Two Feet of Love in Action

Works of charity (or "charitable works")...

• Promote long-term solutions

• Meet people's immediate needs

• Get to the root causes of problems

• None of the above

Works of justice...

• Promote long-term solutions

• May involve implementing new laws and policies

• Get to the root cause of problems

• All of the above

Works of charity and works of justice both...

• Address peoples' short-term needs

• Require changing laws

• Get to the root cause of an issue

• Help eliminate suffering in the world

Both charitable works and social justice responses are important and necessary.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a SOCIAL JUSTICE response to an oil spill in the Pacific Ocean?

• A group of local volunteers spent the weekend cleaning up the shoreline

• Writing a letter asking their senator to pass the Oil Spill Prevention Act

• Volunteer veterinarians care for affected wildlife

• Holding a fundraiser to pay for clean-up supplies

Which of the following is a CHARITABLE WORKS response to the problem of homelessness?

• Volunteering at a local homeless shelter

• Asking your Senator to help reduce the cost of rent in your city

• Asking your mayor to build more affordable housing

• Offering free job training programs in low-income neighborhoods

In the US, most gang members come from neighborhoods with high levels of poverty and unemployment. Which of the following is a SOCIAL JUSTICE response to the problem of gang violence?

• Creating more jobs for young people in the community

• Offering grief therapy for those who've lost loved ones due to gang violence

• Arresting the gang leaders

• Telling a friend they shouldn't join a gang

Which type of response takes longer and often requires the help of the government?

• Charitable works

• Social justice

Social justice responses are like mopping up a puddle. They are a temporary fix; the puddle will come back soon.

• True

• False

Charitable works and social justice are called the two feet of _________ in action.

• love

• evil

• mercy

• peace