Roughly 76.7% of Americans report themselves as having a religious belief (Wormald, 2015). Even though most Americans are religious, religion in the professional lives of social workers and the treatment of their clients should not be permitted or used. Religion can sway personal values, create bias against people of a different religion or person that doesn’t have a religious belief and challenges ethical standards. Some believe the concept of helping others is thought not to be an instinct but something that is taught through the church and having religion. But is the desire of wanting to help and provided for others instinct or a learned behavior?
Egyptian Roots
The earliest records we have showing signs of social welfare concepts is in Early Egyptian. Book of the Dead is the holy book for early Egyptian’s who followed the seven acts of mercy founded with in the book “...including relief of hunger, thirst, and nakedness; care of prisoners; help for the stranger; and care for the sick and the dead” (Popple & Leighninger, 2011).). Egyptian tried avoiding doing harm to others. Although this is the earliest known and founded root of social welfare; social welfare even has Jewish roots.
Jewish Roots …show more content…
A Jewish philosopher Maimonides created a breakdown of their eight degrees of charity. From highest to lowest: create partnerships with others in the community to prevent poverty; donate and go unknown to each other, donate not knowing the recipient, giving to the poor, giving to the poor when asked, giving less then should but, cheerfully, and giving but, being reluctant. (Popple & Leighninger, 2011). Jews and Egyptians are not the only ones with roots to social welfare, Christianity also has roots into social
Egyptian Roots
The earliest records we have showing signs of social welfare concepts is in Early Egyptian. Book of the Dead is the holy book for early Egyptian’s who followed the seven acts of mercy founded with in the book “...including relief of hunger, thirst, and nakedness; care of prisoners; help for the stranger; and care for the sick and the dead” (Popple & Leighninger, 2011).). Egyptian tried avoiding doing harm to others. Although this is the earliest known and founded root of social welfare; social welfare even has Jewish roots.
Jewish Roots …show more content…
A Jewish philosopher Maimonides created a breakdown of their eight degrees of charity. From highest to lowest: create partnerships with others in the community to prevent poverty; donate and go unknown to each other, donate not knowing the recipient, giving to the poor, giving to the poor when asked, giving less then should but, cheerfully, and giving but, being reluctant. (Popple & Leighninger, 2011). Jews and Egyptians are not the only ones with roots to social welfare, Christianity also has roots into social