Let's talk about development aid.
The nations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), made up of the developed nations of the world, have committed to providing a certain level of development assistance to underdeveloped countries. This is given by governments on certain concessional terms, usually as simple donations.
Expressed as a percentage of GNI, Norway's contributions are in the lead at 0.87%, Sweden and Holland are runners-up with 0.78% and 0.77%. Three countries with a government based on non-religious grounds. Three countries where the majority of the people is atheist or agnostic.
The USA is the lowest contributor in the OECD with 0.16%. George Bush made huge efforts over the last years to make this number as low as possible.
How is this a Christian thing to do?
(I'm not bashing Americans here, I know many of you are very generous people, I'm just wondering about this...)
2006-12-16
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