Via Between Two Worlds
Ryan Anderson Writes on the First Things Blog Bono Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For speaking to the nature of the One campaign and the project (RED) were the organization has spent over $100 million on advertising to give back only 18 million to African relief.
Anderson writes..."But there is something wrongheaded—even repulsive—about the approach. Turning the life-and-death plight of an entire continent into just another advertising strategy. Making charitable giving a matter of satisfying consumerist desires. Attempting to solve African need by Western greed."
This is a problem more complex than just not having enough stuff. It is not just a throw some money at it and make it go away matter. It will take teaching, monetary aid, medicine, infrastructure, just political systems and so much more. It will take a miracle and it will take the Gospel, and it should be the church that rises up to lay down it's self obsessed consumer driven lifestyles and pour out our lives for the peoples of Africa, not Hollywood or Oprah or Armani.
The Kenyan economist James Shikwati made headlines a year ago when he pleaded: “For God’s Sake, Please Stop the Aid!” He wasn’t going for shock value. He meant it. Billions of dollars had been poured into Africa over the previous forty years, and the continent was no better for it. In fact, he pointed out, the countries given the most aid were the worst off. And the foreign aid, he argued, was to blame.
Church Arise and get hold of this issue, NOW IS THE TIME!!!Wake Up & show that you care and that you treasure Christ and that because you do you will lay life down for peoples to hear of Him and aid them in their suffering and and stop relying on rock stars and talk shows to do the job of the Body!
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