theme f quotes

Christian views on human rights - FOR

• parable of the sheep and goats

• “for I was hungry and you gave me something to eat” (Matthew 25:35”

Christian views on equality - FOR

“you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28)

Christian views on gender equality - AGAINST

“women should remain silent in the churches […] it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church” (1 Corinthians 14:34-35)

Christian views on homosexual relationships - AGAINST

“you shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination” (Leviticus 18:22)

Christian views on freedom of religion - FOR

“be patient with each other, make allowance for each other’s faults because of your love” (Ephesians 4:2)

Christian views on ableism - AGAINST

“it (disability) was not because of his sins […] this happened so the power of God could be seen in him” (John 9:2-4)

Christian views on racism - AGAINST

• “when a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them” (Leviticus 19:33-34)

• “you are all one in Jesus Christ”

• “there is no difference between Jew and Gentile”

Christian views on excessive wealth - AGAINST

• “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God” (Mark 10:25)

• “a glass of water in the name of Christ is more important than all the riches accumulated through the exploitation of the people” (Pope Francis)

• “no one can serve two masters … you cannot serve both God and money” (Matthew)

Christian views on the causes of poverty

“drunken and gluttons become poor” (Proverbs 23:21)

Christian views on responsibility of those living in poverty

“the one who is unwilling to work shall not eat” (2 Thessalonians 3:10)

Christian views on charity - FOR

“whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed” (Proverbs 19:17)

Christian views on the exploitation of the poor - FOR

“you may charge a foreigner interest, but not a fellow Israelite” (Deuteronomy)

Christian views on the exploitation of the poor - AGAINST

• “if you lend money to any of My people who are poor […] you shall not charge him interest” (Exodus 22:25)

• “do not exploit the poor because they are poor” (Proverbs)

Christian responses to social injustice - AGAINST

• “love thy neighbour” - Mark 12:31

• “God created mankind in his own image” - Genesis 1:27

• “For God does not show favouritism” - Romans 2:11

• “you are all one in Jesus Christ” - Galatians 3:28

• “let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never ended stream” (Amos)

Islam views on religious tolerance - FOR

“now the truth has come from your Lord: let those who wish to believe in it do so and let those who wish to reject it do so” - Qur’an 18:29

Islam views on religious tolerance - AGAINST

“you have gone from belief to disbelief. We may forgive some of you, but We will punish others: they are evildoers” - Qur’an 9:66

Islam views on roles of men and women in religion - FOR

• “I will not allow the deeds of any one of you to be lost, whether you are male or female”

• “anyone, male or female, who does good works and is a believer, will enter paradise”

Islam views on racism - AGAINST

• “we created you all from a single man and a single woman and made you into races and tribes so that you should get to know each other”

• “an Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab is not better than an Arab” - Muhammad