Church leaders maintain poverty pressure

[Matt25]

ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_05099ds.shtml

Following the news that final pledges of money to the replenishment of the Global Fund for HIV, TB and Malaria had fallen drastically short of what was needed, church leaders have visited 10 Downing Street to keep up the pressure to Make Poverty History.

The Replenishment Meeting was widely billed as the first significant test of the promises made by world leaders at the recent G8 meeting, during worldwide MakePovertyHistory protests.

However, following the meeting US President George Bush was accused of breaking his funding promises. …Anne Martin added, “Despite this being a complex issue, it is obvious that the current system is deeply against the interest of the poorest nations.”

 

[KathleenElsie]

ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_05099ds.shtml

Following the news that final pledges of money to the replenishment of the Global Fund for HIV, TB and Malaria had fallen drastically short of what was needed, church leaders have visited 10 Downing Street to keep up the pressure to Make Poverty History.

The Replenishment Meeting was widely billed as the first significant test of the promises made by world leaders at the recent G8 meeting, during worldwide MakePovertyHistory protests.

However, following the meeting US President George Bush was accused of breaking his funding promises. …Anne Martin added, “Despite this being a complex issue, it is obvious that the current system is deeply against the interest of the poorest nations.”

Checked out the sites that are partners with ekklesia. After reading their opinions of the USA I will not accept their opinions in things pertaining to the USA or our intentions. It is part of my Christian responsibility to investigate the information and who it comes from.

 

[tcay584]

ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_05099ds.shtml

Following the news that final pledges of money to the replenishment of the Global Fund for HIV, TB and Malaria had fallen drastically short of what was needed, church leaders have visited 10 Downing Street to keep up the pressure to Make Poverty History.

The Replenishment Meeting was widely billed as the first significant test of the promises made by world leaders at the recent G8 meeting, during worldwide MakePovertyHistory protests.

However, following the meeting US President George Bush was accused of breaking his funding promises. …Anne Martin added, “Despite this being a complex issue, it is obvious that the current system is deeply against the interest of the poorest nations.”

In spite of your best attempt to make it sound like Anne Martin was referring to the US and GW alone…you fail. Why don’t you quit clipping and pasting articles together to suit your agenda? Read the last paragraph…it’s quite different from what you pasted.

 

[Matt25]

tcay584:

In spite of your best attempt to make it sound like Anne Martin was referring to the US and GW alone…

Only if you think the word “system” refers to a single country. I rather assume the people using this forum are way too intelligent to make such a fundamental error. System = USA, nope no-one couldconfuse that.

 

[rlg94086]

ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_05099ds.shtml

Following the news that final pledges of money to the replenishment of the Global Fund for HIV, TB and Malaria had fallen drastically short of what was needed, church leaders have visited 10 Downing Street to keep up the pressure to Make Poverty History.

The Replenishment Meeting was widely billed as the first significant test of the promises made by world leaders at the recent G8 meeting, during worldwide MakePovertyHistory protests.

However, following the meeting US President George Bush was accused of breaking his funding promises. …Anne Martin added, “Despite this being a complex issue, it is obvious that the current system is deeply against the interest of the poorest nations.”

Governments don’t produce money, they only tax it from individuals. I don’t personally feel that a government’s role should be taking money from our pockets to spread throughout the world, no matter how noble the cause. I would rather handle my charitable giving on my own.

Now when it comes to ending unfair trade practices, as mentioned in the article, I’m all for it. This is the proper function of governments.

God Bless,

Robert

 

[Arba_Sicula]

rlg94086:

I don’t personally feel that a government’s role should be taking money from our pockets to spread throughout the world, no matter how noble the cause. I would rather handle my charitable giving on my own.

If all felt like you, how would the tsunami victims have been helped, how would the Katrina victims be helped? As much as was received in private donations for both catastrophes, it would not have come near what was and is needed. Only the government is able to provide the comprehensive assistance needed in massive emergencies. Private charity just doesn’t come close.