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Christians
believe humans are equal because
All humans were made in
God's
image
God
loves everyone equally
The Parable of the
Good Samaritan
teaches Christians to
care
for everyone equally
Jesus
treated everyone the same - even people who at the time were treated as
outcasts
, such as the poor, lepers, Gentiles and criminals
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Freedom
of religious belief
Most Christians support
religious freedom
Jesus taught,
'treat others
as you would want to be
treated'
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Some
Christians are afraid that new laws and attitudes, including acceptance of religious freedom
Threaten Christianity
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Some Christians believe their religion is the true
faith
, so are less
accepting
of others
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Freedom
of religious expression
Most Christians believe people should be able to express their
religion
freely - including religious clothing, food and prayer
Most Christians recognise that the ability of religious
believers
to express their faith does not affect the
rights
of others
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Christians
not allowed to express their
religion
freely
Nadia Eweida
was sent home for wearing her crucifix when she worked for an
airline
Nurse
Sarah Kuteh
was sacked in 2016 after discussing Christianity with patients and offering to
pray
with them
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Human
rights
Human rights
are basic rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled.
Most Christians believe:
• Bible teachings support human rights
• all humans are
God
's creation and so are sacred
•
God
loves everyone equally, so all people should be treated equally.
This inspires Christians to work for a fair world
Equality
Islam teaches that
Allah
created all people
equally
, although not the same. This suggests differences between people are not important.
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Muslims
All part of the
ummah
, so are
united
regardless of colour and nationality
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Practices
in Islam showing equality
Completion of
Hajj
Praying at the
same
time every day
All wearing
white
garments
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Muhammad: 'Muhammad's final sermon before his
death
spoke of equality and
tolerance'
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Religious
freedom
A fundamental human right that creates the conditions for
peace
, and
peace
is an important idea within Islam
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Community
Important in Islam -
ummah
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Freedom
of religion and
belief
• Some believe that
Islam
is the only
true faith
and the only religion exclusively correct.
Some believe they have a mission to lead
non-Muslims
to
Allah.
Some hold that
Islam
has the whole
truth
but other religions have parts of the truth.
Some accept that all
righteous
people will be favoured by
Allah
and, therefore, it does not matter which religion a person belongs to.
Freedom
of
religious expression
The ability to
freely
express one's
faith
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Many
Muslims believe people should be able to express their
faith
freely
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At times Muslims have been unable to express their
faith
freely
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Restrictions
on religious expression
In France and Austria, the wearing of any sort of
face veil
has been banned
Some school uniform policies do not allow traditional forms of
Islamic dress
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Some minority Muslim groups hold extreme views and
persecute
and
kill
other Muslims because they are seem to be the 'wrong type'
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Muslim views on human rights
May
conflict
with teachings (e.g.
marriage
)
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Islam teaches that all humans were created equal by Allah, and
Muhammad
tried to demonstrate the
fair
treatment of all people
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The
Qur'an
has teachings that support human
rights
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Muslims may find there is conflict between a
human right
and a
law
within Islam
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They may also see a conflict between a
human right
and a law of the
country
they live in
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Countries may have laws that result in
inequality
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