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

gillianclaire

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

Sep 28, 2004 00:45

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 ( Read more... )

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dancebangfaint September 27 2004, 23:03:22 UTC

It certainly is barf inducing.

I know. anonymous September 28 2004, 07:54:40 UTC

It doesn't have to be this way.

-Kiam

melack September 28 2004, 12:42:30 UTC

82 million of the 83 million people born a year are born in third world countries? That could be a possibilty why they have no food? If you can barely provide food for yourself why would you bring a child into this world. And you can't do anything about where you were born so I don't feel bad at all about (going to be) spending so much money on university. Knowledge is power so it's money well spent. Don't think I'm a jerk, I'm all about helping those in poverty, but I don't know, I have a jerkish attitude about the situation that I can't really describe without sounding like a dick.

anonymous September 28 2004, 16:50:41 UTC

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 ( ... )

melack September 28 2004, 19:37:08 UTC

Oh, use that university education of yours to make some changes Gillian. If you feel so passionate about a cause you have to do something. Don't wait for someone else to make changes for you. If you want to be heard than use your voice. Change the world.

Think globally, act locally.

gillianclaire September 29 2004, 06:51:54 UTC

Dean: No matter how you slice it, to me it’s a sad thing that habits powered by greed and lust cost that much money. It doesn’t seem right that so many can afford “luxuries” that lead to, in my mind, self-destruction, while so many others go without the bare necessities of life - like clean water, healthcare and food. Even though pornography and gambling may help the economy, what’s really important? If money really does make the world go round, I’d just as soon fall off it than support it ( ... )