The charge that the US ranks among the
most stingy in terms of rendering assistance to those in need around the world
rests on a set of facts that almost everyone agrees upon. The number of dollars
allocated in the federal budget for development abroad, taken as a percentage
of a country's Gross National Product. Here are the official statistics
showing the US at #22 and ranking far below countries with considerably less wealth
and lower standards of living. (To continue, return
to the first page of this article.)
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The Rev. Charles P. Henderson is a Presbyterian minister and is the author of God and Science (John Knox Press, 1986).
A revised and expanded version of the book is appearing here. God and Science (Hypertext Edition,
2015).
He is also editor of a new book, featuring articles by world class scientists and theologians, and illustrating the leading views on the relationship between science and religion: Faith, Science and the Future (CrossCurrents Press, 2017).
Charles also tracks the boundry between the virtual and the real at his blog: Next World Design, focusing on the mediation of art, science and spirituality in the metaverse.