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Topic: Religious groups get 25% of the $$ for AIDS
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Andy (Andrew)
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posted 29 January 2006 06:14 PM
Money for AIDS quote: President Bush's $15 billion effort to fight AIDS has handed out nearly a quarter of its grants to religious groups, and aggressively is pursuing new church partners that often emphasize disease prevention through abstinence and fidelity over condom use. Award recipients include a Christian relief organization famous for its televised appeals to feed hungry children, a well-known Catholic charity, and a group run by the son of evangelist Billy Graham, according to the State Department.
quote: Conservative Christian allies of the president are pressing the U.S. foreign aid agency to give fewer dollars to groups that distribute condoms or work with prostitutes. Secular organizations in Africa are raising concerns that new money to groups without AIDS experience may dilute the impact of Bush's historic three-year-old program.
quote: Samaritan's Purse, which is run by Graham's son, Franklin. It says its mission is "meeting critical needs of victims of war, poverty, famine, disease and natural disaster while sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ." _World Vision. The 56-year-old Christian organization is known for its TV appeals _ some with celebrities such as game show host Alex Trebek _ that asked people to support a Third World child. _Catholic Relief Services. It was awarded $6.2 million to teach abstinence and fidelity in three countries; $335 million in a consortium providing antiretroviral treatment; and $9 million to help orphans and children affected by HIV/AIDs. The group offers "complete and correct information about condoms" but will not promote, purchase or distribute them, said Carl Stecker, senior program director for HIV/AIDS. _HOPE. The global relief organization founded by the International Churches of Christ recently brought comedian Chris Rock to South Africa for an AIDS prevention event. AIDS grants support HOPE in several countries. _World Relief, founded by the National Association of Evangelicals. It won $9.7 million for abstinence work in four countries.
The money that church people donate every week for overseas missions where does it go if the government is paying for this too?
From: Alberta | Registered: Nov 2005
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