It's not about charity, it's about justice
Posted by tom | Feb 27, 2006Enjoyed the opportunity to catch-up w/a number of people at CCO's Jubilee on Saturday. So many conversations, including a very encouraging one with Rob at the culture is not optional booth, that I only caught the end of Tony Campolo's evening presentation. I believe that it was just before he engaged the audience in a call response regarding titles or testimonies that he quoted from Bono's address to the National Prayer Gathering in a section which Bono focused on America's involvement in Africa addressing AIDS.
It's not about charity, it's about justice. And that's too bad. Because you're good at charity. Americans, like the Irish, are good at it. We like to give, and we give a lot, even those who can't afford it. But justice is a higher standard.
If you haven't taken a look at this piece, I'd encourage you to do such.
