R.E.❤️ MISSION OF THE CHURCH; EVIL AND SUFFERING; SEX & RELATIONSHIPS Flashcards
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What is poverty?
Not having enough money to meet basic daily needs, such as food.
What is the difference between a church, and the Church?
A church is a building.
The Church is the people of God.
Define absolute poverty.
Severe deprivation of basic needs.
Define relative poverty.
Your income being considerably below the national average level.
What are factors of poverty?
- Hunger
- Debt
- Disease
- Lack of education
- Life expectancy
Compare the North and South of Earth. What percentage of global income does the North have?
80% or 4/5
How many people in the South are without food, and what is the percentage of this is the South overall?
1 billion without food means 1/8 of the world, and 1/6 of the South.
What percentage of the world is in the South?
75%
What is the South?
People in most of Asia, South America and Africa, that are vastly poorer than the North, including Europe, the US and China, and Australia.
What is Catholic Social Teaching?
The belief Christians have a duty to continue Jesus’ mission by calling and acting on change in society.
What is an example of a group based off Catholic Social Teaching?
St. Vincent de Paul Society.
What is a quote from the Bible on friendship?
“A friend is willing to sacrifice things for you” - John 15:13
Define evil.
The committing of harmful deeds, usually accompanied by suffering.
What do Christians believe God is…?
All powerful
All knowing
All loving
What is the difference between natural and moral evil?
Moral evil is deliberately by humans, natural isn’t caused by humans,
What are examples of moral evil?
The Holocaust
Gaza
Any war
Dentists
Overexercising
The Rwandan Genocide
What are examples of natural evil?
The Haiti earthquake 2010
2004 Boxing Day Earthquake
Tsunamis
Volcanic eruptions
L.A. fires
What is a biblical example of evil?
Cain and Abel, Cain murders Abel.
How can suffering by Christians be viewed, and why?
Mysterious:
* God is a mystery, we can’t pin anything directly that is ‘caused’ by him.
* Conversions can occur as a result of suffering, such as with the Book of Job.
