R.S Practice GCSE question
Explain what religious people might do to help the victims of war [6 marks].
Religious people might do many things to help the victims of war, and might have particular reasons for doing so as well. Christians may help victims of war because it states that they should help victims of war, good or bad in their religious book the bible. For example this quote back this up, “Do for others what you want them to do for you” [Matthew 7:12]. This quote tells us Christians may want to help war victims because on another day they might need someone else’s help. The main message of the quote states that whoever the person is they deserved to be helped, as you could be in the exact position. A second reason why Christians may want to help war victims is because a good person would help others. Christians may help war victims because it is what Jesus or God would do and they might feel pity towards others. Christians want to follow their religion and so might help others to do this. In addition Muslim people may help war victims because they believe you should help others as you would also help yourself. This is shown in the quote “none of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself” [Hadith 13].