AIDS & Religion...finally one gets it right
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"At first people were worried that it was inappropriate," says the saffron clad monk, "for a Buddhist cleric to work with condoms and things, but now people realise that I'm practising Buddhist compassion and helping people avoid painful, humiliating illness."
"At first people were worried that it was inappropriate," says the saffron clad monk, "for a Buddhist cleric to work with condoms and things, but now people realise that I'm practising Buddhist compassion and helping people avoid painful, humiliating illness."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3290825.stm
I'm pretty sure most of you know my disdain for religion but I will be fair and commend practitioners of certain religions who in my opinion get things right.
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Anyway, a lot of people get the wrong idea about what Buddhists can and can't do, like this example with the condoms. It's the right thing to do given the circumstances so they do it. Congrats to them for being able to adapt.
besides .. 99 % of italians are catholic. and italy has the lowest birth rates in the world (2nd after vatican). do you think it's because they do what the pope says (in the context of sex)?
But with HIV/Aids set to become South Asia's biggest public health challenge very soon, it's clear that the men and women who serve God have decided they have a role to play in helping the present and future victims of a dreaded epidemic.
You can almost hear the Pope choking on his last breath...
Originally posted by ShawnJ
You can almost hear the Pope choking on his last breath...
If only.