christianity

• • Christians believe each person has inherent dignity because they were born in the image in of God
  • "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness"
• • Jesus showed that all life should be valued and treated with respect
  • Jesus shows no prejudice when treating and healing those with leprosy
  • The Parable of the Good Samaritan - a Jew was injured, and was ignored by many figures of the church, but was helped by a Samaritan - Jews and Samaritans were not normally friendly towards each other
• • teachings from the Pope Francis in Evangeli Gaudium refers to the importance of the family as a community of love and life
• • every person should be treated with selfless, unconditional love
  • this is known as agape
• agape in action:

  • following the action of Jesus by helping others
  • helping at charities like Salvation Army
  • working and volunteering at church