Day of the Children

A Biblical and Theological Perspective Today is observed in many places as International Children’s Day, a day that calls attention to the dignity, protection, rights, and flourishing of children. The date is complicated, as international observances often are. The United Nations’ World Children’s Day is officially observed on November 20, marking the adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989. UNICEF describes […]

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Happy anniversary to Tears For Fears debut album, ‘The Hurting’. Released this week in 1983. #tearsforfears #thehurting #madworld #paleshelter #change #sufferthechildren #thewayyouare

Happy anniversary to Tears For Fears debut album, ‘The Hurting’. Released this week in 1983. #tearsforfears #thehurting #madworld #paleshelter #change #sufferthechildren #thewayyouare

Happy 40th anniversary to Tears For Fears debut album, ‘The Hurting’. Released this week in 1983. #tearsforfears #thehurting #madworld #paleshelter #change #sufferthechildren #thewayyouare

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When we have the second-highest child poverty rate in the developed world!

In a UNICEF study, the United States ranked 34th out of the developed world's 35 countries by child poverty rates, above only Romania. The poor US showing in this data may reflect growing income inequality.

According to one metric of inequality, the US economy is one of the most unequal in the developed world. This would explain why the United States, on child poverty, is ranked between Bulgaria and Romania, though Americans are on average six times richer than Bulgarians and Romanians.

#sufferthechildren