{"id":2493,"date":"2013-09-28T12:24:11","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T12:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2024-09-20T21:38:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T18:38:04","slug":"%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%a7-%d8%a5%d8%b1%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%84-6-%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%a7-%d8%a5%d8%b1%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%84-6-%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a\/","title":{"rendered":"Principles \u2013 Justice 6 \u2013 \u201cSocial Justice\u201d \u2013 Saturday 28th of September, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0We tackled the issue of human justice that appreciates all humanity and does not have double standards or hurts human dignity. A just person does not hasten to judge people as he is longsuffering, broad-minded person who looks for the truth that allows him to judge properly.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0A just person would always seek justice for all the society. Many definitions were given for the social justice and most of them agree on basic rules of social justice: each person must attain their individual rights, workers should get suitable wages. Most importantly, it is providing everyone with the basic needs that assure he lives in dignity in which God created him.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0All religions maintained the same idea and they urged people to help the needy. In Judaism and Islam, God invited people to help the poor and the needy. Prophet Moses says, <span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8220;<em>You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry; and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.&#8221;( Exodus 22)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0God urged the rich to take care of the poor and not to add to their sadness by giving in a harsh and arrogant way, or using usury.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u201cIf you lend money to<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>any of<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>My people<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>who are<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest. If you ever take your neighbor\u2019s garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down. For that<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>is<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>his only covering, it<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>is<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>am<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>gracious.<\/em><em>&#8221; Exodus 22<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0God asks man to offer food and donate the tenth of their crops to the poor and needy.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #800000;\">&#8220;<em>Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #800000;\"><em>That there may be food in My house,<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #800000;\"><em>And try Me now in this,\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #800000;\"><em>Says the Lord of hosts,<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #800000;\"><em>\u201cIf I will not open for you the windows of heaven<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #800000;\"><em>And pour out for you such blessing<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #800000;\"><em>That there will not be room enough to receive it.&#8221;<\/em> Malachi<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0As per the New Testament, Jesus declared that good deeds are the way to heaven. In Matthew we read<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>&#8220;Then the King will say to those on His right hand, \u2018Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong><em><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><em>I<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>was<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.\u2019<\/em><strong><em><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cThen the righteous will answer Him, saying, \u2018Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>You,<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>or thirsty and give<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>You<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>drink?<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>When did we see You a stranger and take<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>You<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>in, or naked and clothe<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>You?<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?\u2019<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>And the King will answer and say to them, \u2018Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>it<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>to one of the least of these My brethren, you did<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>it<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>to Me.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0St. James presented us with an image of the true believer who shows his faith through his deeds. He says, <span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8220;<em>If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, \u201cDepart in peace, be warmed and filled,\u201d but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?&#8221;<\/em><\/span>Thus any person who does not do good deeds, his faith deems dead.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Moreover, Islam urges people to take care of the needy and poor, it warns people who do not feed the needy that their eternal fate is hell (Surat Al AL-MUDDATHTHIR)<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>&#8220;They will say, &#8220;We were not of the ones who prayed, And we did not feed the indigent&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0It also calls people to take care of the needy or their faith deemed untrue. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8220;<em>Have you seen him who cries lies to the Doom?<\/em><em>That is the one who repulses the orphan<\/em><em>And does not urge the (offering) of food to the indigent.&#8221;<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 Surat AL- MA&#8217;UN<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;Take him, and shackle him up,<\/em><em> Thereafter roast him in Hell-Fire; Thereafter in a chain of seventy cubits&#8217; length insert him! Surely he used not to believe in Allah The Ever-Magnificent; And he did not urge (offering) food to the indigent.&#8221; <\/em><\/span>Surat Al-Haqqa<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Islam also encourages people to take care of the orphan and the indigent \u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8221; <em>Not at all! No indeed, (but) you do not honor the orphan,<\/em> <em>And you do not urge one another on (offering) food to the indigent,<\/em> <em>And you eat the heritage with indiscriminate eating,<\/em> <em>And you love wealth with an ardent love.&#8221; Surat Al Fajr <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Hence, it is crystal clear that all religions urge us to preserve the dignity of our fellow brethrens. It is necessary that any country should fulfill the basic needs of its citizens and preserve their right to lad a decent life.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #000000;\">To be continued<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #800000;\">General Bishop<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #800000;\">Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-family: Tahoma; background-color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">\u0645\u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u062f\u0644 (6) &#8211; \u0627\u0644\u0639\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/strong><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 5px; max-width: 98%; height: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dar.akhbarelyom.com\/files\/photos\/akhbarelyom\/23082013094443.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Tahoma; background-color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">\u062c\u0631\u064a\u062f\u0629 \u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u2013 28 \u0633\u0628\u062a\u0645\u0628\u0631 2013\u0645<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Tahoma; background-color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0646\u0628\u0627 \u0625\u0631\u0645\u064a\u0627 \u2013 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0642\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645 \u0648\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0643\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0628\u0637\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u062b\u0648\u0630\u0643\u0633\u064a<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,51],"tags":[6449,8192],"class_list":["post-2493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-32","category-articles","tag-akhbar-el-yom","tag-social-justice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2493"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86557,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493\/revisions\/86557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}