Racism
‘We state that racism is a direct contradiction to the teaching of Christ’
Methodist Church
Equality
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ”
Galatians 3:28
Should we view everyone the same?
“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”
Matthew 5:44
Role of Women
Relevant to Evangelicals
“I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet”
St Paul
Role of women in society and relationships
Relevant to Evangelicals
“Wives submit to your husband…for the husband is head of the wife”
St Paul
Equality (2)
“God has no favourites”
St Paul
Multi Ethnic (or indeed multi faith) society
“Care for the foreigner who lives in your land”
Leviticus 19:34
Follow the teaching of Jesus on Community Cohesion
” I am the way, the truth and the life; no one goes to the father except by me”
Jesus