From Fox News.
The United States is stepping up aid to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa in spite of deep deficit problems, while the countries that have snickered on the sidelines about America’s cash crunch, specifically Russia and China, are giving pennies on the dollar to what the U.S. has committed.
The United States has approved $565 million in humanitarian aid for the region so far this year, according to the Obama administration. Included in that is the $105 million announced by the White House Monday.
I don’t claim that the United States is any longer a Christian nation (maybe it never was but that’s an argument for a different day). But I do claim that what you are seeing in this story is the enduring legacy of the Christian faith, which creates compassion and a desire to alleviate injustice and suffering. There is still enough Christian leaven working its way through this country to evoke this kind of response and we need to acknowledge it for what it is. Good for the USA.