In Exodus 20:17, the bible the tenth commandment also says:
“You shall not covet your neighbour's house. You shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.”
In Luke 18:25 Jesus taught that:
“…it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Also in Matthew 25:35-36 he taught that:
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”
In Leviticus 19:9-10 it says:
“When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien.”
In addition in Deuteronomy it says:
If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted towards your poor brother. Rather be open-handed and freely lend him whatever he needs.
Deuteronomy 19:9-10
It is the responsibility of Sikhs to look after the poor. This is supported by:
“Blessed is the godly person and the riches they possess because they can be used for charitable purposes and to give happiness.”
“A place in God's court can only be attained if we do service to others in this world.”
These quotes suggest that many religions are against worldwide Poverty with many thinking that too much wealth can cause greed and can get in the way of worship to God. This means that many suggest that the wealthy give a small proportion of their wealth to the Poor or to a registered charity. They think that because of this the not only is poverty being prevented but it prevents people from getting to obsessed by wealth and the effects of it. Many religions also teach that gambling or “wasting money” is wrong and this means that majority of religious people do not gamble. One religion in particular is absolute in their views about gambling and Islam teaches that all gambling is unacceptable. I will now go onto look at the terms fat cats and how religions view what a fat cat actually is.
