HIV Profiling: Symptom of a Sick Society
Irene Monroe examines government policies requiring health care providers to report the names of HIV-postitive clients, finding in them a crucial test of our society's moral health.  [posted 7/19/06]

The Lie of Living "On the Down Low"
African-American women are 23 times more likely to be infected with the HIV virus than white women, and a key reason is the relationships many have with black men who secretly have sex with men. Irene Monroe looks at this sad phenomenon and the church's complicity in it.  [posted 3/25/05]

Stigma Kills
With millions suffering from HIV/AIDS, in many areas the battle is not the disease itself but the community's response. Rachel Mash and Bungee Bynum describe the devastating role of stigmatization in South Africa, and what we can do to help. (Originally posted December 1, 2004.)  [posted 1/9/05]

Advent and World AIDS Day
On December 1st, global communities observe World AIDS Day. William Blaine-Wallace warns us to treat the day not as a charitable opportunity, but as the moment when we can "wade into the waters of suffering" and become truly authentic church. (Originally posted November 29, 2004.)  [posted 1/7/05]

V.P. Candidates Fail AIDS & Black Women Question
The Cheney-Edwards debate showed both candidates unable to answer how their administration would address the epidemic of African-American women with AIDS. Irene Monroe says their pathetic responses were emblematic of a widespread silence. (Originally posted October 18, 2004.)  [posted 1/7/05]

A Bud That Could Not Bloom
In northern India, a family is blessed with the birth of a daughter, after years of waiting. A few years later, to her horror, the girl discovers she is HIV-positive. Karuna Roy, writing from New Delhi, tells this heartrending, true story. (Originally posted September 30, 2004.)  [posted 1/7/05]

South Africa at 10: Unfinished Business
This week marks the tenth anniversary of South Africa's democratic elections, and the world now considers that post-apartheid society a model for reconciliation. Michael Lapsley, a former political exile, reports on a powerful international "Journey to Healing and Wholeness" conference. (Originally posted April 29, 2004.)  [posted 1/8/05]

AIDS and Environmental Health In India
Health workers in India are struggling against mighty odds: HIV/AIDS is spiraling out of control, with tens of thousands more cases reported every month. Karuna Roy reports on the efforts of the Church of North India to face this crisis head-on, through care, prevention, education, and advocacy. (Originally posted April 22, 2004.)  [posted 1/7/05]

New Partnership Models Give Hope to a Divided Communion
African and U.S. Anglican leaders recently met with Condoleezza Rice, Tommy Thompson, the president of the World Bank, and other top governmental officials to discuss the AIDS epidemic in Africa. John Chane, bishop of Washington, says this example of international collaboration is critical to a broken church. (Originally posted March 26, 2004.)  [posted 1/11/05]

Progressive Missiology? AIDS, Biodiversity, and Evangelism
Christian progressives have ceded the field of international mission to conservative evangelicals, argues Willis Jenkins. Ironically, the monumental challenges of AIDS and environmental degradation may now help progressives reclaim "mission work." (Originally posted February 5, 2004.)  [posted 1/6/05]

More Than Just a Number
World AIDS Day offered sobering news: while drugs have been available for several years, the death toll from HIV/AIDS is climbing quickly. Irene Monroe laments the epidemic in Africa -- but says the problem in some U.S. communities is just as bad. (Originally posted December 18, 2003.)  [posted 1/5/05]

This Is Jesus
"When I visited Rwanda/ (Or was it Golgotha?)" -- a haunting poem by Glenn Hawke seeks an Easter message in the death and misery of Rwanda's genocidal legacy. (Originally published November 10, 2003).  [posted 1/5/05]

Taking Up the Cross: Putting on the T-shirt
South Africa has been devastated by HIV/AIDS, and AIDS orphans have become a cause célèbre. Chris Chivers attended the 13th international AIDS conference in Durban, and recalls watching a president avoid the challenge, a young boy face it head on, and his own inability to act. (Originally posted September 17, 2003.)  [posted 1/7/05]

Global AIDS: Myths and Facts
Today 42 million people are living with HIV around the world, 30 million of whom are in sub-Saharan Africa. William Rankin reviews an excellent new book that details and debunks ten common, problematic myths surrounding HIV/AIDS in the 21st century. (Originally posted August 29, 2003.)  [posted 1/10/05]

Reconciliation vs. Globalization
"The only type of globalization that I am for is the one that would globalize dissent, globalize peace, and globalize justice," says Ranjit Mathews. He relates the horror of the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. to the daily experience of death lived by people in places like South Africa and India. (Originally posted August 7, 2003.)  [posted 1/6/05]