Religion and Multiculturalism

Abstract

why Britain has become a multicultural society, including an outline knowledge of the history of immigration; the concepts of tolerance, respect, diversity, multiculturalism and political correctness; religion and its involvement in politics and the debate about whether religion and politics should mix; advantages and disadvantages of a multicultural society, e.g. diversity, culture, celebrations, segregation, misunderstanding; issues such as having a state religion, blasphemy laws and freedom of choice; debate about asylum seekers, integration v segregation, immigration and emigration; influence of faith communities, locally, nationally and internationally, including projects run by faith communities; customs and celebrations, such as festivals in the community, e.g. Wesak, Christmas, Diwali, Eid ul Fitr, Pesach and Baisakhi.