Rich and Poor Flashcards
Give a country that has relative poverty
Britain
Reasons for people being rich?
born/marry into money, have a talent, invented something, have a fat cat salary, won the lottery
Give a country that has absolute poverty
many parts of Africa, India, South America
REasons for people being poor
unemployment low wages wasteful spending patterns getting into debt demotivated to work
How may a person become homeless?
Family breakdown
debt
unemployment
etcetc
What do Buddhists think about being wealthy?
In buddhism, the middle way (as taught in the four noble truths) means finding a balance between wealth and poverty. However they do not see wealth as a bad thing if the money is used to do good and it’s earned honestly. They teach to not become attached to material things.
give some teachings from the bible about wealth
‘It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of god’ MATTHEW (19:24)
‘One cannot serve both God and money’ MATTHEW (6:24)
‘money is the root of all evil’
1 TIMOTHY (6:10)
Where do christians and muslims both think wealth comes from?
from god therefore it should be used wisely.
How might a Buddhist go about gaining good karma
By helping the poor and needy.
what does MATTHEW 25:35 in the bible state? and what does it demonstrate?
I was hungry and you fed me etc etc
That people should care for all members of society.
What do mulsims think about being caring to less fortunate? give a quote
In the Hadith it states ‘he who eats and drinks while he brother goes hungry is not one of us’ People should be charitable and considerate to those in need. Don’t be selfish.
What do some people say about the lottery?
It provides false hope
encourages greed
only 28% goes to good causes
