WHEN I'M UP WITH THE SUNRISE I WANT MORE THAN JUST BLUE SKIES: I WANT MORE THAN JUST OK

[gillianclaire]

Here are some of the things I've learned in my Foundations of Mission class:

* Six out of every ten people in the world will live in Asia in 2025; only one of every seven will live in the West in the same year.

* Of the 83 million people born each year, 82 million are in the developing world.

* Each night 800 million people go to bed hungry, most

Comments

[anonymous]

Both gambling and pornography are healthy contributors to the American GDP -- In fact, it's what's keeping Las Vegas afloat. Sadly, these are money-makers out of addiction, but keep money circulating nevertheless.

I agree that spending on national defense in the United States is incredibly high -- but one must understand the duties a world superpower like the United States must take on. With third world nations looking upon the States to solve practically the majority of domestic civil wars, the price does not come cheap. One must keep in mind that the majority of expenses regarding military power do not go towards domestic protection, but foreign affairs. I particularly don't like the approval of the Iraq war -- 400 billion dollars and counting could have easily been spent on improving the American educational, welfare or healthcare system -- all of which are lacking under a conservative government.

If world poverty is an issue as it seems to be, voting conservative perhaps isn't in your best interests. Christianity certainly is a large part of the conservative platform, and I know that's a major issue to you, but so is a very capitalistic, free-market system that sometimes allows the impoverished to be exploited. I'm far from a socialist. Economically speaking, I'm tilting to the right. Socially, I'm very liberal -- a libertarian if you will. But I guess it's all about balancing what's important.

- Dean