Finally!

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

MARADI, NIGER—More than 60,000 urgently needed Bibles arrived to allay suffering throughout the famine-stricken nation of Niger Friday, in one of the largest humanitarian-relief operations ever attempted by a Christian ministry.

"Come rejoice, and feast upon the word of Our Lord, Jesus Christ," said Christina Clarkson, executive director of the Living Light Ministries of Lubbock, TX. "Those who were hungry, hunger no more, for the Word brings life."

An exuberant Clarkson said the Bible drop was the culmination of one of the largest and most aggressive grassroots fundraising drives ever undertaken by the organization, which was able to fund the mission largely through local charitable events, such as bake-offs, barbecues, and pie-eating contests.

article here (http://www.theonion.com/content/node/46226)

[red team]

Bibles make great tinder for cooking fires.

[Commie Rat]

urgently needed Bibles arrived to allay suffering throughout the famine-stricken nation of Niger

Hey, bibles are useful. To burn when you run out of firewood.

[M-Mann]

It's also a great fictional story (sort of) like Harry Potter or something.

[redstar2000]

The Onion is indeed one of the great satirical sites.

Other stories...

Report: U.S. Foreign Policy Hurting American Students' Chances Of Getting Laid Abroad

Report: North Korea Just Enjoys Nuclear Talks

Bush Elected President of Iraq

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[Invader Zim]

LOL, that was great and not to mention a true reflection on most Christian missionaries.

I always find it quite paradoxical that instead of building aids clinics these Christians believe that what impoverished people need is a church. They get the poor locals to waste valuable time constructing a church, as opposed to say, farming the land, building fishing nets, constructing irrigation ditches, etc.

I suppose that the Christians believe that their nonsensical beliefs are necessary in bringing some elightenment to the "darkie savages".

[Vladislav]

What's it with bibles these days?
I remember back in Year 7 these church dudes came to our school and gave us a lecture about God and stuff and then they threw in a FREE BIBLE!!!! YIIPEEE.
I grafittied all over it and then I can't remember what happened... My friend just chucked it out straight away.

[RebelOutcast]

Haha Vladislav, I got one of those gideons bibles aswell, the pages make great rolling papers.

[Hegemonicretribution]

Originally posted by [email protected] 9 2006, 11:19 AM
What's it with bibles these days?
I remember back in Year 7 these church dudes came to our school and gave us a lecture about God and stuff and then they threw in a FREE BIBLE!!!! YIIPEEE.
I grafittied all over it and then I can't remember what happened... My friend just chucked it out straight away.
The free bible drive was something that I found offensive, although I did make use of the bible. The fire alarms around school were set off several times that day as children burned them in the toilets. Me..well personally I didn't have any papers in with me, and after all that stress I needed a joint...bible paper is the best non specialised alternative to rolling papers.

[Eleutherios]

Hahaha, you gotta love the Onion.

http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/Infographic-New-Religious-C.article.jpg

[YSR]

To Kill A Methodist pretty much made me laugh my ass off.

[mzalendo]

i think most of you who contributed to this thread are in a similar state of mind as them putas that gave my african brothers bibles to feed on! fuck y'all :angry:

[Vladislav]

Originally posted by [email protected] 9 2006, 11:46 AM
Haha Vladislav, I got one of those gideons bibles aswell, the pages make great rolling papers.
Yeah I heard that they do. The thing is that they give em out to only Year 7 kids. Sort of like brainwashing them while they're young. Last year my friend came up to those priests or whatever they are and asked them for a bible (we were gonna burn it later) and he totally got rejected thanks to his goth appearance...sad.

[Janus]

Africa is launching an education campaign


Originally posted by AP
African leaders launched a campaign to get every child in school by 2015, and Britain responded Monday by pledging $15 billion in education aid to developing countries over the next decade.

British Treasury chief Gordon Brown joined Mozambique President Armando Guebuza, former South African President Nelson Mandela and other African leaders in launching the Free Education For All initiative.

Brown's announcement follows a pledge by Britain and other members of the Group of Eight industrialized nations at their summit last year to double aid for Africa, the world's poorest continent.

"We must keep our promises," Brown said in the Mozambique capital, Maputo.

More than 100 million children worldwide do not go to school because of a lack of teachers and schools, according to the Global Campaign for Education, an alliance of teachers unions and aid groups. The campaign urged other G8 countries, including the United States, to make up a shortfall of $10 billion needed to make basic education for all a reality.

Aid groups and anti-poverty activists welcomed Britain's pledge and urged other wealthy nations to follow suit.

"This is a man who believes going to school should be a right, not a privilege," U2 singer Bono said of Brown.

Bono helped organize last year's Live 8 benefit concerts to pressure world leaders to spend more in Africa.

"Education for all in Africa is essential for the eventual eradication of poverty and was one of the historic promises made by the G8," said Bob Geldof, organizer of the Live 8 and Live Aid concerts.

"In the next few weeks and months, starting at the World Bank spring meetings in Washington, the leaders and finance ministers of the G8 must deliver as Gordon Brown has done so impressively today."

The Global Campaign for Education said aid money must be channeled to poor governments for teachers, books and classrooms, and not be spent on short-term projects that only benefit a limited numbers of students.

In particular, the campaign wants funds committed to a fast-track initiative established by donors to give additional aid to poor countries that have demonstrated a commitment to getting every child in school, including spending at least 20 percent of their budgets on education.

Mozambique is one of 20 countries that have met fast track conditions, but none have received the full amount of aid they need or were promised, the campaign said.

At least 1 million primary children are still out of school in Mozambique, despite an enrollment rate above 90 percent and the construction of 6,000 schools a year.

Earlier, Brown visited a school where children were studying on the floor because of insufficient benches. He also was told there were not enough textbooks and exercise books to go around.

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

Originally posted by [email protected] 10 2006, 12:52 AM
i think most of you who contributed to this thread are in a similar state of mind as them putas that gave my african brothers bibles to feed on! fuck y'all :angry:
the article is fake

[Janus]

the article is fake
I guess some people just aren't familiar with the Onion. :P