Bono: Living a More Involved Life
Original Post 02.01.06 @ 12:02 pm
I wish I had the time and money to spare. Bono is speaking this Friday at the Nation’s Capital Distinguished Speakers Series, which is being held in Washington DC. As I’ve stated on this site before, I am a big fan of Bono because he exemplifies WWJD. As you may or may not be aware, he’s an activist affiliated with the One Campaign, to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. He is someone I look up to and wish I could hear his words of challenge and inspiration.
UPDATE
The day before this event, Bono spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast. A transcript of his remarks can be found here. However, what he said needs to be watched - it’s powerful. Mark my words, Bono will eventually win the Nobel Peace Prize, and rightfully so.
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Tags: [U2, Bono, National Prayer Breakfast, One, One.org, activism, WWJD, AIDS, poverty]
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As a young, San Francisco Bay Area native I would never think that I would be in agreement with a “conservative view,” what ever “liberal” and “conservative” mean. I was raised in a very strict Christian household where love and respect for yourself and others was the rule. I find as I get older that some “liberals” out here around the golden gate and the nation are scattered in an agenda. There does not seem to be a solution to the liberal whistle blowing. The right wing Christian folk, and there are a lot of them out here surprisingly, tend to focus only on what everyone is doing wrong and not enough on how to help without judgement. I find your blog refreshing and gives me hope that our nation will not continue to be as polarized in view as it has. Baby steps.
By Jonathan on 02.08.06 8:51 pm
As a young, San Francisco Bay Area native I would never think that I would be in agreement with a “conservative view,” what ever “liberal” and “conservative” mean. I was raised in a very strict Christian household where love and respect for yourself and others was the rule. I find as I get older that some “liberals” out here around the golden gate and the nation are scattered in an agenda. There does not seem to be a solution to the liberal whistle blowing. The right wing Christian folk, and there are a lot of them out here surprisingly, tend to focus only on what everyone is doing wrong and not enough on how to help without judgement. I find your blog refreshing and gives me hope that our nation will not continue to be as polarized in view as it has. Baby steps.
By Jonathan on 02.08.06 9:49 pm
Jonathan,
Thanks for stopping by. Although I do not post as frequently as I’d like, I hope you will visit the site in the future so we can continue to dialogue.
As someone who identifies himself as a conservative evangelical, I do see a lot wrong with the conservative evangelical community. I agree with you that the tendency is to judge rather than actually doing something.
Christians should only judge other Christians - not the rest of the world. We are called to hate the sin and love the sinner, not judge them. Why? Because our call is to judge only those who profess to hold to the same standard: Jesus Christ and His perfection. We do not judge the world, that is His job.
What Bono suggests is not following the dogma of Christianity, but to instead mimic Jesus. He is right to challenge persons of all faiths to help the poor. He’s given me a kick in the pants. I’ll have to check out his organization and make a contribution.
Thanks again for stopping by!
By Wacko! on 02.08.06 10:01 pm
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