion as men can become priests

Question 6

Christian beliefs on racism:

Answer 6

• duty to fight racism
• everyone is equal
• increasing racial diversity in the clergy

Question 7

Christian’s belief on homosexuality:

Answer 7

• forbidden
• marriage is seen as between a women and a man

Question 8

Jewish beliefs on gender roles:

Answer 8

• men and women are equal
• hold different roles in orthodox (minyan are only male)
• women should look after the home and light the Shabbat candles
• reform orthodox allow women rabbis