Introduction:
Read Unequal Access: Canadian Race Relations
Canadians tend to think that racism is more prevalent in the United States, but not so much in Canada. The above report seems to say otherwise.
Questions: (answer three of the following)
- What is your reaction to the above information? Did anything surprise you? If so, what? If not, why not? Do you agree with the information presented in the report? Take a position on the report (believability, reliability, etc) and provide support for your position from your experiences or research. If you do not deem these statistics convincing and valid, then what other explanation is there besides racism that might explain the information provided in the report?
- Read Galatians 3:26 – 28 and Matthew 20:1-16. You can use oremus Bible Browser to help you. Explain what implications these texts have regarding racism. Explain how the statistics reported in the above article Canadian Race Relations might change if these scripture texts were taken seriously.
- What can the story of the 1971 Titans teach us about our world today, especially in relation to race relations in the wake of 9/11 or even more recently the ISIS (ISIL) threat? Since the events of 2001, does our country treat Muslims according to Christians values? Read the article CBC Discrimination poll to find out how Muslims are treated in Canada.
- Gerry Bertier tells Julius in the hospital after being in a car accident, “I was afraid of you, Julius. I don’t understand what I was afraid of. Now I only know I was only hating my brother.“ Does prejudice stem from fear? Explain your response providing evidence. Is racism and/or prejudice and/or bigotry a learned behavior? Explain your response providing evidence from personal experience or from research. Here is an interesting article (Children learn attitudes about race at home) about racism as a learned behaviour.
- At the beginning of the film, before training camp, we hear the line; “He’s just another blessed child in God’s loving family.” At the end of the film, we are told to “Trust the soul of a man, not his look.” Both of these are good sentiments, if they are spoken with sincerity. However, in the film, the first is spoken sarcastically. Even though it is spoken using sarcasm, is this a truth according to Galatians 3:26 – 28 and Romans 8:14? You can use oremus Bible Browser to help you find out. What exactly does, “Trust the soul of a man, not his look”, mean? Explain.
The rubric titled Movie Study Assignment Rubric located on the pages at the left will be used to grade this assignment.