Liberation Theology

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Liberation Theology

• By Danielle, Abi and Tiffany

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POOR
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Poor

• What do you think the meaning of poor is?
• Poor is people who have little money and are
  really badly off. Christians have the
  responsibility to help their brothers and sisters
  in need.

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Can you see the pain on her face??
How would you feel??
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Liberation Theology
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What is the real meaning of Liberation Theology?

• What you do in the here and now to help the
  people around you.
• Theology is about Praxis.
• We want to seek justice and we want everyone to
  be treated the same.
• Theology came from a church in south Africa
• Where many poor people are suffering.

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Freedom
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What do you think Freedom is?

• Freedom is to be independent
• People in third world countries are treated as
  slaves, this is not them having their own
  freedom.
• Christians see freedom as their duty to try help
  others .
• And help others to have the same amount of
  freedom as us.

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Justice
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Justice

• Is where you should all be treated fair.
• And to be upright and honest
• Most poor people would work and not get any wages
  
• Christians feel that they have the duty to help
  the poorer peoples lives and help them live a
  stable life, like we do.

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MONEY
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We spend 5 on credit!!
What do they spend it on??
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They only have 5 to spend on there every day
life. This 5 has to last them for a week!! Its
5 for the family. THINK!!!! Is credit that
important??
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T FOR TROUBLE

• Fr Camilo Torres

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• Torres was a priest that worked in Bogata
• 65 of the land is owned by rich powerful
  families
• Torres was a priest that believed in fighting
  for the rights of the poor
• He died in a fight, and was buried in a secret
  grave, as authorities didnt want his grave to
  become a shrine

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He fought to stop this

• Would YOU

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ARCHBISHOP DOM HELDA CAMARA
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• Helder was an archbishop that spoke out for the
  poor
• His greatest claim was to defend the rights or
  the poor through non violent
• He believes that the force of truth , justice and
  love is greater than that of wars, murder and
  hatred
• He disagreed with farther Torres
• When I give food to the poor they call me a
  saint. When I ask why the poor have no food the
  call me a communist!

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• Could you live in this ????

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• ARCHBISHOP OSCAR ROMERO

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• Oscar Romero became archbishop of Salvador this
  was when he became aware of suffering of the
  victims of violence and injustice.
• He was taken in by the rich and the poor.
• However his preaching soon distanced him from the
  rich
• He received many death threats but still believed
  weapons were the wrong answer
• The voice of this prophet was silenced in 1980 
  when he was shot in the heart while saying Mass. 

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• You are not defending you are attacking

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Where the poor people live in slums.
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Would you
kill after seeing your brother and sister like
this?
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Our opinion.!!!

• In our opinion after seeing our brothers or
  sisters and our family like this we would not
  kill.
• Why dont we put our guns down and stop what's
  going on around us by using non-violence.
• When people are that desperate theyd do
  anything. I dont know what I would do??