You have seen the commercials and infomercials about "Saving the Children" in poor countries such as some African countries, and the pictures they show of impoverished children and villages that lack food. And you have heard the sponsor's cry for 40 - 80 cents a day (the cost of a cup of coffee) to send and support these villages and children, and many people actually wonder if the money ever gets to the people in those villages, or how much can your small cents do for the people. This is the perception of a channel-clicking view. But have you ever thought deeply about this humanitarian campaign?

First, if you have ever asked the age-old profound question why does God let children suffer, the answer has been revealed with a profound answer, which is, God does not allow children to suffer, man does. The people in these villages are mainly in African countries in which Africa, being on the American hit list for modern day under-development, has suffered at the hands of Western Imperialism for centuries.

To strip a country of its most precious resources, deprive that country of the opportunities to advance into modern civilization, and then turn and provide charity to that country from the measly cents of the working rich is a crime against not only humanity, but against God. The hypocrisy at play here is historical in its roots. The Christian good-will attempt is a sad and pathetic example of American arrogance and practice of oppression.

Second, have you ever asked yourself what about the children in America? The Black children, the white children and any other deprived children that suffer at the hands of poverty and hunger. What Christian campaign is there who has organized for them? Well the answer to that is also profound and has been revealed many times, but not acknowledged as genuine enough to warrant real concern.

In America, it is a social disgrace to receive charity or to accept handouts from charitable organizations. So, if you are poor and impoverished in America, it is not because poverty actually exist, but because you are a social misfit irresponsible of providing for yourself. If this is not a hypocritical double standard if there ever was one. In other words, it is OK to be poor and accept handouts if you live overseas and suffer at the hands of American Imperialism, but not OK if you live in America and suffer by the same hands.

There are hundreds of thousands of children and families that suffer poverty and hunger in America. The news media would not have anyone know the stats because it would bring shame to the organizations and agencies that supposedly speak and support the poor. It would bring shame to the United States government as to how many people are actually suffering poverty in this so-called land of opportunity.

Furthermore, the Christian organizations in America are rich beyond any small country's dreams. Some churches in America bring in more annually than some countries in Africa. One man in America has more money than ten African countries and people would wonder why on God's earth would anyone on this earth ever suffer hunger. Shame, shame on these religious organizations and monopolies that prosper off the monies of working people and then offer to impoverished countries pennies a day.

At the judging of the nations when God comes to judge the earth, there will be such weeping and wailing at the state of the world that the cries will be heard beyond the borders of heaven. Churches and organizations that conduct these campaigns are nothing more than capitalist and religious imperialist themselves who get off on ego trips of being the Saviors of people they have always considered beneath them anyway.

© 2003 by C.R. Hamilton