Churches On The Issue Of Hiv

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

India's Catholic Church Issues Guidelines for Treating HIV/AIDS Victims

Responding to a priest's refusal for a church cemetery burial of a parishioner who died of AIDS, the Roman Catholic Church in India's southern state of Kerala is asking its members to show compassion toward those with HIV/AIDS. In a circular issued... Read more »

Los Angeles Times Examines Network of African Religious Leaders That Aims to Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness, Address Issue in Churches

The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined a "growing network" of mostly male HIV-positive clergy in Africa who are "putting their lives, careers and sometimes their faith on the line by speaking out" to help "bust stereotypes" and raise HIV/AIDS... Read more »

Black Churches Tackle HIV From a Social Justice Angle, Not a Behavioral One; Is That Addressing the Issue or Just Avoiding It?

Kellee Terrell, News Editor for TheBody.com Last week for BET.com , I wrote a pretty straightforward piece about a recent Brown University study that explored ways that African-American churches in Philadelphia are engaging their congregations... Read more »

Ask the Experts

HIV Disclosure Against My Will In The Church

Greetings,I am in a very difficult and quite painful situation. I have sought emotional/spiritual guidence from an elder and Bible study leader in my church. I shared with them that I am HIV positive, as well as some really deep struggles relating...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

(This response comes from my own faith experiences as well as from my workplace HIV knowledge.)Lots of concerned people do the wrong thing when they become paternalistic. I know you don't feel strong right now, but please be clear in telling... Read more »

My doctor attends a fundamentalist church

I have recently discovered that my HIV doctor (I have seen for the last 7+ years attends a fundamentalist evangelical church and he recommended a "gay support group the church has." I told him, that the group was anti-gay. It is a...

Response from Father Rodney J. DeMartini

National Catholic AIDS Network

Dear Jerry, Thanks for your letter. The underlying issue seems to be "trust" --- trust is a powerful bond between people and when it is broken the result is fear, sadness, anger, anxiety and the like. The good news is that trust can be... Read more »

My (thoughtless) trip to Church& Wellesley

Hi Doctor Bob, I hope you're well, and sitting outside with your laptop and some coffee in a cool SFC spot - Two days ago I met a very sweet male to female transgendered sex worker. We engaged in deep kissing, I received a prolonged...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Friend from Toronto,Nope, I'm not sitting at one of my favorite SF coffee shops (Peet's is my current favorite) at the moment. Rather, I'm waiting to board a flight to London to catch a cruise through the land of crowns, kilts... Read more »

CATHOLIC (CHURCH LADYS LATEST RANT!)

Hmmm isn't it funny that when a religious belief doesnt fit into someone's life you have to automatically refer to it as a cult to make yourself feel better. The USA is becoming hell on earth. We allow people to be gay, we allow abortion,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Back again??? Don't you have any other hobbies other than lurking around this forum pestering me? Perhaps it's your prurient interests (now that really would qualify as perverted) or maybe it's just vicarious thrills of feeling... Read more »

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Church Outreach

Posted by Anonymous

Hello all. I attend Grace Community Church and in recognition of World AIDS day on Tues. Dec. 1...Wednesday Dec. 2nd we will have a special message to those with AIDS of hope and comfort. All are welcome , especially those who know of anyone with or... Read more »

Non-support from Churches in USA

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My best friend and son died of AIDS, January 25, 1997. It's been five years and still seems like yesterday. I am a Christian, member of one of the largest Baptist church in the south. I am on a crusade, mission, whatever, to get more
churches,... Read more »

1 Million for South Carolina's Black Churches

Posted by Bear60, 1 Reply

$1 Million for Carolinas Black Churches

October 6, 2006The South Carolina state legislature has approved $1 million to fund church-based HIV prevention efforts, the first such initiative in a U.S. state. The program, dubbed Project FAITH (Fostering... Read more »

PCR Tests & Risk Issues

Posted by Ex_Male_Slut, 2 Replies

Greetings to all,

This is my first post to the body, as many will realise.

Despite what my username suggests I have always aimed to let my conscience govern the way I treated others but unfortunately I have not been that good to myself.

I have always... Read more »

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