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Question 1

How did Britain become multicultural?

Answer 1

• after ww2 many people from the Caribbean were brought in as there was a staff shortage
• desi countries migrated after indias independance day
• many refugees mirated from somalia,syria,afghanistan and iraq

Question 2

what did the declaration of human rughts say?

Answer 2

There should be freedom of thought,Conscience and religion

Question 3

what is exclusivism ?

Answer 3

exclusivism is the belief that only one religion is the true one

Question 4

what does closed and open inclusivism mean?

Answer 4

closed= belief that one religion is the truth and other religions have aspects of it.

open= takes the approach that one religion has a better understanding of the truth than others but not all aspects so it can learn from others .

Question 5

what is religious pluralism ?

Answer 5

when people of many faiths live in the same society without conflict respecting one another .

Question 6

what is absolute morality and relative morality?

Answer 6

absolute morality= when person believes there is only one right course of action in a moral dilemma no matter the religion ,culture , time and age

relative morality = when a person has strong beliefs but believes different courses of actions might be needed for different situations .

Question 7

What are some biblical quotes that support exclusivism ?

Answer 7

‘everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved’

’ John3:16’

’ I am the way the truth and the life .No one comes to the Father except through me .(John14:6)

Question 8

what are critiques of exclusivism?

Answer 8

• The new testament was written as a product of the church . we cannot trust it s we do not know if it is 100% accurate that Jesus did all those things.
  it limits Gods omnipotence as it means that God cannot act through other religions

Question 9

verses that supports inclusivism?

Answer 9

-‘God does not show favouritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right ‘

’ glory , honor and peace for everyone who does good.’

Question 10

What does Karl Rahner say ?

Answer 10

Karl Rahner brought up the idea of anonymous Christian .
suggests that individuals who live according to Christian values even without acknowledging Christianity are in fact living a Christian life