What do Christians teach about the causes of hunger and disease?

... Alex Cresswell GCSE Religious Education Coursework I have chosen to tackle parts i) and ii) of question a) as one answer, as I feel my answer is stronger when the two sections are combined to support each other. a) i) What do Christians teach about the causes of hunger and disease? ii) Explain the biblical teachings they might use. Christianity teaches that the root cause of almost all suffering, including hunger and disease, is injustice. Injustice occurs when people fail to respect each other, and can happen as a result of prejudice, which can lead to discrimination. An example of discrimination would be the parable of The Good Samaritan, in which certain individuals ignore a wounded man in the street because they deem him inferior to themselves because of his race. Romans 13:8 stresses just how important is it to respect each other: "For he that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the law."

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