Explain what religious people might do to help the victims of war

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Explain what religious people might do to help the victims of war

Religious people believe in stewardship and in the sanctity of life and therefore this means they would do anything to help the victims of war. The religious people also will help anyone no matter what side they are because they believe that life is sacred and must not be destroyed.

Christians and Muslims believe in these teachings and therefore will help anyone suffering because they think it is wrong to see them suffering and they must stop that. They believe that GOD makes everyone in his own image so by harming other humans we are harming GOD. The quote in the Islamic Quran says in Hadith 13 that to treat others how you would be like to be treated. This teaches Muslims that they should help people and victims because that’s how they would like to be treated. In the Bible in Matthew 5:38-48 it teaches Christians about bringing your enemies closer so basically saying you should not discriminate if they are your enemy and you should help anyone and everyone possible.

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Religious charities are also present and they help victims of war without any hesitation or discrimination. Some of them are Medicines sans Frontiers, British Legion, and Help for Heroes. The more known and global ones are Red Crescent which is an Islamic based charity and the Red Cross which is a Christian based charity. The Red Crescent is a private humanitarian institute founded in Geneva, Switzerland. Red Crescent provides global aid to all victims following the teachings of Allah. The Red Cross was founded by a Swiss businessman Henry Dunant in 1859 after the horrors of the Battle of Solferino. ...

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