Citizenship, Religion and Society Policy of the United Kingdom

The British Colonists traveled over into the New World for society to work out in their own favor. However, this was not the case for these colonists; they carelessly came into the New World with the intent of having their own freedom of religion, being culturally intertwined with the natives already, and for their own overall independence economically . The British did not make a smooth transformation into this New World when they first arrived over seas, they brought chaos not only to the Natives but also the development of their colonies and themselves.

In American Grace, Robert Putnam and David Campbell explore aspects that contribute to religion in the United States. They discuss relationships between religion and geography, ethnicity, gender, and politics all of which play a dual role of either uniting or dividing individuals. In Chapter 9, Putnam and Campbell explain the impact of immigration

than it has been in the past, it is the argument of whether or not

Since 9/11, support for multiculturalism has dropped in many liberal states like Australia and Britain. In many western democracies Muslims are perceived as potential terrorists who carry illiberal practices and are unable to embrace the values and norms of the liberal system. In Britain, multiculturalism was blamed for the atrocities caused by the terrorist attacks of London 2005. More recently the issue of ISIS has created lots of worries in Britain and the country seems to suffer from not only a multiculturalism crisis but also an identity crisis. Prime Minister David Cameron made it clear in his speech in a security conference held in Munich 2011 that the policies of multiculturalism that were applied in the past have created a fragmented

This essay will focus on the theological aspects of Catholics and the catholic church ideals and treatment on immigrants. I contend that the well the catholic church has become more progressive towards immigration views, however, Catholics have been more apprehensive about welcoming immigration. The paper will focus on immigration views within the contently US during two time periods, 1920’s and late 2010’s. In comparing these two eras I will compare and contrast political, religious, and theological difference and similarity, thus highlighting racial discrimination towards certain races of immigration at the specific time period and how that helped form calichs thoughts on immigration.

There was no religious freedom for the people in Great Britain. Moving to the thirteen colonies gave the people a chance to practice their own religion. In Great Britain people we tortured and killed for sharing a different religion than the Catholic Church. For example, this is what happened to two Mennonites,“by Catholic authorities in Ghent in 1554, David van der Leyen and Levina Ghyselins were strangled and burned, van der Leyen was finally dispatched with an iron fork.” So by going to the thirteen colonies they escaped execution from the Catholic Church.The thirteen English Colonies were like a safe haven for the people that had different religious views than the Catholic Church.

Immigration has increased diversity within this nation. To many, America is considered a melting pot, a place where people of different backgrounds are able to come together as a common culture. Since its colonial period, America has been a home and a safe haven for numerous groups of immigrants. According to Mark Connelly`s book, The Sundance Writer, “Since its founding, the United States has absorbed waves of new arrivals from around the world” (173). Immigrant groups viewed this land as a prominent and vast place where they can prosper, create exceptional and joyous lives, evade religious and political persecution in their home countries, and construct better communities under a

The United States is known as the land of opportunity. With this belief present around the world, an individual from any country is confident that once he arrives on American soil, he will be able to create a better future for himself and his family based on his own hard-earned merit. Coupling this prevailing belief of opportunity with the country’s separation of Church and State, a powerful duo emerges. Immigrants are willing to seek residence in the capital of the free world. While such a promised land does exist, for the United States does in fact exist, living in this country is not so black and white. Immigrants learn that the transition into the American culture is not an easy one. When the basic freedoms of immigrants are denied,

One of the many challenges that immigrants face when moving to a new country is to keep their identity intact while trying to fit into a new society. One aspect of this is the religious identity of the individuals, which is sometimes modified to better adapt to the culture, laws and views of the new place. Freedom of practice is often restricted to what the laws or the public sees as correct and it affects the integrity of the practices which might greatly influence the faith of the practitioner. Canada can be taken as an example since it welcomes many immigrants every year and each and one of them has to go through the process of adaptation. According to the 2011 census made by the government of Canada, there is a population of 297,200

The book, Religion in the Public Square: The Place of Religious Convictions Political Debate (1997), is a presentation of a debate between two foremost thinkers who argue about the place that religion should have in the public forum, more specifically in politics.

The current paper aims to (1) define what it means, outside of a quantitative or sociological viewpoint, to be a religious minority, and (2) suggest religious minority status is not damning (or non-positive)

In other countries churches are being reconstructed for the past decades of state skepticism; for some, churches are being transformed into bars, restaurants and clubs as societies move towards secularism. The Muslim populations in France, Germany, Holland and Great Britain as a newly immigrant outnumber the lengthy established ones of the Balkans (cited in Lockwood, 1972). The issues about belonging and bothering, social justice and market economics, cultural innovation and conservative nationalism, are essential to understanding Europe.

Religious identity can come in two forms, one from a nation of people all believing in the same values and another from the personal view of each individual or family within that nation. In a family or local community sense, it ties the smaller community together against its neighbouring ethnicities. It provides a feeling of togetherness and strength for the society. It is the basis for 'ethnic honour: the excellence of one's own customs and the inferiority of alien ones' (Weber, cited in Bruce 1996, p. 96). Religious identity brings great pride and hope to the citizens of any particular society and lends itself towards social cohesion (Browne 2005).

What is a citizen and where does she practice her citizenship? These questions cannot be answered unless accompanied by sufficient knowledge of how different types of citizenships are formed and how these citizenships are practiced. There is not one singular type of citizen that permeates the world or even the United States—an intermingled and enmeshed notion of citizenship is acted out through a combination of rights and duties as the citizen attempts to hold onto those values that are most important to them. Chantal Mouffe (1993) proposes a form of citizenship that lies somewhere between liberalism and civic republicanism. Michael Brown (1997) then explores where this radical democratic citizenship is practiced. What we are left

Multiculturalism is the view that those cultures, ethnicities and races particularly of minority should warrant distinct acknowledgment and support of their diverse differences within a dominant culture. Ideology surrounding multiculturalism ranges from the advocacy of equality to promoting the preservation of cultural diversity. Policing in the UK has long been stigmatised with regards to race relations. Procedures for recruitment underwent two major transformations following on from the Race Relations Act 1961; carried out in the 1980’s and early 2000s after official inquires prompted by a botched police investigation into a racially motivated murder in 1982. Historically, dominated by white males the UK force was criticised for its sexist and racist culture. The disproportionate employment of ethnic minorities in police and other public services came to light as a result of the publication of the Macpherson Report 1999, into the inquiry following Stephen Lawrence’s racist murder. The duties of public authorities to prevent such discrimination was reinforced by the Race Relations Act 2000 as well as their obligation to promote equality and healthy relations between different races. Following on from this, all 43 forces between England and Wales were set varying quotas with regards to increasing recruitment of officers from ethnic minorities. Throughout …