Question about contratiction with hunger and abundance?

Question

I'm wondering if we, living in the USA or Europe, living in affluence, should feel kind of guilty of the hunger and starvation in poor countries. It's weird when we eat more that we actually need or when we throw it away.
I know that it wouldn't help if we ate less, but what does actually Church and Christianity say about that contratiction?

Thank you

Answer 1

This isn't just a question for religious zealots. One would assume that guilt needn't be experienced if one were actually doing something about the issue. Rather than trying to apologize for being born in an affluent environment, better to place one's efforts towards helping others. "Think Globally. Act Locally." While you may not be able to help the starving children in Africa with the flies crawling on their faces, you can volunteer at any of the numerous shelters around your city and get a first-hand look at poverty right here. You are right that our culture is wasteful, but this is a practice shared by rich and poor.
It can only be battled by putting caring thoughts to action.

Answer 2

There are actually people all over the world living in hunger, including, probably people in your own city/town. If all of us who could afford to do so, reduced our food consumption and gave the money to the various agencies that deal with the poor, not only globally, but locally, it would go a long way toward tipping the balance. Jesus said '...the poor, you will have with you always...'
Now, this is out of context, but i think he was saying that inequality is just a part of life, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't do all we can to right injustice to the best of our ability. i don't know what 'Church' you are referring to, but many of the larger denominations (Catholic, Lutheran, LDS, Episcapol, Baptist, Unitarian) have internal programs to help the poor and underfed.

Answer 3

You don't seem to realize it but there are people going hungry every day in both the USA and Europe.

Poverty (and therefore hunger, in a currency driven society) is widespread.