Solutions to World-Wide Poverty?

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Originally Posted by devonin

So what you're saying is that God has made "Keeping part of the population in abject poverty" part of His divine plan? For what purpose? To give the wealthy a chance to engage in some good acts? To give the poor a chance to suffer quietly?

It really sounds to me like you're saying "God has MADE it so there will ALWAYS be poor people" Pardon me if that sounds like a pretty crappy plan.

In Christian religion, God is all-knowing (I mean, come on, wouldn't it be kinda weird if God didn't know something?). It's more of a prophesy thing than a condemning thing. Like shaydow said, it's more of a "man did it" kinda thing, like, we brought this upon our own kind.

There was actually a debate on this that I saw. If I find it, I'll link it, but I'm not sure where I could find it.