From OneNewsNow.com:

A new study shows that people of faith in America have a huge heart in terms of giving to Third World countries — and the study cites a surprising dollar figure.

Carol Adelman of the Hudson Institute cites the information in a study done with Notre Dame University. “We didn’t realize it would be as large as it was, and we came out with a number of $8.8 billion worth of goods and services that churches are giving overseas to developing countries,” she points out.

That figure represents nearly 40 percent of the foreign aid provided by the United States to the same region — and the money from churches is apparently doing a lot of good, says Adelman….

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  1. U.S. foreign aid to those same countries is $23.5 billion

    My experience with the DMV tells me it probably took $47 billion in tax revenue to generate the $23.5 billion in foreign aid. ;)

  2. I always find articles fascinating when they talk about how the U.S. is basically an evil empire, just look at how much the U.S. gives as a whole to those in need.  Nothing to gloat about, but I find the average citizen and especially the American churches a giving and caring people.  Nice post.

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