theme e

reasons for crime

upbringing

Christians

• parents should teach child right way to behave

  • Bring up your children in the training and instruction of the Lord

• reformation in prisons

Muslims

• the strong extended family should ensure muslims are guided to do the right thing

  • honour your children and perfect their manners - hadith

poverty

chrsitians

• society should ensure that no one has to steal food, suppoprt food banks and

  • clothe yourselves with compassion

  • thou shalt not steal

muslims

• zakah exists to ensure no one lives in poverty. however it cant help everyone so community should help

hate

christian

• wrong, jesus taught to love

  • love your neighour

  • there is neither jew nor gentile, neither slave nor free, neither is there male and female for you are all one in christ jesus

islam

• wrong. all created by god

  • all people are equal as the teeth of a comb - hadith

unjust law

christians

• passive resistance is ok

• however bible says

  • submit to the governing authorities

islam

• cannot protest shari’ah law, it is god’s law

addiction

christians

• against taking illegal drugs and excess alcohol

• have compassion and promote rehabilitation

  • clothe yourselves with compassion

islam

• forbidden, so addiction is no excuse

greed

christians

• greed is always wrong

  • you shall not covet…anythhing that belongs to your neighbour

  • for the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil

  • be on your guard against greed

islam

• lo mismo

  • competing for more distracts you until you are in your grave

  • those who are saved from their greed are successful