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What does Christianity say about refugees?
Treat foreigners or refugees as citizens and with love. Most Christians are aware of Jesus’ instruction to “love your neighbor as yourself,” but may not be as familiar with the law of Moses that has the same instruction for treating foreigners.
What does the Quran say about refugees?
In the Quran, refugees are not passive, powerless, de-politicised figures. They are instead individuals who have taken an active choice to preserve their life, relocating their families and often overcoming severe obstacles to do so.”
What the Bible says about welcoming strangers?
Within the New Testament, which Christians read in continuity with the Hebrew Bible or “The Old Testament,” the most often cited passage dealing with welcoming the stranger is from Matthew 25: 31-40. “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”
What does the Bible say about the poor?
Proverbs 19:17 (NIV) “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.”
How do we treat the Bible?
b. Taking Care of your Bible
- First and foremost, have a Bible cover to protect your Bible when you are not using it.
- Use a proper Bible marker to highlight verses in your Bible.
- Use a bookmark to mark off where you stopped reading.
- Avoid studying your Bible while eating food or drinking.
- Keep your Bible in a safe place.
What does Buddhism say about refugees?
Buddhists go on to explain that asylum seekers are “suffering and longing for happiness”, therefore, making the religious duty of adherents to welcome all people fleeing persecution, “regardless of their ethnicity or religion”.
What was the first mosque?
The Origin of the Mosque The Prophet Muhammad’s original house in Medina (in present-day Saudi Arabia) is thought to be the first mosque and probably served as a model for early mosque architecture.
Is an eye for an eye?
The principle of justice that requires punishment equal in kind to the offense (not greater than the offense, as was frequently given in ancient times). Thus, if someone puts out another’s eye, one of the offender’s eyes should be put out.
Does the Bible say not to eat blood?
For the life of all flesh – its blood is its life. Therefore I say to the Israelite people: You shall not partake of the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Anyone who partakes of it shall be cut off” (Leviticus 17:13-14). Thus, blood may not be eaten, even though an animal’s flesh may be.