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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Social Activism is Wednesday's Topic at Baptist National ConventionJune 21, 2001 Some 60,000 Baptists are in Charlotte, N.C., this week for the National Baptist Convention USA's Congress of Christian Education, and HIV is on the agenda. After an HIV/AIDS workshop, Pastor Tom Diamond of Jacksonville, Fla., vowed to start a hunger strike when he gets home until city officials pay more attention to the issue in the black community. Miami Pastor George McRae said it is time churches dealt with what he called the "triangle of death" -- AIDS, substance abuse, and black men in prison. The only way to do that, he said, is to get past the fear of dealing with real issues. The denomination is the nation's largest black religious group.
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Back to other CDC news for June 21, 2001 Charlotte Observer 06.21.01; Tim Funk, Ken Garfield, Jay Parsons This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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