Church donates cows to PLWAs

[rug]

Monday November 28, 2011
By Dan Ngabonziza

NYAGATARE-The Anglican Church of Rwanda (EAR) recently donated cows worth Rwf8million to people living with HIV/Aids in Karangazi Sector, Nyagatare District.

The donation of eight Frisian cows, and veterinary equipment was handed to eight families living with the pandemic.

According to Rev. Moses Gatarayiha of EAR Karangazi, the church has been assisting PLWAs in the area by providing them with milk and other foodstuffs.

“We realised that this was not sustainable and decided to start giving each family a cow. We want to ensure that at least every family of this category owns a cow,” he said.

http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?issue=14823&article=47608

The scale of global poverty is overwhelming. I'm not sure how well we can grasp it. I never remotely contemplated, in my American mindset, that a person or family living with HIV/Aids might need a cow to survive. I'm stunned.

[darkstar3]

1. Maybe if they had been provided condoms and not taught that they were evil,

Rwandans and other Africans wouldn't have so much HIV to worry about.

[WolverineDG]

2. The Anglican Church is not part of the RCC

or the religious right whack-jobs from the US.



dg

[darkstar3]

3. And beefsteak tomatoes are not the same as roma tomatoes,

but in most cases all anybody is going to know is that they are both tomatoes.

[WolverineDG]

7. I see

it's just easier to bash religion when given the chance. Easier than thinking, I suppose.

dg

[darkstar3]

11. I stated a simple opinion based on facts.

Fact 1: Condoms help prevent the spread of HIV.

Fact 2: Churches involved in charity in Africa, not just Catholic ones, have taken steps to prevent the distribution and usage of condoms.

[WolverineDG]

13. No, you made a knee-jerk reaction based on your own biases

I see you're not going to let yourself get confused with facts, as your mind is already made up.

dg

[darkstar3]

15. Really?

And which of us is stating facts?

[Goblinmonger]

27. Google this "anglican church africa condoms"

and read these:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201002081140.html (1st hit)
http://afrol.com/articles/19596 (3rd hit)

and then get back to me about the "lies" and the "facts"

[rug]

8. Unless they know what they're talking about.

[darkstar3]

12. Sure, that's why restaurants that offer salads and other dishes with diced tomatoes

specify exactly what kind of tomatoes they use, and always buy that kind of tomato regardless of which kind might be on sale due to market conditions...

Oh, wait, no...

[rug]

16. Yes. let's discuss salad tomatoes in a thread on starving people.

Talk about blinders.

[darkstar3]

17. If attacking the analogy in that manner is all you have left, then just say goodnight.

[rug]

19. How about a simple get lost.

I need soap.

[darkstar3]

21. "Say goodnight, Gracie."

[rug]

6. That;s right. The Anglican Communion has allowed contraception since its Lambeth Conference in 1930.

[NMMNG]

14. Too bad they have to clean up the mess created by

the RCC and religious whackjobs from the US, eh? After all, if it weren't for the RCC preaching that condoms are evil (and they spread HIV/AIDS), and Bush's pimping of "abstinence" along with elimination of condom funding, there wouldn't be such a crisis.

[WolverineDG]

23. Just can't say anything nice

Bashing is much more important (& easier) anyway.

dg

[NMMNG]

24. If you can find something nice to say about sickness and death

perpetuated by ignorance and dogma, let me know.

[rug]

4. That didn't take long.

[WolverineDG]

9. Nope, sure didn't nt

[darkstar3]

10. Do you disagree?

[rug]

18. I agree that your monomania takes you from people starving to a discussion on tomatoes

and the evils of religion.

I'm not climbing on board.

[darkstar3]

20. You posted it in R/T, I brought up religious problems surrounding HIV in Africa.

It's certainly not off-topic.

Problem?

[WolverineDG]

5. Cows are wealth in parts of Africa

hopefully they can follow through to help the families maintain their one cow & even get more to help support themselves.

dg

[jeepnstein]

25. I recently got some mail...

from a missionary organization that is giving away livestock and veterinary assistance to families in Africa. I have to say my wife and I were floored at both the whole concept and how inexpensive it is to fund part of this mission. We're probably going to fund some chickens and goats if we have any money left from our charity giving locally. Another mission that is doing some exceptionally good work is providing water treatment systems to poor villages.

[xfundy]

22. WTF?

Actually doing what Jesus theoretically taught?

No profit in that. These guys won't last long. Expect a pogrom.

[MarkCharles]

26. I'm happy that that church did that. Those folks need all the

help they can get.

An atheist organization I am familiar with, The Magic Sandwich show, holds an annual drive for donations to <<Medecins sans Frontieres>> (Physicians without Borders).