Monday, June 14, 2010
Islam
Islam is the monotheistic Abrahamic religion articulated by its adherents to be the verbatim of the one, imcomparable God and by the prophet of Islam Muhammad's teachings and habits. Muslims regard thier religion as the completed and universal version of a primordial, monotheistic faith revealed at many times and places before before, including notably to the prophet Jesus.
Christianity
Chirstianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the new testement of the bible. Christans believe that Jesus is teh son of God, God having become the man and saviour of humanity. Adherents of the christian faith believe that Jesus is the messiah prophesied in the hebrew bible which is refered to as the old testement in the bible to the christans.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtQaMeKW5MH_-Tm6Low01NUB8rXaFsKZf7g6rfbj0jAwH6ruY66FkzcF86TUeQTkkk5gbyYuQWDkmgG-rJOr73GSmePhoDmutKUBJoOrYM7p7WFuSp6SD8I1UuN2rPITCL8XnD_T-HLAZ/s320/Jesus_Christ.jpg)
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Religion
Religion Question:
1. What is religion?
Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature and purpose of the universe.
2. What are the top 10 major religions in the world?
*Christianity
*Islam
*Non-relegous
*Hindusim
*Chinses traditional religion
*Buddhism
*Primmal-indigenous
*African Traditional
*Sikhism
*Juche
1. What is religion?
Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature and purpose of the universe.
2. What are the top 10 major religions in the world?
*Christianity
*Islam
*Non-relegous
*Hindusim
*Chinses traditional religion
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*Primmal-indigenous
*African Traditional
*Sikhism
*Juche
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Religion questions
World Hunger – UN
Read the United Nations Report into World Hunger and answer the following questions. The answers are to be posted onto your Blogsite.
1. How many people in the world are estimated by the United Nations World Food Programme to be chronically hungry?
830 million people
2. Why is this important?
Cause then we can do something to fix this issue in the world.
3. What kind of report did the agency release?
Where she distributed a map calling attention to "hot spots" where hunger is most severe. The map identifies large swathes of territory in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia where tens of millions of people, most of them women and children, cannot get enough to eat.
4. Why does Ms. Catherine Bertini claim people have trouble getting out of poverty and hunger?
Because there is natural disasters that get in the way.
5. What is the World Food Programme’s definition of hunger?
As a condition in which people fail to get enough food to provide the nutrients for active, healthy lives.
6. What events have added to the problem of world hunger in the past few years?
Natural disasters.
7. What disasters have hurt the poorest countries?
Floods, Droughts, Fire, Earth Quakes etc
8. Where are the largest numbers of poor and hungry people living?
Afghanistan
9. Where have conditions improved over the past few years? Where have they worsened?
Have improved in some countries like Bosnia, Namibia and Botswana they have deteriorated in others, like Afghanistan.
10. How many poor people did the World Food Programme feed in the year 2000?
16 million
11. What does Ms. Bertini say countries need in order to alleviate hunger?
Need not only food but also water drilling and purification equipment and better sanitation and agricultural systems.
Further Questions for Discussion:
1. What is hunger?
2. What do you think it would be like to live with chronic hunger?
3. Why do people care about hunger in parts of the world that are far from them?
4. Whose responsibility is the care of the chronically undernourished?
5. How does chronic hunger affect a child?
Read the United Nations Report into World Hunger and answer the following questions. The answers are to be posted onto your Blogsite.
1. How many people in the world are estimated by the United Nations World Food Programme to be chronically hungry?
830 million people
2. Why is this important?
Cause then we can do something to fix this issue in the world.
3. What kind of report did the agency release?
Where she distributed a map calling attention to "hot spots" where hunger is most severe. The map identifies large swathes of territory in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia where tens of millions of people, most of them women and children, cannot get enough to eat.
4. Why does Ms. Catherine Bertini claim people have trouble getting out of poverty and hunger?
Because there is natural disasters that get in the way.
5. What is the World Food Programme’s definition of hunger?
As a condition in which people fail to get enough food to provide the nutrients for active, healthy lives.
6. What events have added to the problem of world hunger in the past few years?
Natural disasters.
7. What disasters have hurt the poorest countries?
Floods, Droughts, Fire, Earth Quakes etc
8. Where are the largest numbers of poor and hungry people living?
Afghanistan
9. Where have conditions improved over the past few years? Where have they worsened?
Have improved in some countries like Bosnia, Namibia and Botswana they have deteriorated in others, like Afghanistan.
10. How many poor people did the World Food Programme feed in the year 2000?
16 million
11. What does Ms. Bertini say countries need in order to alleviate hunger?
Need not only food but also water drilling and purification equipment and better sanitation and agricultural systems.
Further Questions for Discussion:
1. What is hunger?
2. What do you think it would be like to live with chronic hunger?
3. Why do people care about hunger in parts of the world that are far from them?
4. Whose responsibility is the care of the chronically undernourished?
5. How does chronic hunger affect a child?
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Social Justice Assignment
Article One:
Title: Homeless men lose fight to sleep rough at Bondi Pavilion
Author:Bellinda Kontominas
URL: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/homeless-men-lose-fight-to-sleep-rough-at-bondi-pavilion-20100308-prow.html
Article Two:
Title: Korea and US launch war games
Author:AFP
URL: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/south-korea-and-us-launch-war-games-20100308-ps18.html
Article three:
Title: End Cycle of Poverty
Author:Peter Bodkin
URL: http://digitaledition.manlydaily.com.au/
Title: Homeless men lose fight to sleep rough at Bondi Pavilion
Author:Bellinda Kontominas
URL: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/homeless-men-lose-fight-to-sleep-rough-at-bondi-pavilion-20100308-prow.html
Article Two:
Title: Korea and US launch war games
Author:AFP
URL: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/south-korea-and-us-launch-war-games-20100308-ps18.html
Article three:
Title: End Cycle of Poverty
Author:Peter Bodkin
URL: http://digitaledition.manlydaily.com.au/
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
1.What is the Catholic teaching regarding the requirement to maintaining peace?
There is a close relationship in Catholic teaching between peace and justice. Peace is the fruit of justice and is dependent upon right order among human beings.
2.Why is it wrong to exclude people from participating in society?
It is wrong for a person or a group to be excluded unfairly or to be unable to participate in society
It is wrong for a person or a group to be excluded unfairly or to be unable to participate in society
3.What are our global responsibilities to each other?
Our responsibilities to each other cross national, racial, economic and ideological differences.
Our responsibilities to each other cross national, racial, economic and ideological differences.
Economic Justice
1.What are the rights of the worker?
All workers have a right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, and to safe working conditions. They also have a fundamental right to organize and join unions. People have a right to economic initiative and private property, but these rights have limits.
2.What is a union?
A number of persons, states, etc., joined or associated together for some common purpose
3.What should people’s economic limitations be?
No one is allowed to amass excessive wealth when others lack the basic necessities of life.
4.Who are god’s gifts intended for?
The goods of the earth are gifts from God, and they are intended by God for the benefit of everyone.
5.What is one measure of our stewardship?
Donating clothes, money etc to charity. Looking after people and taking them into their house.
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