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1
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What is Bruce’s (2003) example of a religiously motivated social change?

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The black civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

2
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What triggered the black civil rights movement?

A

Rosa Parks refused to sit at the back of the bus, where the black people were supposed to sit.

3
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How did black people campaign?

A

Through the use of direct action such as boycotts, demonstrations and protests.

4
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In what year was segregation outlawed?

A

1964.

5
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Who led the black clergy?

A

Martin Luther King.

6
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What did the black clergy use to appeal to the white clergy?

A

Their shared Christian values.

7
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What are the four ways in which religious organisations can support and contribute to social change?

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  1. Taking the moral high ground.
  2. Channelling dissent.
  3. Acting as an honest broker.
  4. Mobilising public opinion.
8
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What is the New Christian Right?

A

A politically and morally conservative Protestant fundamentalist movement.

9
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What does the New Christian Right aim to do?

A

Take America back to God.

10
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What do the New Christian Right wish to outlaw?

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Divorce, homosexuality and abortion.

11
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What is creationism?

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The view that the Bible’s account of creation is literally true.

12
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What is televangelism?

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When church-owned television stations make and broadcast programs aimed at converting and recruiting new members.

13
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Why was the New Christian Right largely unsuccessful?

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  1. It was never a majority.
  2. Campaigners found it difficult to co-operate.
  3. It lacked widespread support.
14
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What is theocracy?

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Rule by religious leaders.

15
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What needs to match in order for religiously motivated social change to occur?

A

The beliefs of society and the beliefs of religiously motivated protest.