GCSE RE REVISION

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GCSE RE REVISION

• Prejudice and Discrimination

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Prejudice to pre-judgeDiscrimination to put
prejudice into action
8. Attitude of Churches today
1. Bible Teaching
7. Bible and Gender
2. Racism
6. Sexism
3. Martin Luther King
5. Actions of the Churches
4. Trevor Huddleston and Desmond Tutu
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1. Bible Teaching

• The Golden Rule do unto others as you would
  have them do to you.
• Everyone is created in the likeness of God.
• Good Samaritan helping a neighbour, not judging.
• St Paul In Christ there is no Greek or Jew
  Christ is in all.
• Love your neighbour as you love yourself, pray
  for those who persecute you.

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1b. Cont.

• St James Do not show favouritism etc.
• From the O.T. Do not take advantage of the hired
  man, do not deprive the stranger or fatherless of
  justice.

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2. Development of Racism

• Western History has not always kept to the
  teaching of the Bible.
• The white man saw himself superior to others and
  this led to the slave trade and exploitation of
  many countries (particularly in Africa).
• In USA when slavery was abolished in the southern
  states racist attitudes continued. Black people
  made to live and work in poverty, lacking civil
  rights and proper education.

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2b, cont.

• In S. Africa the apartheid (separateness) system
  was started in 1948 when the white (Boer)
  government forced strict rules on where black and
  coloured people could live and work.
• They had no civil rights and were subject to
  strict pass laws.

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3. Martin Luther King

• Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia where his father
  was a Baptist Minister.
• Brought up in segregated way of s. States.
• Became a Baptist minister in Montgomery, Alabama
  when Rosa Parks started her bus protest in 1955.
• Helped lead bus boycott that led to change in the
  law.
• Became leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
• Followed Christian ideas of non-violence.
• Led marches, sit-ins, demonstrations.

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3b, cont.

• Very effective leader because of powerful
  speeches.
• Often imprisoned, home bombed, physically
  attacked.
• Gained a lot of support because of his
  non-violence, let others use violence against him
  and supporters.
• March of ¼ million in Washington in 63 led to
  change in law.
• 1964 won Nobel Peace Prize.
• 1968 assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

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4. Trevor Huddleston and Desmond Tutu

• TH an English bishop sent to work in S. Africa
  horrified by apartheid.
• Used non-violent methods such as international
  boycott of SA produce in many countries, SAs not
  allowed in sport, other nations would not go for
  sport or music tec.
• DT inspired by TH. A black SA from a poor family
  who became a priest and later Archbishop of
  Johannesburg.
• Used his position in the church to continue what
  TH had started.
• Spoke publicly about evils of violence on both
  sides.
• Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.

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5. Attitude of the Churches and Christians

• Churches are united now in putting Bible teaching
  into practice.
• Churches also looking at their own practices
  are they racist? C of E has just appointed Dr
  John Sentamu as Archbishop of York.
• All Christians would
• try to avoid making judgements,
• try to have equal opportunity policies in
  place,
• disapprove of racist jokes
• bring up children to share views on equality.

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6. Sexism

• This had developed over centuries as roles of men
  and women were developed from very early events
  such as men being hunter gatherers and women
  looking after the children.
• By the 1800s would could become servants or do
  poorly paid work brought about by the Industrial
  Revolution.
• During the 19th and 20th centuries women gained
  education and this led to the demand for the vote
  and equality in all walks of life.
• Even with laws of 1970s this has not been
  totally achieved.

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7. Bible and Gender

• The Bible gives 2 differing images of the role of
  women
• Timothy and Paul write that women should not be
  heard in church, they must dress modestly and do
  good deeds.
• In the OT women were seen as possessions and
  could be divorced by their husbands.
• Jesus only chose men as his chief
  disciples/apostles.
• On the other hand on the OT women were brave,
  loyal and set good examples.
• In the NT many women followed Jesus and were more
  faithful being at the cross, at the tomb and the
  first to see him when he rose from the dead

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8. Christian Churches and Gender

• For nearly 2,000 years men have taken all
  priestly roles in the churches.
• For many there is the strong belief that a priest
  represents Jesus at the altar and that therefore
  his place cannot be taken by a woman.
• In some churches in the 20th cent. This was
  changed after much discussion, eg Baptist and
  Methodist.
• In 1990s C of E changed after much heartache.
  This led to some priests and people leaving the
  church and going over to the Roman Catholic
  Church which still does not have women priests.
• The RCs believe that women have a special and
  distinct role in the Church but it is not
  priestly.