1. Why Religious People should promote racial harmony.

2. Lesson Objectives: To understand the reasons why Religious people should support Racial Harmony
All students will understand at least three reasons why religious people should promote racial harmony.
Most students will be able to expand on this and make distinctions between Muslim and Christian Belief.
A few will take this further and will be able to give more examples and explain them in detail.

3. Christian The teachings of the bible against racism.
The teachings of the Church against racism.
The example of Jesus

4. The Good Samaritan
Jesus showed that races who hated each other should love each others as neighbours.

5. Jesus treated people of different races equally.

6. St Peter
St Peter had a vision from God telling him not to discriminate because God had no favourites amongst races.

7. St Paul
He taught that all races are equal in Christ since God created all races in his image.
As St Paul says in his letter to the Ephesians (chapter 2 Verses 14-17):
"For Christ himself has brought us peace by making Jews and Gentiles one people. With his own body he broke down the wall that separated them and kept them enemies … By means of the cross he united both races into one body …. So Christ came and preached the good news of peace to all…"

8. Church (With a capital C!!)
The Christian Church has members of every race.
70% of Christians are non-white.

9. Church again…….
All Christian Churches have made statements recently condemning any form of racism.

10. Muslim
Islam teaches that it is wrong to be racist by the teachings of the Qur’an
The example of Prophet Muhammad.

11. Qur’an
The Qur’an teaches that God created the whole of humanity from one pair of humans, so all races are related and none can be regarded as superior.

12. Muhammad
In his final sermon Muhammad said that every Muslim is a brother to every other Muslim.

13. Ummah
Islam teaches that all Muslims belong to one brotherhood whatever your race.

14. Islam
Islam is against any form of racism and Muslim leaders and Mosques work with groups in the UK to promote racial harmony.