CSJ

What is social justice?

Principle	Definition	Example	Scripture or example from Jesus
Human dignity	An act of justice, to be treated fairly and to be respected.	You are valuable and have the right to live and maintain your dignity.	John 13:16- Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
Solidarity	Agreement of feeling or action, supporting and valuing each other, make unity.	Valuing our fellow human beings and respecting who they are as individuals.	2 Timothy 2:12- If we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us.
Preferential option for the poor	Preferential option for the poor means makings sure that those people who are marginalized in society, (including unborn children, persons with disabilities, the elderly and the terminally ill and victims of injustice and oppression) are looked after before everyone else.	True worship is to work for justice and care for the poor and oppressed.	Leviticus 19:15- You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
Common good	the benefits or interests of all	Everyone needs to be included in making decisions and all people are equal not matter who they are	1 Corinthians 12:7- To each given manifestation of the spirit for the common good.
Subsidiarity	When we help people making sure we ask and include them in decisions we make.	Communicating with others are we offer to help them	Deuteronomy 7:11- Therefore, take care to follow the commands, decrees and laws I give you today.
Stewardship	Respecting and caring for God’s creation	Looking after the environment	Matthew 6:24- No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Participation	the act of participating	Making sure that we help those people who may find participating difficult. Making sure that we participate.	1 Thessalonians 4:11- And to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands as we intructed you.