In a message dated 8/11/99 10:05:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, stray@well.com writes: << The thing is: We, the rich kids of the world (and I'm still not only talking about Americans, if you can believe it), are using up a wee bit more of the world's resources per capita than do the poor in Wherever. Sam >> Yes, Sam, and I addressed this in my original reply to you, specifically through a reference to Ron Sider's "Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger." The premise is all wrong. Now that we know where we stand, feel free to proceed with swooning young girls :) Jeem