The document discusses equality and diversity in the church. It references a bible passage about how all parts of the body are important and work together. It also discusses legislation requiring organizations to eliminate discrimination and advance equality in areas like age, disability, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation. The objective of equal opportunity policies is said to value diverse experiences equally and make them accessible to more people. The church should be a place where all are welcomed and treated equally, especially in an increasingly unequal society.

1. Welcome to

2. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!”
And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need
you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that
seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts
that we think are less honourable we treat with special
honour. And the parts that are unpresentable are
treated with special modesty,24 while our presentable
parts need no special treatment. But God has put the
body together, giving greater honour to the parts that
lacked it,25 so that there should be no division in the
body, but that its parts should have equal concern for
each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with
it; if one part is honoured, every part rejoices with it.
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One body, many parts
1 Cor 12:12-31

3. Legislation
• The Equality Act 2010 gives us a duty to take into
account the need to:
• eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation
• advance equality of opportunity
• foster good relations between different parts of the
community
– This covers, age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or
civil partnership status, pregnancy and motherhood, race
(including ethnic or national origin, colour and nationality),
religion or belief (including lack of belief), sex and sexual
orientation.
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Diversity

4. • ‘The objective of an equal
opportunities policy is
not to reduce the
diversity of artistic
experience, but rather to
value that experience
more equally, allow it to
be experienced more
fully, and make it
accessible to a broader
range of people.’
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Diversity

5. Equality &
Diversity
In a society which is becoming more unequal,
the Church should be a place where all are
welcomed and treated equally…

6. Equality &
Diversity
Aurora Church