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Wiping out HIV

It's good for the soul to fight the virus.

Kay Warren | posted 4/28/2008 08:34AM

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Where's the message of Jesus in all of this social gospel stuff? Ask a transformed David Miller. The thought that God cared about his body as well as his soul pierced his steel plates of defensiveness and allowed him to dare to believe that he was loved by God.

Our task is to make the invisible God visible. By opening our arms in acceptance, by being his hands and feet, we make him visible.

Related Elsewhere:

Tim Morgan interviewed Warren about AIDS ministry and strategies for fighting the disease.

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David Miller, AIDS Treatment Activist

Posted: April 30, 2008 9:42 PM

continued) Fighting HIV (the services lagging behind the course of the epidemic for 25 years, the lack of money for studies to find a CURE, the stigma and biogtry and hate and stupidity, the public policies that rip at the soul of anyone who is willing to see the results-25 million (or more) dead, 50 million (or more -no one really knows )infected. Rick and Kay (and the countless people at Saddleback and other churches I've met want to and are getting into the fight..Imagine 30 million Christians fighting this PLAGUE the way another generation fought facism-so what do so many people do? ...throw rocks-I saw Kay leading dozens of pastors, priests, ministers on Capital Hill to get PEPFAR approved this past Fall. She hates doing legislative meetings-SHE DOES IT ANYWAY-There were people who argued against rescuing jews during the Holocaust in the U.S -read history-This is a natural disaster perpetuated by public policy, by rank stupidity and by a lack of understanding God's (continued)

David Miller, AIDS Treatment Activist

Posted: April 30, 2008 9:04 PM

Hi I'm writing to you in the loving grace of our Savior and the faith found in his word. its meant as guidence and clarifacation for some posters here who seem to have some bizzare ideas that I'm somehow not still fighting pharmaceutical companys that oppertunize on the AIDS crisis ( IKonwbetter.Now and Henk Gort-do I know you folks -and DO YOU KNOW ME?-one of the biggest problems in the AIDS crisis is the lack of service and care-compare how many chruches there are in the Bronx (Miami, Chicago, LA,etc) to how many AIDS Service Organizations and then look at how many people are living with the virus, how many are now getting infected and desperetly need help. The Ryan White CARE Act expires within the next 36 months -WHERE DO WE GO THEN (do you know anything about Ryan White-have you ever been to AIDS Watch in D.C trying to get another dime for anyone with the virus?) I accepted Jesus in my life as my Lord and Savior-not to turn away from the fight BUT TO BECOME STRONGER (continued...

Henk Gort

Posted: April 29, 2008 8:15 PM

The title "Wiping Out AIDS" is NOT addressed at all this is an article is not about wiping out AIDS it's about silencing those who have AIDS. Its not about "It's good for the soul to fight the virus it's about ensuring the status quo. If it was about fighting the disease the Warren's would be lobbying the governments and drug companies to do something and make the medicines available to everyone at a cost that can be afforded by the poorest of the poor. Fighting AIDS is not about warm fuzzies for the people helping them!!! SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!

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