2. There is need for world development because it is causing suffering and death and unfair trade. The less developed countries lack development because of war, natural disasters, cash crop and debt.
(LDC – less developed countries)
Poverty has a big effect on education and health care, they can’t afford the equipment to teach. This makes children suffer as when they are older they cant have the opportunities like other countries. Poverty affects health care; as they cant teach the skills with out the resources and equipment. This makes the whole of this country suffer and allowing them to slowly die to nothing. If there was world development then these countries could have the opportunities to live and get the education to help their family live and grow. Education would be a way of improving opportunities for growth in industry and wealth. Other solutions could include dropping the debt and encouraging fair trade.
3. Muslim Aid, working for people!
Muslim aid is a religion organisation working for people to tackle the roots, which cause poverty. The types of work they do include:
Orphan Care
By supporting orphanages across the globe Muslim Aid is striving to discharge this Islamic obligation, providing a decent living and a good education for those poor children who have lost their families.
Education
breaking the poverty cycle by building a firm foundation for the generations to come through the provision of improved school facilities, books, computers and other learning materials.
Skills Training & Income Generation
supporting self-sufficiency by giving the poor skills and start-up capital to enable them to help themselves.
Health Care
Caring for the community by providing primary and specialist healthcare for the most needy and the suffering.
Water & Sanitation
Muslim Aid’s water projects are striving to help poor people to secure access to a clean safe water supply. By doing this they can reduce health risks and help people affected by drought or unreliable water supplies to support their families better and grow food more effectively.
Ramadan & Qurbani
Every year since its inception, Muslim Aid implements Ramadan and Qurbani programme in the poorest and most deprived countries throughout Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Europe.
Emergency Relief
Helping the victims of natural and man-made disasters like war, earthquakes, famine and floods by providing for their life-saving needs.
Muslim aid started in 1985 – 1986, In November, Muslim Aid is founded in London by 23 leading British Muslim organisations, in response to continuing conflicts and disasters around the world. The aim is to alleviate the suffering of the victims of poverty, war and natural disasters. In its first year, emergency relief is distributed to thousands of people affected by devastating famine in Ethiopia, continuing wars in Palestine and Afghanistan and widespread flooding in Bangladesh.
Do you agree?
NO because because some people work all there lives to get to where they are so they deserve to be rich and be able to show it, where as some people just are homeless on the street who don’t bother. When they could of achieved anything they wanted... but there are many social injustices in this world.
A Christian would agree, as they believe everyone has equal rights, But also that there is going to be rich. Christians can be good Samaritans and if people believe in god they will show them that it isn’t money that makes people happy it is family and friends and things you achieve that make you happy. Jesus taught that wealth encourages greed and selfishness and doesn’t lead to true happiness. Biblical teachings show if people have the wrong attitude towards money, wealth can lead them away from god. Wealth is a gift from god, and it should be used to help other Christians and people who need it. God will not reward you from making money in unlawful ways such as gambling and prostitution, Christians should only gain money in lawful and moral ways.
A Muslim would agree as well, as their beliefs are to do with the Qu’ran. The Qu’ran teaches to follow the pillars of Islam. The third pillar is called, Zakah, this is the giving of 2.5% of their wealth a year if possible. This benefits the poor and shows worship towards Allah and purifies oneself. Muslims believe every one has equal rights and that riches are just a state of showing off, the true inside values mean more. The also Do Sadaqah, which is doing a good deed and it doesn’t have to include money.
Whether Muslims are rich or poor is God's choice and Muslims believe, they should help those he has chosen to make poor, Learning self-discipline, Freeing oneself from the love of possessions and greed, Freeing oneself from the love of money, Freeing oneself from love of oneself. This is done in the form of Zakah. Muslims would like every one to be equal and have the same and every Muslim is committed to help other Muslims to be equal. Muslims don’t believe in the need of possessions, as when they die money or possessions aren’t going to get them into heaven.
The Iona community would disagree, the members, men and women from many backgrounds, countries and denominations are committed to a rule of daily prayer and Bible study, sharing and accounting for their use of time and money, regular meeting, and action for justice and peace. The Community today remains committed to rebuilding the common life, through working for social and political change, striving for the renewal of the church with an ecumenical emphasis, and exploring new more inclusive approaches to worship, all based on an integrated understanding of spirituality. They believe mainly in the same beliefs of Christians. A member of the Iona community would say, no one is really rich in material possessions but no one has to endure real poverty. They believe in helping other people and sharing.
Sir John Templeton has done a lot in the past; he has worked with such great people like mother Teresa. He has built schools, libraries and colleges. He created the annual Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion to recognize frontier thinking in religion and science contributing to humanity. Sir John would argue that there is going to be poverty in life and rich people, but he gave the opportunities for people to become more of themselves. As he is a committed Christian, he believes his financial success and charitable achievements have been closely linked to his own spiritual development. He used his wealth to help support projects around the world that further out understanding of spiritually and the importance of human character. In his book – discovering the laws of life, sir john argues “ the digging is easy will certainly find lots of sand, but he’ll never find gold. Sometimes we dig amongst stones and hard clay to find treasure we seek. And when we do we will know our efforts have not been wasted”.
In my own view, I believe that there is always going to be rich people and poor people, but everyone in their life has had the opportunities to become rich and they have wasted it or built on it. People who are homeless can get a job and work to become someone with money. Though I think it is wrong how footballers and singers get thousands of pounds just to do a hobby, when simple people who have to do a dead end job, like working in a supermarket. They get paid a small amount of money, I think this is unfair. Most rich people do sponsor/donate to charities and help poor people. This line isn’t about how much money you have in your back pocket it is about the true values of your heart. If you put your mind to it, you can achieve and have the money to give your family the best. Greed will not get you anywhere, just a lonely future. Money isn’t a friend; it is a happy time, which may not last… think before you act...
