RS: Theme F - Religion, human rights and social justice

Social Justice

ensuring that society treats people fairly whether hey are poor or wealthy and protects people’s human rights

Human rights

the basic rights and freedoms to which all human beings should be entitled

Responsibility

a duty to care for, or having control over, something or someone

Equality

the state of being equal, especially in status, rights and opportunities

Justice

bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law, or making up for a wrong that ahs been committed

Prejudice

unfairly judging someone before the facts are known; holding biased opinions about an individual group

Discrimination

actions or behaviour that result from prejudice

Heterosexual

to be sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex

Homosexual

to be sexually attracted to members of the same sex

Freedom of religion

the right to believe or practice whatever religion one chooses

Freedom of religious expression

the right to worship, preach and practice one’s faith in whatever way one chooses

Disability

a physical or mental impairment which has an adverse effect on a persons ability to carry out normal day -today activities

Positive discrimination

treating people more favourably because they have been discriminated against in the passed or have disabilities

Racism

showing prejudice against someone because of their ethnic group or nationality

Role

the actions a person performs; what they do

Status

how important a person’s role makes them in other people’s estimation

Tithe

one tenth of annual produce of earnings

Tzedakah

doing righteous acts; giving to charity; a religious duty designed to promote justice

Poverty

being without money, food or other basic needs of life (being poor)

Exploitation

misuse of power or money to get other to do things for little or unfair reward

Living wage

a wage that is high enough to cover the basic cost of living

Human trafficking

the illegal movement of people, typically for the purposes of forced labour or commercial sexual explotion

Emergency aid

also known as short-term aid; help given to communities in a time of disaster or crisis, e.g. food during a famine, shelter after an earthquake

Long-term aid

assistance given to a poor country over a long period of time that has a lasting effect