Pilgrimage, persecution and poverty Flashcards
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Persecution definition
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Persecution is the hostility and ill treatment due to race, religion, ethnicity, etc.
2
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Examples of persecution
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- forced to pay extra tax
- Job discrimination
- Forbidden to build churches
- Attacks on christian churches.
3
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Christian responses to persecution
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- Positive effects, strengthens faith/ share Jesus suffering
- Act against ‘If one part suffers, every part suffers with it.
- Love + forgiveness, ‘Do not be overcome evil but overcome evil with good.’
4
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Why do Christians help people in poverty?
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- Jesus once told a rich man to sell everything and give to the poor.
- The parable of the good Samaritan shows that goodness to all is important.
5
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Poverty Quote
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“If anyone has any material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has not pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person.”
6
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Christian charities
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- Christian Aid
- Tearfund
- CAFOD
