5 causes of wealth: gifts and inheritence, business and enterprise, hard work, saving and investing, lottery
7 causes of poverty: unemployment, low wages, wasteful spending, debt, laziness, tradgedy, lack of education
3 ways of overcoming poverty: education and training, counselling, government help
religious beliefs about gambling
christian: 'the love of all money is the root of all evil' (new testement) we should work to earn money - gambling is cheating
muslim: gambling is HARAM - forbidden in Islam 'O you who believe, wine and gambling... are filthy tricks of Satan; avoid them so you may pray'.
religious attitudes to the poor and the use of money
Christian: wealth is seen as a gift from God Christians have a duty to help the poor
Muslim: sadaqah - giving to charity
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