Africa – Page 2 – Red Letter Christians

Understanding the Criticism of KONY 2012

March 22, 2012

The viral video Kony 2012 has over 80 million hits on YouTube, and has become an internet phenomenon. The video is an artfully crafted and emotionally moving plea to stop Joseph Kony of the LRA, who is respon...

KONY 2012: Who's Telling the Story?

Enuma Okoro

March 15, 2012

Global

Joseph Kony, head of the Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army, in a rare public appearance, 2006. Photo by Adam Pletts/Getty Images. “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come....

Going There: Another Take on the Orphan Crisis

Jenny Rae Armstrong

January 25, 2012

General

It’s been just over two years since a magnitude 7 earthquake hit Haiti, killing more than a quarter of a million people and leaving thousands of children orphaned, overwhelming a nation already in crisis. ...

The Perils of Well-Meaning But Short-Sighted Generosity

Tony Campolo

March 20, 2011

General

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Rick Warren, the most prominent evangelical pastor of our day, has established a highly successful program arranging teams from his church to help specific villages in Africa. Given the effectiveness of his o...