9, 11 and Some Other Interesting Numbers
PREAMBLE: I grieve for those who lost their lives on 9/11/01, and for their families, for whom I frequently forget to pray. I condemn the actions of the perpetrators and name them (the actions, not the perpetrators) as what they are: unmitigatedly evil. As a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ, I also condemn the immature "lashing out" in reaction to that evil, and I grieve for those who have lost their lives in furtherance of that lashing out, and for their families, for whom I frequently forget to pray. END PREAMBLE. Now here are some other numbers that we may want to keep in mind on 9/11/09, as a matter of perspective. * Total number of deaths during 9/11 attacks (excluding the terrorists) : 2,973 * Total number of people who will die on 9/11/09 : 150,835 * Total number of people who will die on 9/11/09 from hunger/starvation : ~ 24,000 * Total number of children under the age of 5 who will die from hunger/starvation on 9/11/09 : ~ 18,000 * Total number of people who will ...