In the light of the Christian belief that it is morally correct to love one's neighbour, explain how might Christians today react practically to Third World poverty and injustice

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In the light of the Christian belief that it is morally correct to love one's neighbour, explain how might Christians today react practically to Third World poverty and injustice

b) Every disciple, every authentic Christian, must be on the road: not yet arrived or perfect, but moving, striving, falling and restarting in hope, and this ethos applies to the tackling of Third World poverty and injustice. It may be difficult to solve, and difficult for a Christian to tackle, but with sufficient dedication, the problems in the Third World can be lessened. Over one billion people are living in poverty today. The gap between rich and poor is getting wider. All over the world, disparities between rich and poor, even in the wealthiest of nations is rising sharply. Fewer people are becoming increasingly 'successful' and wealthy while a disproportionately larger population are also becoming even poorer. The developed nations, by systematic spoliation of the non-renewable resources of the world, are also destroying the ecosystem.

Around the world, inequality is increasing, while the rest of the world is further globalising. In many cases, political interests have led to a diversion of available resources from domestic needs to western markets.