What’s more worthy of our time and effort? Advocating for social justice or engaging in religious arguments about religion vs evolution? How about arguing with others over whose beliefs or worship practices are best? And which activity do you think God would prefer we pursue?

Before we can answer that, perhaps we need a definition of “social justice.”

According to Wikipedia:

Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of “social justice” was coined by the Jesuit Luigi Taparelli in 1840 based on the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas.

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