Theme F: Religion, Human Rights & Social Justice Human ...

1 Theme F: Religion, Human Rights & Social Justice Human Rights and Social Justice Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief, including the status and treatment within religion of women and homosexuals. Issues of equality, freedom of religion and belief including freedom of religious expression. Human Rights and the responsibilities that come with Rights , including the responsibility to respect the Rights of others. Social Justice . Racial prejudice and discrimination. Ethical arguments related to racial discrimination (including positive discrimination), including those based on the ideals of equality and Justice . Wealth and poverty Wealth, including: the right attitude to wealth the uses of wealth. The responsibilities of wealth, including the duty to tackle poverty and its causes. Exploitation of the poor including issues relating to: fair pay excessive interest on loans people-trafficking. The responsibilities of those living in poverty to help themselves overcome the difficulties they face.

2 Charity, including issues related to giving money to the poor. How to use this to make it stick! Religion, Human Rights & Social Justice 1. Read through the information 2. Highlight the key Test yourself information 1. Which one of the following is not a type of prejudice? 3. Create a revision aid [1 mark] A Racism. B Sexism. C Alcoholism. D Ageism. on it (flash card, 2. Give two religious beliefs about how women should be treated within religion. [2 marks]. mind map, acronym, 3. Explain two similar religious beliefs about the freedom of religion cheat sheet etc) and belief. In your answer you must refer to one or more religious 4. Test yourself on the traditions. [4 marks]. 4. Explain two religious beliefs about the right use of wealth. revision aid (cover up Refer to sacred writings or another source of religious belief and and say it out loud > teaching in your answer. [5 marks]. cover up and write it 5. Those who live in poverty should help themselves to overcome their difficulties.)

3 ' Evaluate this statement. out). 5. Practice the past paper questions Based on my revisions and testing I need to focus on: (without the revision aid). 6. Review your answers with your revision aid (add anything you missed out) and rate your progress Christian view Buddhist view Non-religious Contemporary British Attitudes Christian view Buddhist view Non-religious Contemporary British Attitudes Social In the UK, Christians have fought for prison In Buddhism, along with the idea of selflessness, Buddhists believe Social Justice is about trying to protect people's Rights and Justice - r e f o r m s i n c e t h e 1 8 th that right action, livelihood, opportunities so the least Religious Christian teachings encourage tolerance Buddhism teaches that all religions are just different Laws forbid the persecution of century, organisations speech, effort, and intention advantaged members of society Freedom- and harmony, both ways to the same religious members of any faith like Christian Aid work should, if carried out properly, are treated with the same between religions and truths.

4 Freedom of religion is about . in inner cities, and the lead to Social Justice . Justice and compassion as more between inter-faith meetings and belief is a basic trying to House Of Lords As a way of bringing people advantaged people. Everyone has denominations of the aimed at greater Human right protect includes clergy who together the Buddha taught the the right to same religion. understanding and anybody should be discuss the law-all importance of kindness, This means Justice in terms of Christianity is stressing similarities free to follow and peoples these are examples of compassion, generosity and wealth distribution, the law, freedom of . tolerant of other rather than believe in whatever Rights and involvement in Social unselfishness as a way of equal Rights and opportunities thought, faiths differences have been religion they choose Justice bringing communities together. for all people. For Social Justice opportunitie Christians help to improve Social Engaged Buddhism is a term that to exist, society must be fair to conscience and all are created with organised and religious tolerance is equal value and have promoted by many encouraged s so the Justice by: was first used by a Zen Buddhist all regardless of race, age, religion; this equal Rights faiths In some countries, least Taking part in campaigns teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.

5 It is gender, sexuality and disability. right includes some Christians are inter-faith worship following any religion Petitions used by Bddhists who want to It also means that society has to active in trying to happens locally and in is not permitted, freedom to . advantaged Demonstrations tackle Social issues, including be organised so that it is open to convert others to major national and strict communist members of Setting a good example injustice, through the application all in terms of education, health manifest his Christianity international states, etc. society are Following Christian teachings of Buddhist teachings. It is no care, housing and Social welfare. religion or There is neither celebrations, etc. In some countries only the Civil Disobedience longer widely used because being a The united nations 2006 Jew nor Greek, state religion is allowed treated with Giving to charities Buddhist you automatically care document Social Justice in an belief in slave nor free, male Tolerance and consideration of others followers of other the same Joining organisations such as about Social issues.

6 Open World states Social teaching, nor female, for you is valued faiths are persecuted Amnesty International They help people recover from Justice may be broadly Justice and Helping people who are the . drug and alcohol addiction, or understood as the fair and practice, are all one in Christ all races and extremist religious Jesus.' (Galatians), groups discriminate worship and nationalities are compassion victims of Social injustice in a caring for people with aids. compassionate distribution of etc. welcomed in Buddhism either against other as more practical way There are Buddhist projects that the fruits of economic growth.' observance' respect for all faiths is faiths or groups Standing for Parliament in work with the homeless, convicts Social Justice is a reason why within their own faith, UDHR.. advantaged part of Buddhist order to be able to change and those living with chronic pain religions fight for Human Rights philosophy, 8-fold etc. people society.

7 And illness by teaching mindfulness and against prejudice and path D o t o o t h e r s a s and meditation. exploitation of all people The things that divide you would have them Projects dealing directly with including the poor and and separate people . do to you.' Luke Social injustice include the vulnerable. race, religion, gender, 6:31 Saravodaya movement in Asia, Social position are all J e s u s s t r e s s e d t h e which focused on fair distribution illusory need to help others of land among the poor. (Dhammapada), etc. for example in his The biggest Social Justice teaching: movement happened in India L o v e t h y n e i g h b o u r '. millions of people were at the end Prejudice and Christians believe that all forms of Buddhism believes that as discrimination leads Discrimination can be positive as well as of the caste system and Buddhists Matthew 12:31 have help them overcome poverty. discrimination discrimination are to suffering, it must negative. Positive A lot of the money raised to help Holding a wrong.

8 Be wrong and should be discrimination is used to was from a Buddhist charity in the God created avoided. promote opportunities UK called Karuna Trust. biased opinion everyone equally. The belief not to harm for minority groups in about an (Old Testament) others or to use harmful society, especially so Jesus told us to Love language those groups are better individual or . Our Neighbour. (Five Precepts). represented in public group. Opinions (Sermon on the Everyone should try to services. Human Having Rights also means it is important to respect the Rights Buddhists are committed to ease suffering and recognise the THE Human Rights ACT. In 1948 the United Nations are based on Mount) develop loving kindness Over the last 40 years, So in everything, do (Metta). there have been many Rights - of others. importance of Human Rights . General Assembly adopted The ignorance or . unto others what you Prejudice creates bad laws designed to deal Love your neighbour as yourself Some actively support the work of Universal Declaration of Human stereotypical would have done to karma and has a negative with discrimination.

9 (Mark 12:31) charities such as Amnesty Rights (UDHR), which sets out The Rights to The parables of the sheep and International. the basic Human Rights everyone ideas about you. (Matthew 7:12 effect on rebirth. These included: There is neither Jew The Dalai Lama stated Equal Pay Act (1975). freedom of Goats and the Good Samaritan in Most Buddhists would say that Rights should be entitled to, regardless race, religion, nor Gentile, slave or that the best way to live Sex Discrimination Act speech, but which Jesus says that those who are relatively limited unless everyone of their nationality, language, gender, free man, male or life was to Always (1975). the help the hungry, the thirsty, the takes personal responsibility for religion, gender or status. female. We are all think compassion'. The Race Relations Act sick, the stranger, those without cultivating wisdom and compassion. In 1998 Britain passed the sexualityand equal in Christ. (In Everyone is equal because.))

10 (1976). responsibility clothing or those in prison help The Buddha advised rulers they have Human Rights Act(HRA). disability. the Good Samaritan everyone is welcome in the Disability Discrimination not to say them. a responsibility to people; who also To oversee this Act and others, story, the man is Sangha. Act (1995). something to The Catholic Church highlights have duties (responsibility) towards the Equality and Human Rights helped because of his The 5 Precepts ,Karma Sexual Orientation the role of the individual as well each other such as; put others first, Commission was established in Discrimination . cause offence need, not because of Regulation (2007). Children have as the state in protecting Human to be honest, kind, free from anger October 2007. Its job is to is the act or who he was or was Metta. Ahimsa Rights and patient. eliminate discrimination, reduce the right to It says Human Rights aren't just Using the freedom of speech to inequality, protect Human Rights behaviour not (in fact the This was all getting a bit victim and helper Skilful and unskilful complicated, so protection defined by states putting them into kindly and truthfully even if the and to build good relations, arising from were from enemy actions eventually all these laws from cruelty, law, but Every member of the truth is sometimes pain full to hear.)