Barbelith Underground > Switchboard > President's Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief -- the Bush administration's $15 billion effort to combat the worldwide pandemic.

From this crazy story about an organization fighting AIDS and spreading the Book of John at the same time! Good for them!

Here's the bad part:

Themba and Tshetsha tell others that they are not Christian, but that Living Hope's devotions helped them to "look through the Bible and find something that applies to us." At least one [native religion priest] has converted to Christianity.

Such language makes many uncomfortable, particularly when Living Hope is funded so heavily by South African and U.S. taxpayers. Nearly half of Living Hope's budget comes from the President's Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief -- the Bush administration's $15 billion effort to combat the worldwide pandemic.

Yes, this story does make me feel uncomfortable. First, the fact that this money is going to religious organizations at all. Not to mention one that requires reading of the bible in order to recieve aid. Second, this organization is using the President's emergency fund to spread the President's Religion, Evangelical Christianity. I predict that they'll attemt to sweep this under the rug.