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Prejudice and Equality – Race These icons indicate that teacher’s notes or useful web addresses are available in the Notes Page. This icon indicates the slide contains activities created in Flash. These activities are not editable. For more detailed instructions, see the Getting Started presentation.
Prejudice and discrimination Prejudice – to prejudge someone because of the way they look, where they come from, their religion etc. Prejudice is a way of thinking about people. Discrimination – to act on a prejudice. If you are prejudiced against a certain group of people, and treat them differently because of your beliefs, this is called discrimination.
Christians and racism • The World Council of Churches has said that ‘Every human being created in the image of God is a person for whom Christ died. Racism is an assault on Christ’s values and a rejection of his sacrifice.’ • The Baptist Church believes that there is no prejudice and discrimination in God’s Kingdom. They believe that Jesus focused on the poor and weak, and on those whom society rejected; because of this the Baptist church believes that it is important to work with racial minorities to help them to overcome prejudice and discrimination.
The Church of England believes that if they want people to take them seriously as followers of Jesus then they must join the fight against racism. The Bible teaching is clear: everyone is made in God’s image and is of equal worth and so the Anglican church believes that they must fight to help those who are treated unfairly. • In 1676 George Fox said that Christ ‘died for the tawnies and the blacks as well as for you that are called whites…[and] hath enlightened them as well as he hath enlightened you; and his grace hath appeared unto them as it hath unto you’. The Religious Society of Friends therefore believe that they must fight racism wherever they find it.
The Catholic Association for Racial Justice CARJ works with black and ethnic minority Catholics to make sure that they receive equal opportunities and treatment. They try to raise awareness of the issues of racism and racial justice, promote the annual Racial Justice Sunday within the Church and raise the CARJ profile within the Church and in wider society. Education is important to CARJ because people will not change if they do not understand the issues involved. The aim is to bring racism awareness and education for racial justice into all educational centres. Spiritual Growth and Development are also very important so CARJ organizes special services and prayers for racial justice, works to develop inter-denominational links, and links with people of other faiths, and responds to requests for advice and support from victims of racism.
CARJ Find out more about CARJ, using the arrows to scroll through the information below.
The Church of England – an example of change Rev Sentamu was one of only two black bishops in the Church of England at the time of the enquiry into the death of Stephen Lawrence (killed in a racist attack in 1993). He complained that the Church of England was institutionally racist. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, said that the Church of England was committing itself to confronting racism and increasing the numbers of black and Asian vicars. Dr Carey told the Synod (the Church of England ruling body) that the Church was still a "very long way from being home and dry" with regard to racism and said that he committed the Church to increasing the numbers of black and Asian priests as well as having more people from the ethnic communities on its staff and councils.
"We cannot afford to rest, either as a Church or as a society, until we have confronted such racism at its deepest level – In our nation, in the structures of our Church, in the ordained ministry, in congregational life," said Dr Carey. He said the Church would celebrate the diversity of mankind. Without each other, "we are less of the people God intends us to be.” The Church of England has a Race and Community Relations Committee which works to help black and Asian people in a wide number of areas such as immigration, unemployment and the prison system.
George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury Racism has no part in the Christian Gospel. It contradicts our Lord’s command to love our neighbours as ourselves. It offends the fundamental Christian belief that every person is made in the image of God and is equally precious. It solves no problems and creates nothing but hatred and fear. Do you agree with Dr Carey’s statement that racism creates nothing but hatred and fear? Explain your answer.
