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Equality :smiley: (Christian attitudes (Other world religions (Exclusivism…

- - - - The Sex Discrimination Act 1975
        
        Illegal for employers to discriminate against job applicants on the basis of gender
        
        Men and women meant to have equal opportunities for training and promotion
        
        STILL all was not fair
        
        Women earned on average 25% less than men for the SAME job
        
        Women no allowed to be leaders in Church (in some places)
    - - Bible
        
        No female disciples
        
        However, there were women who had important roles
        
        Queen Esther
        
        Deborah was a prophet
        
        God referred to as a man
        
        Has been referred to in female terms
        
        Wisdom of god personified as female in proverbs e.g 1:20
        
        Time period = Patriarchal
        
        God frees the oppressed
        
        Created all people equal
      - St. Paul
        
        Says that women should be silent
        
        Husbands must love their wives like Christ loved church
        
        :!!:
      - R.C and The Orthodox Church will not allow women priests
  - - - Race Relations Act 1976
        
        Illegal to stir up racial hatred by using offensive language
        
        Cannot refuse someone a job because of colour
        
        Cannot refuse to sell someone something because of their race
      - Commission for Racial Equality (CRE)
        
        Set up to monitor and investigate complaints of racism
        
        Also tries to take action against racist people or organisations
    - - Universal view that there is no place for racism in Christianity
        
        Churches are trying to change their own behaviour by welcoming people from different thinks backgrounds
      - CofE agreed Christians should acknowledge the contribution made by Africans to the church
        
        Working hard to remove its racism
      - United Reform Church (URC)
        
        "All people are...free and equal in his (God's) sight"
    - - Bible is clear that it is wrong for a person to treat another race as inferior
      - God made all people in his image so no-one should be discriminated against
      - St.Paul tells the early churches that ALL prejudice is wrong because Christ has drawn all people together
  - - - Other religions are wrong and Christianity is the only way to God
      - R.C + Evangelical
    - - Other religions worship the Christian God
        
        Will be saved by the Christian God - without knowing it
        
        Believe God's mercy is based on love
      - R.C
    - - Sent all over the world to convert people to Christianity
      - Pope John Paul III said all non-catholics were 'defects'
    - - Tries to bring different churches together
      - Asked them to 'co-operate in worship and service... and grow in understanding of each other'
  - - - "Be fruitful and multiply"
      - Believe it goes against God's intended purpose for mankind
    - - "To reflect people on the grounds of their sexual behaviour is a denial of God's creation"
- - - - To help the differently abled to fulfil their potential
      - Providing mental support, comfort and advise for them and their families
        
        Wants to teach Gospel to them to give them a source of hope
        
        Evangelize those affected by 'disabilities'
- - - - The 'right' action is maximin = rational decisions in an uncertain situation should always be embraced so that the worst outcome gets as small possible
    - - Equal basic rights
      - Equality of opportunity
      - Promoting the interests of the least advantaged in society
        
        Should be put above a certain level of comfort, economy, education
    - - Parties select principles that will determine the basic structure of the society
        
        'Veil of ignorance'
        
        Particular information about their characteristics withheld
        
        Parties chosen impartially and rationally
    - - Every human should have the right to the current freedom and to all the rights
  - - - Limit to this as no one exists in isolation
      - Individuals are rational enough to look after their own well being
    - - Wanted limits on the ruler's power to prevent abuse of power
        
        Believed people should have a say in the governments decisions
    - - Basic condition for happiness
        
        Higher happiness = spiritual and intellectual
        
        True wisdom gained = stability and happiness
        
        Lower happiness = satisfaction of the bodily and trivial
      - Freedom of speech = IMPORTANT
        
        Even 'wrong' or non-mainstream opinions should be expressed
        
        Otherwise there will be a lack of exploration for the truth
- - - - Bus Boycott
        
        1956 = law passed making racial segregation on America's buses illegal
      - Boycotts of cafes, restaurants and schools
      - Marches and demonstrations
        
        Non-violent
        
        Black and white people marched together
      - Speeches
        
        August 1963 = 'I have a dream speech
    - - Believed the teaching of the bible that all people are born in the image of God
        
        God sees no distinction between black and white
        
        Jesus died for all people
        
        Wanted to love into action - no one has the right to fight, hurt or kill people to gain equal rights
    - - Highly respected by President Kennedy
      - Blacks allowed to vote
      - Segregation became illegal
      - Racist attitudes are still strong in the USA
        
        MLK was shot by a white man