Discrimination
When they act on this prejudice and treat the other person accordingly.
Equality of opportunity
Giving all an equal chance of advancement and success.
Equality of outcome
The concept that society must ensure that people are equal and governments must design policies to redistribute wealth and status so that economic and social equality is actually achieved.
Fair
something which is free from bias, fraud or injustice.
Misgyny
hatred or fear of women
Discrimination
When they act on this prejudice and treat the other person accordingly.
Sacred approach to Gender equality
The Church of England allowed women priests 1992 Bishops 2014. RC church teaches it’s not natural for a woman to give Eucharist.
Sacred approach to Disability
Joni Eareckson Tada is on a Mission is to communicate the Gospel and equip Churches worldwide to evangelize and disciple people affected by disabilities but believes that God’s omnibenevolence doesn’t mean that people won’t suffer
Sacred approach to Racial equality
‘The Church and Racism’: 1988 Report Everyone is created in the image of God – salvation open to all; and RC Church has condemned racism in the past. But Apartheid and the KKK undermine this.
Secular approach to Equality
Utilitarianism says that self-interest should be put aside for the benefits of the majority No one person is more important than another person, meaning an equal consideration of interests – no distinction between people based on e.g. sex, race, religion etc.
self-regulating living system which controls the earth and keeps everything constant.
Medical vs Social Model of Disability
Reverend John Naude, wheelchair-using said ‘people [in the Church] are less inclined to be working on the medical model of disability and are moving much more towards the social model’
The Assumption of Equality
The West has assumed everyone’s natural right to equality but is this ‘nonsense on stilts’? From Greek thinkers until 18th century many assumed a natural even scientific inequality.
Universal Declaration of human rights
The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) was drawn up in response to the abuse of basic human rights during World War II e.g. the Holocaust.