Prejudice and discrimination.

... Prejudice and Discrimination Prejudice is the act of pre-juding someone before properly knowing someone. This usually means feelings or opinions of intolerance and dislike which people have for others, based on little or no actual knowledge. Discrimination is when people act on their prejudice and treat others badly. Prejudice and discrimination can be shown in many different forms such as colour, race, gender or discrimination. I will be looking at what Christian's attitudes are towards prejudice. The act of prejudice is considered wrong to th e Christian religion as Christian teachings say that we should be treated as equals and give other people the treatment of how we would like to be treated. A prime example of this is Matthew 22:39, where we are taught to love our neighbour as ourselves. Jesus Christ had similar teachings to this and taught that we 'love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should

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