Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!deimos.cis.ksu.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: hplabs!mvt@hpzit.hp.com (Mick Tegethoff) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: how rich is rich? Message-ID: Date: 18 Oct 89 21:43:54 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Hewlett-Packard CICD Lines: 20 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu This subject has taken a lot of my time lately. It goes deeper than just what you have (or what you are a stward of), it also includes our responsability for the condition of others. Let me try to explain: The fact that much of the worlds wealth is controlled by a selected few (we in the US control a lot of this wealth) makes the actions of the few felt by everyone. i.e. our consuming habits have an effect on the overall world economy.It goes beyond giving it all, it calls for justice, especially when corporations manipulate 3rd world countries for profit. We support the corporations, we want goods made by cheap labor and we want to keep the labor cheap! A good book i read recently is : The Mustard Seed Conspiracy by Tom Sine Although I don't agree with everything Sine says I reccomend the book. It has been an eye opener for me. In His Love Mick