Year 11 - Religious education
Charity and issues with giving money to people living in poverty
Religion, human rights and social justice
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will examine ideas of human rights and reponsibilities. They will examine ideas of religious expression, the status of women and issues related to wealth and charity. Pupils will gain an understanding of different religious and non-religious responses to these issues.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the role of charity and the different responses to issues related to giving money to those living in poverty.
Key Notes
- Giving money can create dependency, but charity can address poverty's root causes.
- The Bible teaches that helping the poor is serving God (Proverbs 19:17, Matthew 25:35-40).
- Emergency relief provides immediate aid, while long-term development offers sustainable solutions.
- Christian Aid fights poverty through advocacy, projects, and services like education and healthcare.
- Lendwithcare provides microloans to entrepreneurs in lower-income countries to grow their businesses.
Vocabulary To Learn
- charity: voluntary giving of time or money to help those in need, or an organisation focused on providing support
- emergency relief: immediate aid provided during crises, such as food, shelter and medical supplies
- long-term development: efforts to address poverty's root causes and build sustainable solutions, such as in education and healthcare
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Giving money to people living in poverty always helps them.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Giving money can create dependency, but charity can address poverty's root causes. The Bible teaches that helping the poor is serving God (Proverbs 19:17, Matthew 25:35-40).
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'charity'
voluntary giving of time or money to help those in need, or an organisation focused on providing support.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Giving money to people living in poverty always helps them. Correction: Giving money provides short-term help but can create dependency, more sustainable solutions like fair wages and education tackle root causes.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Attitudes to wealth and its uses Study Guide
- Different religious views about freedom of religious expression Study Guide
- Different religious views about the status of women in religion Study Guide
- Different religious views about the uses of wealth Study Guide
- Ethical arguments related to racial discrimination Study Guide
- Exploitation of people living in poverty including people-trafficking Study Guide
- Exploitation of people living in poverty; fair pay and interest on loans Study Guide
- Freedom of religious expression Study Guide
- Human rights and responsibilities Study Guide
- Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief Study Guide
- Racial prejudice and discrimination Study Guide
- Social justice Study Guide
- Tackling poverty and its causes Study Guide
- The responsibility of those in poverty to overcome difficulties Study Guide
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