Today, the leaders of every nation face a crisis of global proportions. As we commemorate World AIDS Day 2006, President Bush reaffirmed America's commitment to fight a disease that now infects over one million of our own. We are encouraged by the president's remarks that the U.S. is leading the way in combating the disease by "supporting faith-based and community organizations... promoting the ABC approach... with abstinence as the only sure way to avoid the sexual transmission of [the disease]." Rev. Rick Warren has joined the fight, calling it "the greatest humanitarian crisis in history." In the midst of his summit on AIDS, Rev. Warren spoke out forcefully in favor of abstinence, monogamy, and church-based care. This is in contrast, he noted, to the strategies of advocating condoms and delayed sexual activity. "Those strategies will only slow the pandemic," he said. "I want to stop it." FRC looks forward to working with leaders across the country who are trying to make a difference on the front lines of the AIDS debate. Together, we can encourage positive change through love for others and personal responsibility.
