Need, the needy, almsgiving, social security, and help in everyday life. The scale runs from -2, framed as a danger, to +2, celebrated as a gift. It means the same for every area. What is measured is what a text does, not whether it is right.
| Tradition | Framing | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Sunni | +0.9 ± 0.1 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 70 of 291 texts |
| Catholic | +0.9 ± 0.1 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 52 of 140 texts |
| Climate movement | -0.2 ± 0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 38 of 140 texts |
| Orthodox (Christianity) | +1.0 ± 0.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 36 of 244 texts |
| Protestant | +0.9 ± 0.1 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 29 of 141 texts |
| Free church | +0.8 ± 0.1 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 20 of 119 texts |
| Humanist | +0.5 ± 0.2 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 19 of 114 texts |
| Queer community | +0.3 ± 0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 9 of 81 texts |
| Ahmadiyya | +1.1 ± 0.1 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 8 of 26 texts |
| Shia | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 8 of 31 texts |
| Reform | +0.9 ± 0.1 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 7 of 38 texts |
| Alevi | -0.2 ± 0.5 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 5 of 10 texts |
| Theravada | +0.8 ± 0.2 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 5 of 101 texts |
| Vaishnava | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 4 of 53 texts |
| Buddhism | +0.5 ± 0.5 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 4 of 13 texts |
| Mahayana | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 4 of 34 texts |
| Zen | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 4 of 49 texts |
| Orthodox (Judaism) | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 3 of 42 texts |
| Judaism | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 2 of 55 texts |
| Baha'i | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 2 of 23 texts |
| Hinduism | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 2 of 73 texts |
| Philosophical | +0.0 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | one mention |
| Sikhism | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | one mention |
A figure like "+1" is ambiguous. An address about possessions held in trust and a prosperity gospel both land there, for opposite reasons. Here are the sentences the figures came from, set alternately by tradition.
Obwohl Lazarus materiell arm war, bereicherte er dennoch seine Seele mit vielen Tugenden, nämlich Demut, Geduld, Hoffnung auf Gott und dem Verzicht darauf, seinen Nächsten zu richten
Yes, if a Muslim receives such funds, it is permissible and better to give the interest money to a poor Muslim who is entitled to receive Zakat, without the intention of a reward.
Through this joy, oh, we are already monks. It is a good sign. We set off.
His God-centered life did not distance him from the problems of his time or from the beauty of creation, but enabled him to love all and everything, without possessing and without violence.
The initiative reflects the commitment of the Nyankpala District to extend its ministry beyond the church environment and to contribute to the educational and social development of children in its communities.
We are not blessed merely to possess God's mercy. We are blessed to steward it. We are blessed to share it.
Lack of financial means should not exclude people from a society. Nor does it mean that poor people are exempt from all responsibility. The financial burden is, as can be seen from the Torah, eased. Lack of financial means therefore does not mean less responsibility.
The strength of this dining hall lies not only in distributing food, but in the fact that residents come in person, look one another in the eye, and share a meal.
The central question is therefore not only "How much should we give?" but rather: "What should we give, to whom, with what intention, through which means, and with what outcome?"
Zedaka does not mean merely voluntary kindness, but justice. In Judaism, help for those in need is not an optional gesture of good will, but a moral obligation.
When we do good for others, it becomes our own help; when we light a fire for others, our own path becomes bright
Loving humanity and showing compassion to others is an immense form of worship of God Almighty and an excellent means of attaining His pleasure and His rewards.
Millionen in persönlichen Aktien auszahlen, während der Markt Millionen von Menschen in die Energiearmut treibt – all dies, während die Operationen ihrer Unternehmen den Klimakollaps befeuern – ist Krisenprofiteering in seiner zynischsten Form.
„Scott Wiener hat im Staatssenat für San Francisco geliefert, und er wird dasselbe im Kongress tun“, sagte Sam Lau, Sprecher der HRC Equality Votes PAC.
Doing good to others is the highest form of religion. Each week, devote several hours to selfless service without expecting anything, without self-use and without expectation of any reward.
The Social Democrats have now, in the federal government, quite recently accepted all the social cuts. They bear responsibility for that, and a party that wants to be socially just has, in my view, given up on itself.
There is no separate self-identity. And also, there is nothing like certainty and permanence. And can we open ourselves to this groundlessness, in a way that we are not consumed by fear, but by the feeling of surprise and mystery and joy and love?
The decisive question is therefore not whether the roofer pays the office worker something. It is this: should statutory pension insurance merely settle individual contributions and provide for hardship cases, or may it remain a politically shaped community of solidarity that recognises long-term participation and adapts its financing to changed forms of social value creation?
This distinction, between speaking out against injustice and dictating the political means by which justice is to be achieved, is where I have found my position.
Guru Angad Sahib did not simply preserve the teachings of Guru Nanak Sahib. He cultivated a new kind of human being and, equally important, a new kind of community.
While we return to God, we can also give back to God by using our God-given abilities in service to others.
Nur so und allein so werden auch wir, durch die Gnade Gottes, reich an seinem Erbarmen, jetzt und immer und in alle Ewigkeit.
Infak means sharing with people who need help in order to attain Allah's pleasure.
First, it is Dāna, giving. Second, it is Sīla, virtue, integrity, good moral conduct. The third is reflecting on the results of good conduct, how it has karmic consequences, the ones that arise when we act ethically.
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