SS 8: Religious Tolerance in Our Community in the World

Part 1: Canadian Statistics about your religion
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Statistics Canada produces statistics that help Canadians better understand their country—its population, resources, economy, society and culture. Information about religion is collected every 10 years through a household survey.
  1. Go to the 2011 National Household Survey Data Table - Religion.
  2. Select "Canada" in the Geography category. Hit "Submit".
  3. Find your religion (1st column). Record the number of practitioners in 2011 (2nd column). Next, compare the number of practitioners who are born in Canada  (3rd column) to the number of practitioners who immigrated to Canada (4th column). Can you give any reasons for this difference?
  4. Select "Vancouver" in the Geography category. Hit "Submit". Repeat step 3.
  5. Is there an increasing or decreasing trend in immigration of practitioners to Vancouver (columns 5-9)? 
  6. In which province does the largest group of practitioners reside? Why might this be the case?

Part 2: The areas around the world your religion is being practiced
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  1. Go to "Resources - Encyclopedias" and select "Encyclopedia Britannica". Select "High School".
  2. Type in your religion in the search box. 
  3. Once you have located the article about your religion, select the "Level 1" purple box.
  4. Read the "Introduction" and "History" sections of the article. Answer the following question
                          a. Where and how did the religion originate?
                          b. When did the religion begin?
                          c. To which regions did the religion spread?
                          d. How many people practice this religion globally?
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              Hint 1 : you may have to click on "Level 2" if you don't find all the answers.
              Hint 2: For information on Protestantism, go to "World Book Encyclopedia - Advanced"

Part 3: Religious Persecution
  1. Read an account of a past religious persecution (Handouts). You may also read an article from The Canadian Encyclopedia. Describe in one paragraph the details of the event. Include what, who, when, where, why?
      2.  Canada is often praised globally as a country of diversity. PM Justin Trudeau has proclaimed that "diversity is               Canada's strength." To see the projected ethnic breakdown in 2036, take a look at this infographic from Global
           News. 
          To learn more about this topic, read an article about religious tolerance from a Canadian newspaper.  Choose              an article from the list below. Describe in one paragraph the details of the event. Include what, who, when,                  where, why? 
    
     3. Identify a positive message about your religion and/or the contributions of the practitioners.
         Example: Many Christian organizations have provided for incoming Syrian refugees in Canada
                       List of articles:
               
                      Angus Reid Institute: Religious Trends Led by Quebec, number of Canadians holding                                                                                                     favourable views of various religions increases                                                                                              Sikhism
                      Islam
                      Hinduism
                      Buddhism
                      Judaism
                      Christianity​
Public Service Announcement final task: 

The purpose of this assignment is to become more aware of religious practices happening today and the tolerance that is essential for a functioning global community. Your task is to create an awareness campaign for your assigned religion. 

A public service announcement (PSA) is a free message in the public interest, with the objective of raising awareness, changing public attitudes and behaviour towards a social issue. Here are some examples:
***Your PSA will include the following:
  1. The general message - "Diversity is Canada's Strength" - AND a secondary message that identifies your religion. Hint: find statements in your tolerance articles.
  2. Three "Did You Know...?" questions about your religion based on i) statistics, ii) origin, and iii) history and/or current context. You should use your research notes for ideas.
  3. Illustrate your "Did You Know...?" with further details from your research notes.
  4. Finally, include actions or strategies that your audience can practice to increase religious tolerance in Canada.
What now?
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Step 1: As a group, complete your planning map using your research notes
Step 2: Get approval on your plan 
Step 3: Create your PSA on the poster paper provided