human rights content flashcards

content needed in general for the exam, not the actual questions being asked content: dignity of human life, censorship, religious extremism, prejudice and discrimination,

teachings on the dignity of human life

• all made equal and should be treated accordingly

• created in ‘God’s image’ and so no one should be treated badly or have human dignity taken away

• good samaritan parable

• story of zaccheus

• jesus said ‘a servant is not greater than his master’

• islam - all equal before God

censorship: positive aspects

• protect children

• stops people seeing inappropriate content

• can support different religions getting along

• things can easily be mus-interpreted

• shouldn’t be allowed to publish content that will offend

censorship: negative aspects

• free speech

• hiding problems in society

• can insight violence

• takes away right of opinions

• people should be mindful but able to speak their minds

• what offends someone doesn’t offend someone else

causes of religious extremism

• believe they are doing work of God

• influenced by friedns or family

• believe that through such actions they will be rewarded in this life or an afterlife

• interpret religious scripture in such a way they believe this is way to behave or react

modern muslim reacts to extremism

• some religious terrorists are not actually religious

• some have misinterpreted or misunderstood teachings

• some terrorists are insane

• some terrorists use religion to make their actions okay

• some terrorists use religion to cover political motives

• terrorism is motivated by religious organisations not by teachings

• newspapers link terrorism to religious teachings to make a story more interesting

what people can have prejudice against

• sex

• race

• ethnicity

• religion

• sexuality

• age

• social class

• disability

• appearance

• lifestyle choices

christianity: prejudice and discrimination

• each life was created by God so everyone is equal

• most of laws given to Moses were about living in harmony, supporting and protecting each other

• ‘love your neighbour as you love yourself’

• Jesus’ ministry extended to those who were marginalised or discriminated against

• ‘do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of a widow as a pledge’

islam: prejudice and discrimination

• Allah created everyone equal but different

• Allah created everyone so discrimination is unjustified

• Qu’ran is says no sex or race is superior

• all wear white garments on Mecca pilgrimage to show equality befroe Allah

• Qu’ran teaches that those who are victims of discrimination or prejudice should maintain faith in Allah and his justice

moral of ‘the fisherman and the businessman’

don’t lose sight of what you have and be grateful

‘rich and poor divide’

• world is split into two halves by wealth

• developed world: countries with high living standards eg north america, europe and australia (roughly 25% live here and consumes 80% of world resources)

• less developed world: countries with a low standard of living eg in africa and south america

recognising a less developed country (2)

• high level of malnutrition

• unfair and unequal opportunity such as corrupt government

what do christian aid do? (4)

• provide emergency aid in disasters

• fair international trade

• humanitarian relief during conflict

• campaign against climate change

advantages of ummah (4)

• community

• all are considered equal and should be treated with respect and dignity as they are all made by Allah

• they support each other through giving of zakat and saddaqah

• encourage people to live good lives and oppose inequalities

disadavnatges of ummah

women are oppressed

islamic religious expression

• wearing certain clothes such as the niqab/hijab or burkha to follow quran

• through symbol of crescent moon and star eg on many countries flags

• ‘and between them will be a partition and on its elevation are men who recognise all by their mark’

christian religious expression

• symbol of crucifix represents death and resurrection of Jesus

• symbol of fish originally used to symbolise Christian faith to others in a time of persecution

• rosary beads used by catholics to help keep track of prayers