Difference between revisions of "Orphan"

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An orphan is a child who has lost or been abandoned by both parents. Throughout the history of the United States, churches have traditionally reached out to find care for orphans before the government had the resources to become actively involved.

Christians point to many verses in the Bible that discuss taking care of orphans. One verse of prominence is James 1:27;

"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."

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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 or been abandoned by both parents. 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 verses 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>
-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)
 [[Category:Charity]]
 [[Category:Family]]