Bush's Insane Religiousity II

[I think not]

Bush's AIDS policy comes under attack

A United States congresswoman has attacked President George W Bush's AIDS policies.

Democrat congresswomen Barbara Lee says the White House's focus on abstinence is undermining attempts to curb the spread of the deadly virus.

She told the 15th International AIDS Conference in Bangkok that women and girls often do not have the choice to abstain until marriage.

She says fundamentalist Christians are driving the abstinence agenda.

The director general of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Steven Sinding, says the US has got it wrong.

He said the Bush administration faced "enormous pressure" to play down the importance of condoms from its "own right wing".

The administration has a stipulation that 30% of US anti-Aids funds go through faith-based organisations.

"That means that upwards of 30 per cent of money will go to organisations which actively denigrate condoms, or that don't advocate them," he said.

ABC News online

 

[Derry McKinney]

Bush’s AIDS appointee spells out corporate agenda

 

[Said1]

"Evidence from India, Thailand and Cambodia shows that these restrictions have already undermined promising interventions," said Alice Miller, Assistant Professor of Clinical Public Health at Columbia University. "In Cambodia, for example, NGOs discontinued plans to provide English-language classes -- which could provide a path out of sex work -- for fear that they would be seen as 'promoting prostitution.'"

now this concerns me. Literacy programs are not aids programs. Am I missing something?

 

[Derry McKinney]

RE: Bush's Insane Religio

Your not missing anything. Neither are the NGOs. The message being sent is loud and clear...defy George Bush's religious agenda and you will lose your funding.

 

[Said1]

Re: RE: Bush's Insane Religio

Your not missing anything. Neither are the NGOs. The message being sent is loud and clear...defy George Bush's religious agenda and you will lose your funding.

But literacy programs and aids programs are not the same thing. The funding was being restricted for aids programs wasn't it?

 

[Derry McKinney]

RE: Bush's Insane Religio

The literacy programs deal with prostitutes though. The idea is to get them reading and writing so they can do something else. Most of them can't go home to their families. Most of them have never learned to read and write.

In some of the programs, part of the education is using condoms, as well. It's kind of an attempt to keep them alive until they finish school.

 

[Said1]

Re: RE: Bush's Insane Religio

The literacy programs deal with prostitutes though. The idea is to get them reading and writing so they can do something else. Most of them can't go home to their families. Most of them have never learned to read and write.

In some of the programs, part of the education is using condoms, as well. It's kind of an attempt to keep them alive until they finish school.

I understand that and don't get me wrong, I don't support this either. I was just hoping it isn't as extreme as it sounds. But it's late, and articulation doesn't seem to be a stong point right now.

 

[Derry McKinney]

RE: Bush's Insane Religio

It is even more extreme than it sounds. Some are estimating that Bush's policies will kill up to two million people before he leaves office.

 

[jimmoyer]

Well, Derry, then the rest of the world ought to come up with a better program and show all of us how it gets done right.

No excuses, my friend.

If the world is that righteous, then no obstacle can stop it.

 

[Derry McKinney]

RE: Bush's Insane Religio

The world does have a better program. Bush cut funding to it in favour of his faith-based crap.

 

[badboy]

Re: RE: Bush's Insane Religio

The world does have a better program. Bush cut funding to it in favour of his faith-based crap.

faith-based crap ?

He's the prez he can do what he wants. + he didn't give them the problem.

Oh and Rev you can't hide.

 

[Jo Canadian]

faith-based crap ?

He's the prez he can do what he wants. + he didn't give them the problem.

Oh and Rev you can't hide.

Faith based eh?

Many of his supporters seem to be.

As far as Rev hiding goes, you might want to look @ the introduction posts from earlier today.

 

[Derry McKinney]

RE: Bush's Insane Religio

He can't do what he wants, there are repercussions. The term they use now is "blowback". It basically means that if screw enough people over for long enough that they will fight back in whatever way they can. You are already living with the results of a lot of that down there in the USA.

 

[badboy]

faith-based crap ?

He's the prez he can do what he wants. + he didn't give them the problem.

Oh and Rev you can't hide.

Faith based eh?

Many of his supporters seem to be.

As far as Rev hiding goes, you might want to look @ the introduction posts from earlier today.

Like he can't have 2 or more accounts, he's a mod.

 

[Derry McKinney]

RE: Bush's Insane Religio

Rev sent me a PM. He might check in sometimes, but he's basically gone. He said he was fed up with, "Morons with blue balls hunting him."

 

[badboy]

Re: RE: Bush's Insane Religio

Rev sent me a PM. He might check in sometimes, but he's basically gone. He said he was fed up with, "Morons with blue balls hunting him."

Wow, you can even post that with a straight face ?


The Rev maybe gone but now your here. Same if you ask me. :wink:

 

[Derry McKinney]

RE: Bush's Insane Religio

I'll take that as a compliment, badboy.

 

[Jo Canadian]

Like he can't have 2 or more accounts, he's a mod

:? I was hoping on more input on the funky link I found. The site is amusing to look at and shows the mentality on some of Bushy's supporters. And whether the Rev makes two accounts and talks to himself is really his business, I'm sure he can do as he likes.


Nasssty secular voters against Bush

 

[Vanni Fucci]

Re: RE: Bush's Insane Religio

Rev sent me a PM. He might check in sometimes, but he's basically gone. He said he was fed up with, "Morons with blue balls hunting him."

Wow, you can even post that with a straight face ?


The Rev maybe gone but now your here. Same if you ask me. :wink:

Weren't you the one who figured I was the Rev a while back badboy?

You were bang on the money with that one, Sherlock... :wink:

I guess everyone here is the Rev...are you the Rev too badboy, maybe just an alter-ego, the Ying to the Rev's Yang perhaps?

 

[Derry McKinney]

That's pretty freaky, Jo. It shows how little respect the Bush supporters have for democracy. There is a way th counter it though.Darwin Fish