Christian views on an economically divided world

Christian views on an economically divided world

1. What causes world poverty?

   • Environmental issues
     • Natural disasters will weaken the countries economy
   • Healthcare
     • If the country has bad healthcare then the child mortality rate will be high
       • More women will die in child birth
   • Conflict
     • Warfare will deplete the countries money supply because they will have to research new weaponary
   • Bad government
     • They will spend money on themselves rather than the country. They will become corrupt
   • Disease
     • HIV/AIDs will kill a lot of people, particularly young people who are the main workforce
   • Debt
     • Poor countries have to borrow large sums of money that they won't be able to pay back
   • Trade barriers
     • Unfair trade rules are set up to benefit the richer country because their products are cheaper
   • Greed
     • The people in power want more control and money so they will do something that will benefit themselves only

2. Christan views

   • Some famous people have said something about poverty
     • Mahatma Gandhi said 'The Earth has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.'
     • Eli Khamarov said 'Poverty is like a crime you didn't commit.'
     • John F. Kennedy said ' If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot help the few who are rich.'
   • According to the Bible
     • 'The poor are blessed and the kingdom of heaven is theirs.' Luke 6:20
     • 'The poor are waiting for justice.' Luke 1:17