Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!amdahl!gam From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (Gordon A. Moffett) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: poor starving people Message-ID: <612@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 22:29:25 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.612 Posted: Wed Nov 28 22:29:25 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 19:10:31 EST References: <642@amd.UUCP> <150@gcc-opus.ARPA> Distribution: net Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 27 > = Alien > On the news the other day, I heard a report about a letter drafted by the > American Council of Bishops (or something like that) where they were deploring > the 'fact' that the 'rich' western countries do not do more to help out > 'those who are less advantaged'. No doubt, their announcement was timed > to ride on the recent publicity from Ethiopia. > > I find it rather ironic. It seems to me that the Catholic church (and other > similar organizations) in particular should take much of the blame for the > famine.... [ reasons follow ] > > AND IS IT WHO THINKS ANY REAL FORM OF BIRTH CONTROL IS A SIN, AND STRONGLY > ENCOURAGES LARGE FAMILIES? Hear, hear! > Face it, it doesn't matter how much we lower our own standard of living, an > exponentially increasing popluation cannot be fed. All you can do is to put > off the eventual famine, making it much larger in the process. That was our > policy in the 60's and 70's. It is now catching up with us. How true. How sad. -- Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,sun}!amdahl!gam 37 22'50" N / 122 59'12" W [ This is just me talking. ]