"HIV/AIDS and the Black Church: Paradigm Shifted"

HIV/AIDS has exceeded epidemic proportions in the African American community.  In cities like Atlanta, Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC where hereto for known as icons for monuments and entertainment have now become "destination cities" for voracious homosexual activity among black men.
In our nation's capital, 75% of the HIV cases in the city are attributed to gay and "straight" black men (National Institute of Health, 2011-12).

Dispensing "condoms" as the panacea for HIV/AIDS has long since passed since many studies show that, although they help, they have not stemmed the tide of this virulent disease.  What is needed, in addition to abstinence and eliminating unprotected sex with multiple partners, is the erradication of the flat out deplorable behavior of those men who are homosexual having unprotected sex with heterosexual women. Even more ridiculous are the women who are allowing these men to have "casual sex" with them "UNPROTECTED!"  How is that even possible in the climate of the times that we live in? 

Black folks need our institutions, primarily the Black Church, to step to the plate and empower its people. Black pastors need to teach and preach the "truth" from the pulpit about how our collective selfishness and promiscuity has created a serious problem for the definition and stability of the family and, inevitably, the perpetuation of our race. Preachers need to speak boldly against the sin of homosexuality without demonizing the individuals that participate in the activity. Whether the Gay Community likes it or not, the numbers do not lie.  In fact, the National Institute of Health, Center for Disease Control and the Surgeon General all agree what have precipitated the rise in HIV/AIDS in black men and women and the root of it is centered on unbridled homosexual activity among men who, in turn, sleep with heterosexual women who, in turn, infect multiple heterosexual partners because of the lack of education, access to proper health screening, healthcare and med's and institutional support to hammer home the importance of the need for significant behavioral changes. It's hard to hear..but it is what it is!  What are your thoughts?

Please check out our radio show "MANdate Ministries: Uncut" on Thursday night, August 2 at 7:00pm at www.blogtalkradio.com/mandate.  Call-in: 1.347.843.4112 as we discuss "HIV/AIDS and the Black Church: We Gotta Talk!".  Real talk. Hard truth!

For more information, please go to: www.cdc.gov, www.nih.gov and www.surgeongeneral.gov.