Religious Conversion (Homework)

Your homework this week is to answer this question:

"It is wrong to try and convert someone to a different religion." Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion showing that you have considered other points of view. Include religious views in your answer. (4 marks)

I have coloured this because as you can see, to get the marks you need to do a number of things in your answer. To convert someone is to try and get them to change their beliefs; it is based on the idea that only one religion is right. So...for example, you may see Christians in the streets telling others about their faith and some will tell people of other faiths that their beliefs are wrong.

Should people have the right to do this? Is it a good or bad things?

Bring your work to paper in class or write your answer on the blog.

Prejudice + Racism

Don't forget to use the links to look at the background notes on these topics.

Our topic is "Social Harmony"

Some Facts about Racism

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  An African Caribbean graduate is more than twice as likely to be unemployed as a white person with A-levels.

In 1999 only 30% of Pakistani pupils, 37% of black pupils, and 30% of Bangladeshi pupils achieved 5 or more GCSEs at grades A*-C, compared with 50% of white pupils and 62% of Indian pupils.

Infant mortality is 100% higher for the children of African Caribbean or Pakistani mothers than white mothers.

A fifth of the housing occupied by asylum seekers is unfit for human habitation.

In 1998/9 black people were six times more likely to be stopped and searched than white people.

Over 4,000 people voted for the British National Party in Burnley in the 2001 General Election.

Read more details of this on the link below: (Source NUS online)

http://www.nusonline.co.uk/prioritycampaigns/makingequalitycount/kickoutbigotry/12854.aspx

So - here's your question:

What causes some people to be racist? (Why do some people believe that one group of people are naturally better than another group?)

Don't forget to post your blogs on the comments link directly below this (not on the old one).