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An '''Orphan''' is a child who has lost both parents and has no one to look after them.  Throughout the history of the United States, [[church]]es have traditionally reached out to find care for orphans before the government had the resources to become actively involved.
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An '''Orphan''' is a child who has lost both parents and has no one to look after them.  Throughout the history of the [[United States]], [[church]]es have traditionally reached out to find care for orphans before the [[government]] had the resources to become actively involved.
    
[[Christian]]s point to many verse in the [[Bible]] that discuss taking care of orphans.  One verse of prominence is James 1:27
 
[[Christian]]s point to many verse in the [[Bible]] that discuss taking care of orphans.  One verse of prominence is James 1:27
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<blockquote>"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."</blockquote>
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<blockquote>"[[Religion]] that [[God]] our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."</blockquote>
    
[[Category:Charity]]
 
[[Category:Charity]]
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[[Category:Family]]
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