Religion & HIV/AIDS

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AIDS Ministries in the United States (Regularly Updated)
A state-by-state listing of religious organizations addressing HIV/AIDS.
From Council of Religious AIDS Networks
Religious Leaders Absent in the Anti-AIDS Fight (August 21, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New York City Religious Leaders Pledge to Fight HIV/AIDS (July 16, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Black Religious Leaders Urging Passage of HIV/AIDS Bill (June 1, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Religious Leaders Must Play Role in HIV Prevention Efforts, Opinion Piece Says (March 16, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Is Religion a Barrier to HIV Prevention? (August 4, 2008)
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From kaisernetwork.org
World Catholic and Jewish Leaders Meeting in South Africa Unite Against AIDS (November 8, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Journey Into Spiritual Activism (2006)
An excerpt from The After-Death Room: Journey Into Spiritual Activism, by Michael McColly; explores how cultural attitudes toward death, sexuality and spirituality affect the lives and activism of HIV-positive people across the globe.
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In The After-Death Room: Journey Into Spiritual Activism, from Soft Skull Press
Why I Will Continue to Fight (September/October 2004)
AIDS advocate Mark Milano says that fundamentalism -- regardless of the religion -- seriously hurts the global AIDS fight.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Abstinence, Abstinence-Only, Faith-Based, and the Psychology of Stigma (June 30, 2004)
An analysis of abstinence-only sex education and the link between religion and AIDS stigma.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Religious Investment Coalition Calls on Drug Companies to Report Details of AIDS Charity Work to Shareholders (March 25, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Is not a Punishment: Overcoming Guilt and Shame (December 20, 2003)
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From PositiveWords
Faith-Based and Community Response to HIV/AIDS (August 2003)
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From AIDS Action Council
Ethiopian Religious Leaders to Launch Campaign About HIV/AIDS (May 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What Religious Leaders Can Do About HIV/AIDS (PDF) (2003)
From UNICEF, World Conference of Religions for Peace, UNAIDS
North Carolina: Grant Given for Interfaith AIDS Outreach (October 1, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South African Village, Fearing AIDS, Trusts God More Than Drugs (August 13, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"It's What Your God, of Whatever Name, Would Want You to Do ..." (August 2002)
An address by a key United Nations official to the African Religious Leaders Assembly on Children and HIV/AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
An Interfaith Declaration (December 1, 2001)
In I Care ... Do You? Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century, from American Association for World Health
Faith Communities and HIV/AIDS (December 1, 2001)
In I Care ... Do You? Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century, from American Association for World Health
Spiritual Maturity: Stories and Reflections for the Ongoing Journey of the Spirit (October 2001)
By Joseph Sharp; essay precedes book excerpt.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
On My Mind: Pro-Choice and Pro-God (Fall 2001)
In Compassion in Dying, from Compassion in Dying
Body Positive Book Reading Club (June 2001)
Loving Men: Gay Partners, Spirituality and AIDS by Richard P. Hardy.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Chicago Religious Community Joins to Raise Money for African Children With HIV/AIDS (December 1, 2000)
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Annotated Bibliography: Religion, Spirituality and Sexuality (April/May 2000)
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
The Faith Community and HIV/AIDS and an Interfaith Declaration (December 1, 1999)
In Be a Force for Change, from American Association for World Health
Dealing With "New" Issues in HIV/AIDS Ministry (Winter 1998)
From AIDS National Interfaith Network
First-Ever Conference Supports Care Teams (Winter 1998)
From AIDS National Interfaith Network
What's Spirit Got to Do With It? (July 1998)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Many Faiths, One Commitment (November 8-11, 1998)
Program and resource guide from an interfaith HIV meeting.
From Council of Religious AIDS Networks
October 1997 Editorial (October 1997)
On "sin" as metaphor.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
AIDS and American Religion: An Issue of Blood (May 1997)
By Rev. Kenneth T. South, Executive Director .
From AIDS National Interfaith Network
Experiences Near Death: Beyond Medicine and Religion (March 1997)
A review of Allan Kellehear's book by Rabbi Allen I. Freehling.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
AIDS National Interfaith Network Newsletter (May 1996)
From AIDS National Interfaith Network
The Night Ministry (January 1996)
From AIDS National Interfaith Network
Prevention Ministry Models That Work (May/June 1995)
From AIDS National Interfaith Network
The Religious Community, AIDS Ministries, and Prevention: One Person's Opinion (March/April 1995)
From AIDS National Interfaith Network
A Commitment Concerning HIV/AIDS by People of Faith (January 1997)
From AIDS National Interfaith Network

Judaism

World Catholic and Jewish Leaders Meeting in South Africa Unite Against AIDS (November 8, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rabbi Cynthia Culpeper Dies; Was Diagnosed With AIDS in 1995 (August 29, 2005)
From JTA
Faith Programs Help Teens Sort Out Sex, Morality (April 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Risk: Principles of Judgment in Health Care Decisions (March 1997)
An excerpt from Duty and Healing: Foundations of a Jewish Bioethic by Benjamin Freedman, Ph.D.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Pray/Meditate With People Living With AIDS (January 1995)
In Being a Blessing -- 54 Ways You Can Help People Living with AIDS, from Alef Design Group
Understand What It Means to Be Created in the Image of God (January 1995)
In Being a Blessing -- 54 Ways You Can Help People Living with AIDS, from Alef Design Group
Judaism and HIV/AIDS (August 1994)
From United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Buddhism

Buddhism Internet Links (Regularly Updated)
From Buddhist Instruction Retreat
Buddhist AIDS Project (Regularly Updated)
Buddhist Leaders Gather to Discuss Buddhism's Role in HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment (August 25, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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