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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.
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
<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>
<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>
Republican Presidential candidate [[Newt Gingrich]] is an orphan. [[User:ScottDG|ScottDG]] [[User talk:ScottDG|Talk]] <b>Is Gingrich an orphan? Conservapedia says yes. Why does nobody else? </b> 18:30, 25 January 2012 (EST)
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[[Category:Charity]]
[[Category:Family]]
[[Category:Family]]