Of all the things you must earn in life, God's unending affection is not one of them. You have it.
Now people with HIV are no longer dying, but living many years - we are around longer to potentially affect others.
In the '80s and '90s, there was some degree of compassion for people with HIV because there was visible human suffering.
More often than not, media coverage now mentions HIV-positive people in criminal contexts.
The phenomenon of HIV criminalization is so much more massive than people understand.
HIV-positive people can lose custody of their children, lose their housing, and face intimate partner violence.
There are laws that only apply to people with HIV - we're becoming a viral underclass.
All of life is a risk; in fact we're not going to get out alive. Casualness leads to casualties. Communication is the ability to affect other people with words.
By saying "blessed are those who mourn", Jesus does not intend to declare an unfortunate and burdensome condition in life to be happy. Suffering is not a value in itself, but a reality that Jesus teaches us to live with the correct attitude.
The road to conservation is paved with good intentions that often prove futile, or even dangerous, due to a lack of understanding of either land or economic land use.
Ada! sole daughter of my house and heart.