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Social Justice Australia

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‘Social Justice’ relates to fair distribution of every privilege we have to people and places that need it more such as, wealth, opportunities and privileges. Social Justice is definitely important to Australia as we need to help not just the people who are struggling on our streets. We also need help people that struggle in appalling conditions in countries, such as Cambodia. Thankfully, we have an abundance of non-profit organisation that help these developing countries, such as the New Futures Organisation. This organisation’s people are based in Takeo, Cambodia, they run an orphanage that cares for over 50 children and young people. They are also starting to develop a chain of schools to help educate people in remote rural villages. This …show more content…

It is somewhat under the area of ‘Stewardship of Creation’ which means that we have to stop and contemplate about how we live on our planet currently and how we treat other human that are beings of God. Usually their beliefs on these subjects and many others are formed from scripture such as Matthew 6:13 “...and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil” This scripture reference relates to the issue of drug abuse due to the fact that having drugs is dubbed temptation and that you shouldn’t be tempted by it, this counts as sin in the context of the bible. This also can ruin relationships with people around us if drug abuse occures. Another scripture reference from 1 Corinthians 3:17 that also indirectly condemns the participation of drug abuse is “If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.” Even though this reference does not directly tackle the issue of substance abuse, but indirectly, it shows that the christian faith and that person's body will be damaged in one way or another, somewhere in their life. Therefore, these references showcase that the bible and catholic social teachings are firmly against the practise of substance abuse, this belief is followed by many Catholics today and helps them achieve social justice in

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