How Has Multiculturalism Impacted British Society
In what Ways has Multi-Culturalism Impacted British Society in the last fifty years?
In a statement on the first of March 2011, Lord Justice Munby and Mr Justice Beatson, high court judges, stated that
‘We live in this country in a democratic and pluralistic society, in a secular state not a theocracy’.
‘Although historically this country is part of the Christian West, and although it has an established church which is Christian, there have been enormous changes in the social and religious life of our country over the last century’.
‘Our society is now pluralistic and largely secular. We sit as secular judges serving a multi-cultural community of many faiths. The laws and usages of the realm do not include Christianity, in whatever form’ (Telegraph, 2011).
David Cameron also stated that Christians must now ‘be tolerant and welcoming towards homosexuality’, just another one of the many values Christians are being told to betray in multi-cultural Britain. England has one of the largest gay and lesbian cultures in Europe; we also have equal age of consent laws, partnership laws and even legal commitment ceremonies in some of our major cities …show more content…
When we live alongside people, it gives the best opportunity to grow to understand the culture our neighbours are living in and so allows us to best present the gospel in a way which is appropriate to that setting. As such, they have moved into neighbourhoods where there are many different ethnic groups and have become a part of that community. They are living life with people of different cultures and faith groups as friends and neighbours and so they are then able to introduce Jesus without being threatening while understanding the challenges that the people listening will
In a statement on the first of March 2011, Lord Justice Munby and Mr Justice Beatson, high court judges, stated that
‘We live in this country in a democratic and pluralistic society, in a secular state not a theocracy’.
‘Although historically this country is part of the Christian West, and although it has an established church which is Christian, there have been enormous changes in the social and religious life of our country over the last century’.
‘Our society is now pluralistic and largely secular. We sit as secular judges serving a multi-cultural community of many faiths. The laws and usages of the realm do not include Christianity, in whatever form’ (Telegraph, 2011).
David Cameron also stated that Christians must now ‘be tolerant and welcoming towards homosexuality’, just another one of the many values Christians are being told to betray in multi-cultural Britain. England has one of the largest gay and lesbian cultures in Europe; we also have equal age of consent laws, partnership laws and even legal commitment ceremonies in some of our major cities …show more content…
When we live alongside people, it gives the best opportunity to grow to understand the culture our neighbours are living in and so allows us to best present the gospel in a way which is appropriate to that setting. As such, they have moved into neighbourhoods where there are many different ethnic groups and have become a part of that community. They are living life with people of different cultures and faith groups as friends and neighbours and so they are then able to introduce Jesus without being threatening while understanding the challenges that the people listening will