Religion and Poverty
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Anna Woodall 11pf Describe the teachings of the religion which you are studying about the way in which believers should treat people who are less fortunate than themselves. The Christian teaching is that all Christians should give to others when they need it, and help the poor. A good example of this teaching is the bible story of The Good Samaritan. The parable tells the story of a Jewish man, who gets robbed in the street. He is beaten nearly to death, and is lying on a pavement. Many people walked by the man, some of them also Jews, but none of them stopped to help him. However, when a Samaritan walked by, he helped the man up, took him to an inn, and paid all of the expenses. The Samaritans and the Jews were supposed to be enemies, but one of them followed the Christian teachings and helped a man...


