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Term 6: Religion & Community Cohesion

1. The UK As A Multi-Faith

Society

2. Ways In Which Religions Work To

Promote Community

Cohesions In the UK

3. How An Issue From Religion &

Community Cohesion Has

Been Presented In One Form Of

the Media

4. Assessment 5. The Bible As A Basis For Making Moral Decisions

6. The Authority Of

the Church As A Basis For

Making Moral Decisions

Term 6 Lesson 1: The UK As a Multi-Faith Society 14 April 2023

•D Describe how the UK is often referred to as a multi-faith society and this brings benefits•C/B Explain why the UK is often referred to as a multi-faith society and how it has benefits•A/A*Evaluate the UK as a multi-faith society and the benefits this might bring

Key Words: Religious Freedom, Multi-Faith, Religious Tolerance, Religious Pluralism, Non-Conformist Christians

Faith Groups In the UKFaith Groups In the UK

If you had to divide the population up into faith groups what percentage would you say are:•Christian•No religion•No answer•Muslim•Hindu•Sikh•Jewish•Buddhist?

Answers:Christian 59.3%

No religion 25.1%

No answer 7.2%

Muslim 4.8%

Hindu 1.6%

Sikh 0.8%

Jewish 0.5%

Buddhist 0.4%

(Source: Textbook Unit 1)Extension: Do these percentages

surprise you in any way?

Religious pluralism

Protestant Churches other than the Church of England e.g. Baptists

Multi-Faith Society

The right to practise your religion and change your religion

Nonconformist Christians

Accepting all religions as having an equal right to co-exist

Religious freedom

Many religions living together in one society

Find the definitions to these key words on pages

118 and 126 in the textbook

Twentieth Century Immigration to the UK

1. What’s changed since then?2. How long has the UK been a multi-faith

society?

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questions in your lesson template

Benefits of Living In A Multi-Faith Society

Using page 127 of the textbook find four benefits

of living in a multi-faith society

“All societies should be multi-faith societies.” i) Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinionii) Give reasons why some people may disagree with you

Think of the benefits and problems a multi-faith

society might have