Concepts of religious privilege, tolerance and discrimination are central to secularism. They come up in other resources and can be brought up in almost any discussion of religion in public life. Resources 1.10 and 1.11 address these directly and encourage students to engage with different viewpoints on these central terms.

The resource contains three stimuli. The first explores how students might experience religious privilege, tolerance and discrimination. The second explores how these may influence viewpoints on religions and society. The third explores how they might impact on our views of others.

Politics | Religion & Belief Education | Citizenship | SMSC | Fundamental British Values

• What are religious privilege, tolerance and discrimination?
• How do secularists think about decisions?

Basic

Students should demonstrate they can:

• Understand the basic principles of religious privilege, tolerance and discrimination.
• Identify and comment on the role of religious privilege, tolerance and discrimination in simplistic examples of conflicts involving religion and the rights of others.

Advanced

In addition to the basic learning outcomes, students should demonstrate they can:

• Critically reflect on the principles of religious privilege, tolerance and discrimination, drawing on a range of outside examples.
• Offer nuanced comments on the role of religious privilege, tolerance and discrimination in a range of social debates involving religion and the rights of others.