Now a confirmed atheist, I’ve become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work of secular NGOs, government projects and international aid efforts. These alone will not do. Education and training alone will not do. In Africa Christianity changes people’s hearts. It brings a spiritual transformation. The rebirth is real. The change is good. – Matthew Paris, Self-proclaimed Atheist
Read the rest here.
This is a pretty funny petition requesting that Bono retire from his public quest to rid the world of extreme poverty, etc. The petitioners pledge to give money to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, malaria, and TB. Their aim:
“To get Bono to retire from public life (so he’ll stop leading misguided counter-productive philanthropy efforts).”
One of my favorite Christmas gifts is the Africa Bible Commentary! Though I was disappointed that Lamin Sanneh, and Kuame Bediadko were not included among the commentators.
Now this is a creative, life-giving idea!
