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Religion or Belief Quiz
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1 The Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination
but there are exemptions for religious
organisations. False

• The Human Rights Act prohibition of
  discrimination only applies to Public Authorities
• However, there is uncertainty over whether
  organisations running contracted-out public
  services count as public authorities.
• Meaning that service users may not be directly
  covered

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2 Religion or belief organisations can legally
discriminate against people in employment if they
are of a different religion or belief. In
Certain Circumstances

• Employment Regulations (Religion or Belief) 2003
• Genuine Occupational Requirement
• Should be in job advert - should be explicit
• Must be proportionate to apply in that particular
  case
• If brought to tribunal - the onus is on the
  organisation to prove that it is proportionate
  and valid to use in this case.

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3 Religion or belief organisations can legally
discriminate against people in employment if they
are not heterosexual. In Certain Circumstances

• Employment Regulations (Sexual Orientation) 2003
• Organisations for the purpose of an organised
  religion
• To comply with the doctrines of the religion
• Or to avoid conflicting with the strongly held
  religious convictions of a significant number of
  the religions followers.

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4 The Equality Act Part II outlaws inter faith
groups if they dont admit non-religious people.
False
57 Organisations relating to religion or belief
(1) This section applies to an organisation the
purpose of which is (e) to improve relations,
or maintain good relations, between persons of
different religions or beliefs. (2) But this
section does not apply to an organisation whose
sole or main purpose is commercial. (3) Nothing
in this Part shall make it unlawful for an
organisation to which this section applies or
anyone acting on behalf of or under the auspices
of an organisation to which this section applies
(a) to restrict membership of the organisation
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5 This strand of equality and human rights
legislation only protects people with religious
beliefs. False

• Equality Act Part II
• Religion and belief
• In this Part
• (a) religion means any religion,
• (b) belief means any religious or philosophical
  belief,
• (c) a reference to religion includes a reference
  to lack of religion, and
• (d) a reference to belief includes a reference to
  lack of belief.
• Also used in Human Rights Act, Employment
  Regulations etc

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6 Humanism is a faith.  False

• Non religious ethical philosophy legally, a
  belief
• The belief that we can live good lives without
  religious or superstitious beliefs
• Believe in individual rights and freedoms - but
  believe that individual responsibility, social
  cooperation and mutual respect are just as
  important
• Make sense of the world using reason, experience
  and shared human values
• Naturalistic outlook entails atheism and
  agnosticism
• Based on The Golden Rule Do as you would be
  done by this is present in almost all
  religions or beliefs and predates the present
  majority religions
• Belief that moral values are properly founded on
  human nature and experience alone

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7 Community Cohesion is only about race and
faith. False

• All work on community cohesion should involve the
  whole community
• Any work around religion or belief should be
  inclusive of non-religious individuals and
  representatives from minority religions
• We want to make clear that cohesion is not just
  about race and faith Our Shared Future,
  Commission on Integration and Cohesion 2007

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8 There are successful networks which include
both religious and nonreligious
representatives. True

• Religion and Belief Consultative Group
• Membership includes - Inter Faith Network for the
  UK, Faithworks, the Evangelical Alliance, CARE,
  the British Humanist Association and the National
  Secular Society
• HEAR
• The equality network for London
• Religious Education Council of England and Wales
• Membership includes The Baptist Union of Great
  Britain, The British Sikh Education Council, The
  British Humanist Association, The Islamic Academy
• Westminster Standing Advisory Council for
  Religious Education
• And many other SACREs around the country
• Suffolk Inter Faith Resource (SIFRE)
• Suffolk Humanists were a founding member

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9 The Equality Act Part II prohibits
discrimination by public bodies on the grounds of
religion or belief. True

• It is unlawful for a person (A) concerned with
  the provision to the public or a section of the
  public of goods, facilities or services to
  discriminate against a person (B) who seeks to
  obtain or use those goods, facilities or
  services
• (a) by refusing to provide B with goods,
  facilities or services,
• (b) by refusing to provide B with goods,
  facilities or services of a quality which is the
  same as or similar to the quality of goods,
  facilities or services that A normally provides.
• (c) by refusing to provide B with goods,
  facilities or services in a manner which is the
  same as or similar to that in which A normally
  provides goods, facilities or services.
• (d) by refusing to provide B with goods,
  facilities or services on terms which are the
  same as or similar to the terms on which A
  normally provides goods, facilities or services.
• On the grounds of Bs religion or belief. Sn
  46
• It is specifically provided that it is unlawful
  for a public authority exercising a function of a
  public nature to do any act which constitutes
  discrimination. Sn 52

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10 It is a human right to express your religion
or belief. True...BUT....
Human Rights Act 1998   Article 9 Freedom of
thought, conscience and religion   1. Everyone
has the right to freedom of thought, conscience
and religion this right includes freedom to
change his religion or belief and freedom, alone
or in community with others and in public or
private, to manifest his religion or belief, in
worship, teaching, practice and observance. 2.
Freedom to manifest ones beliefs shall be
subject only to such limitations as are
prescribed by law and are necessary in a
democratic society in the interests of public
safety, for the protection of public order,
health or morals, or for the protection of the
rights and freedoms of others.