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Charity is important to most religions, and is practiced by both religious and secular people and organizations.  

Charity is important to most religions, and is practiced by both religious and secular people and organizations.  

*Christianity:

*Christianity: the Catholic theologic sense is mentioned above.  Most Christian faiths require practitioners to give of themselves as they are able.  Mormons are usually said to require to donate 10% of their income to support the church and it's works.

*Sunni Islam: charity is one of the [[Five Pillars]] of the religion.

*Sunni Islam: charity is one of the [[Five Pillars]] of the religion.

*Judaism:  Judaism uses the concept of ''tzedakah'', or ''righteousness''.

*Judaism:  Judaism uses the concept of ''tzedakah'', or ''righteousness''.  The theology behind this is quite layered and complex.

[[Libertarians]] struggle with the concept of charity, sometimes justifying it as a indirect form of acting in one's self-interest.

[[Libertarians]] struggle with the concept of charity, sometimes justifying it as a indirect form of acting in one's self-interest.