In what way might christianity help people who are suffering?

In what ways might the religion you have studied help people who are suffering? In Christianity the suffering, the hardships and the pain the Christians endure are all part of the great plan and reason of life. Therefore, Christians have to try to cope with all this however, it easier said than done. To make life easier, Christians have to think of the great award they will get in heaven if they cope with all that. However, not everyone can deal with the suffering because of certain conditions. Therefore, there are special organisations that help these suffering people. Christians create these organisations because they have put their Christian believe into action. Mother Theresa was one of the very famous and honest people who have put their belief into action. At the age of twelve, mother Theresa realized her vocation to help the poor therefore, she decided to train for missionary work. Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, but the suffering and poverty she saw outside the convent made such a deep impression on her that she had to leave; she started an open-air school for homeless children and founded her own organisation "The Missionaries of Charity" Later, she won plenty of prizes and became very famous. Unfortunately, Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997 at the age of 87. Her spirit of giving inspired many to follow her that's why she is one

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Wealth and poverty in Islam.

(b) I personally believe that there should be rich people in the world even though there are poor people as well. This enables the rich to support the poor through Sadaqah and Zakah. Through a Muslim point of view, there can be rich people, but they must help the poor because the Prophet said: 'None of you believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.' From the history of the Muslims we know that there can be rich people, even if there is poverty in the world. Many of the companions of the Prophet were very rich, but they were very generous with their wealth. They helped the poor and needy by giving away much of their wealth. This shows that a Muslim can be rich as long as he helps his Muslim brothers. I think the rich people have a right to help the poor. The wealth they have been blessed with is from Allah and they are just the guardians of it, and not the owners as many people seem to think. For this reason they have a duty to help the poor because this is a responsibility they have been given. In the Battle of Tabuk, many of the Companions of the Prophet generously gave their wealth in order to help the Muslims provide for the battle. Some people think that the rich should not help the poor because they are lazy and not very hardworking. This is true in the sense that the rich work hard to earn their wealth, so they deserve the reward they get

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"Charity does not have an effect Christians want, it makes people lazy and it keeps them poor" Discuss.

AO3 Evaluation: "Charity does not have an effect Christians want, it makes people lazy and it keeps them poor" For Some people may agree with this statement. If suffering is happening in the world then aid should be offered but not to the extent that it may be taken for granted. People could become totally dependent on the charities to provide them with their needs and they will lose the skills needed to provide for themselves. Charities that support the homeless in England emphasise the need to give charities the money rather than giving the beggars cash-in-hand, as this stops the money from fuelling drug or alcohol habits. An article in the Guardian Newspaper states that it is believed that the longer the homeless spend on the streets, the more difficult it is to encourage them back into society. St Paul states that, 'if a man will not work, he will not eat.' This is clear that he believes that a person has to do something to receive a reward or that if no energy is put into something then, there will be no food. Perhaps he was pointing out that we need to earn our living and being given our living is wrong. Against Some Christians may believe that this statement is untrue. Emergency aid is brought to those in desperate states who are unable to fend for themselves; people who have just been hit by natural disasters or war. Christian Aid is currently responding

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Explain the terms 'Relative poverty', 'Absolute Poverty' and 'Culture of Poverty'.

Poverty and Deprivation. . Explain the terms 'Relative poverty', 'Absolute Poverty' and 'Culture of Poverty'. Absolute (or subsistence) Poverty is a term used to describe poverty that is measured as being without the resources to maintain health and physical efficiency. Basic human needs such as an amount of food, clothes and shelter are ways that 'being in' absolute poverty is measured. "a family is poor if it cannot afford to eat". (Keith Joseph, 1979). The concept of absolute poverty was developed by Rowntree in the 19th century. Usually measured as a minimum sum of money. Rowntree's early studies of York and Booth's Life and Labour in east London are both examples of a calculation of resources (money) needed to meet the needs of survival, therefore being classified as either 'in' or 'not in' absolute poverty.Absolute poverty is perhaps more linked to malnutrition which is particular important to developing countries and as Sen (1982) argues when looking at the whole world. "Malnutrition captures only one aspect of our idea of poverty... (but). must have a central place in the conception of poverty". Much sociological research looks at relative rather than absolute poverty. Harrington 1962 wrote in 'The Other America' "To have one bowl of rice in a society where all other people have half a bowl may well be a sign of achievement and intelligence. To have five

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The Ultimate Crime, Poverty

Karen Kwan EWRT 2 Essay #3 MAJOR BARBARA The Ultimate Crime, Poverty Money, money, money - nearly everything in this world is always involved with money in some ways. Growing up in a family that runs a multinational business helped me understand Shaw's ideals. In "Major Barbara", Shaw looked at socialism more as a business proposition. Shaw voices his beliefs through the character Undershaft. He asserted the theory "poverty is the worst of crimes." to his economic socialist feeling about money and power. Undershaft's principles of money and power could be a better weapon against poverty. The extremist ideas of Andrew Undershaft, the ideas of his aristocratic relatives, represent the ideals of society. Undershaft's devilish power and wit make the outcome inevitable, and at the end everyone recognizes the fusion of money with morality. Undershaft is a great arms industrialist in Europe. He is a strong man who has learnt by experience that his natural grip hurts ordinary people. Undershaft believes that greater power and money are the elements that controls the world-not the Salvation Army of God. One of his ideas that echoes throughout the play is that "the greatest of our evils and the worst of our crimes is poverty (137)". Shaw compared the differences in dreams from the Salvation Army and the dreams that a person can carry out by his/her self. People are happy because

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Sociology of Poverty in Britain

Sociology of Poverty in Britain a) Using the information in item A, identify two trends in the growth of poverty amongst British households in the 1980's and 1990's. The report, Poverty and Social Exclusion in Britain, shows that the proportion of households living in poverty rose from 14 to 24 % between 1983 and 1999. This indicates a significant increase in the phenomenon of poverty throughout Britain as a whole. In 1999 almost a quarter of households were experiencing poverty in Britain compared to less than a sixth in 1983. However, the growth of poverty was most rapid in the 1980s when 1% of households became 'poor' each year. During the 1990s this figure fell to 0.3% a year. This statistic suggests that although poverty is continuing to rise the trend is heading towards a plateau or 'critical mass' of poverty. i.e. if trends continue the rate of poverty will cease to increase and a consistent proportion of the population will experience poverty each year. b) Using the data in Item B, identify two main changes in the percentage share of the national income between 1979 and 1995. Data such as the Family Expenditure Survey demonstrate trends in the proportions of population situated in each income distribution decile. Item B shows that those in the top decile (defined in 1997 by Goodman, Webb and Johnson as: a single person earning £22,000 per annum; a couple with

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Outline Christian teaching and the teaching of Islam on wealth and poverty.

R.P. Coursework Wealth and Poverty (a)(i) Outline Christian teaching and the teaching of Islam on wealth and poverty. The Christian Teaching Christians do not condemn wealth itself, but what it can do to people. In the bible we read that Abraham had great wealth. 'And Abram [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.' Genesis 13:2 They believe that, as God provides for them, when they acquire wealth they will be tempted to turn their back on God. They think that they won't need God to provide for them. In this way they believe that wealth turns Christians away from God. 'No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.' Matthew 6:24 Mammon: Bible. Riches, avarice, and worldly gain personified as a false god in the New Testament. The Christians are taught that there are four types of poverty: . Poverty caused by oppression and fraud. In the Old Testament many people are poor because governments or individuals oppressed them. Many times, in the Old Testament, governments established unjust laws or debased the currency. These measures resulted in the exploitation of people. 2. Poverty caused by misfortune, persecution or judgement. In the book of Job, God allowed Satan to test Job by bringing misfortune upon him. Elsewhere in the Old

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Arguing About Poverty in America

Tracy Marin ENG 100 Essay # 4 November 11, 2005 Final Draft Essay #4: Arguing About Poverty in America After Hurricane Katrina and the destruction it left behind exposing the shocking levels of poverty in the neighborhoods of New Orleans, there is a lot to talk about America's hidden shame. The public needs to pay attention to the plight of poor when there is no natural disaster to put them in the headlines. Poverty is an important and emotional issue. Releasing its annual report on poverty in the United States last year, the Census Bureau declared that there were nearly 35 million poor people living in this prosperous country in 2002 - a small increase from the preceding year yet a quite significant gap from declining. To understand poverty in America, it is crucial to look at the actual living conditions of the individuals that the government believes to be poor - to look beyond the statistical numbers. Most Americans consider the word "poverty" as an inability to provide a family with nutritious, clothing, and reasonable shelter. However, only a small portion of the 35 million people fit that the Census Bureau's description (Rector and Johnson 12). Real material hardship is limited in scope and severity, as most American "poor" live in material conditions that would be considered as well-off just a few generations ago. Today, the "expenditures per person of the

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To What Extent Is the Welfare State Responsible For Creating a Culture of Dependency?

TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE WELFARE STATE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING A CULTURE OF DEPENDENCY? STUDENT NAME: Lisa Murphy TUTOR NAME: Eddie McKeever SUBJECT: Sociology (DIFS) SUBMISSION DATE: 16th March 2005 TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE WELFARE STATE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING A CULTURE OF DEPENDENCY? In this essay I want to be able to determine to what extent the welfare state is responsible for creating 'a culture of dependency.' I will be using several different resources to gather my information, such as the internet and books. The causes of poverty There are two differing types of explanations for the causes of poverty: > Dependency > Exclusion Dependency explanations These approaches argue that people are poor because of some deficiency in themselves or which is passed on in the group to which they belong in society. Within this overall approach to explaining the causes of poverty, we can distinguish approaches which have different emphases. These are: > the underclass > culture of poverty The Underclass This argument was first developed by an American man called Charles Murray who claims that an underclass exists of people who are lazy and make no effort to work or look after themselves. They have come to believe that it is their right to receive benefits from the government and not have to work. It is important to remember that the underclass refers only

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Poverty and Wealth: a Christian Perspective.

POVERTY AND WEALTH: A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE By William O. Ondari University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, Eldoret, Kenya INTRODUCTION Poverty and human deprivation have been recognized as the most central challenges to the development of human society ever since the dawn of history. Alongside them is the issue of wealth, its creation, possession, distribution and our attitude towards it. Poverty is considered a major constraint to any form of development of human beings. The ways and means of eradicating it are now intensely studied and researched in several academic disciplines like economics, politics, history, sociology, religion, theology, ethics and even law. Tremendous amounts of resources and time have been spent on this problem by both governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions for several generations. Yet today (2001), there are more human beings suffering chronic deprivation than ever in history. Recent estimates show that nearly half the world's population, about three billion people, live on less than two dollars a day. Most of these are destitute, trapped in absolute poverty. All over the world, disparities between the rich and the poor even in the wealthiest of nations are rising sharply. Fewer people are becoming increasingly "successful" and "wealthy" while a disproportionately large population is becoming even poorer. Ironically,

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