Here is a very interesting article posted for World AIDS Day by Cathy Falsani, Religion writer for the Chicago Sun-Times, and an avid supporter of Bono's and DATA's efforts to stop the AIDS pandemic and extreme poverty in Africa:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/falsani/cst-nws-fals03.html
I think that there is actually a bigger issue here.
Not only is there still a hesistancy to pick up these struggles in the Evangelical churches, but in the Church overall, whether liberal or conservative, Black or white, mainstream or unconventional.
The question is: WHY?
If the New Testament has 2103 references to our responsibilities to take care of the needs of the poor, the homeless, the orphaned, the sick - then why aren't our churches (ALL DENOMINATIONS) picking up the struggle against AIDS and extreme poverty in our world?
And are we doing all that we can within our churches, temples, mosques, etc to keep our religious organizations' feet to the fire on this one?
Like Bono says, history will judge us harsely on what we do or don't do on Global AIDS and extreme poverty, but God will "judge" us harsher.
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE DREAMING, IT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO....
http://www.suntimes.com/output/falsani/cst-nws-fals03.html
I think that there is actually a bigger issue here.
Not only is there still a hesistancy to pick up these struggles in the Evangelical churches, but in the Church overall, whether liberal or conservative, Black or white, mainstream or unconventional.
The question is: WHY?
If the New Testament has 2103 references to our responsibilities to take care of the needs of the poor, the homeless, the orphaned, the sick - then why aren't our churches (ALL DENOMINATIONS) picking up the struggle against AIDS and extreme poverty in our world?
And are we doing all that we can within our churches, temples, mosques, etc to keep our religious organizations' feet to the fire on this one?
Like Bono says, history will judge us harsely on what we do or don't do on Global AIDS and extreme poverty, but God will "judge" us harsher.
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE DREAMING, IT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO....