christian views on discrimination and prejudice

• Prejudice and discrimination


  Unacceptable, against Christian beliefs and teaching
• God created all human beings as equals, whatever race, ability or gender (Galatians 3:28)
• The 10 commandments


  Give guidance on living in harmony with others
• Jesus' example and teachings


  • His treatment of lepers and outcasts
  • The good Samaritan
• Jesus did not discriminate against women (e.g. John 4 where jesus asked a Samaritan woman for a drink of water)
• The Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches do not allow women to become priests
• In many other churches, such as Anglican or Methodist, women can be priests, ministers or bishops
• martin Luther king

  • as a Christian he believed in Jesus' teaching on love and non violence, and that all humans were equal in the eyes of god
  • he gave speeches, organised campaigns and protest marches - all of which were peaceful and non-violent - to promote equality for everyone
  • He said: "We must learn to live together as brothers or peris together as fools"
  • He also said: "Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such method is love"
  • he dreamed of a world where everyone is equal