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Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR
Last edited Wed Jul 9, 2025, 03:58 AM - Edit history (1)
Molly McKew
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Fantastic article here on the miracle of PEPFAR, the mass death it stopped and the insanity of cutting off the most successful US engagement of Africa in history.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/07/pepfar-evangelical/683418/?gift=7s4B-7vWHpWGMXf_ph5q7W2YsVqfcDc4reEqob3zx-U
People in Africa die daily because Trump, Musk, & Doge destroyed USAID. We abandoned the worlds neediest people for the egos of 2 wealthy mentally deranged men.
Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR
A religious movement that has so often taken public stands has been unusually quiet since Trump gutted the program to combat AIDS in Africa.
www.theatlantic.com
July 8, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Fantastic article here on the miracle of PEPFAR, the mass death it stopped and the insanity of cutting off the most successful US engagement of Africa in history.
bsky.app/profile/sewi...
SewingSue
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· 23h
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/07/pepfar-evangelical/683418/?gift=7s4B-7vWHpWGMXf_ph5q7W2YsVqfcDc4reEqob3zx-U
People in Africa die daily because Trump, Musk, & Doge destroyed USAID. We abandoned the worlds neediest people for the egos of 2 wealthy mentally deranged men.
Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR
A religious movement that has so often taken public stands has been unusually quiet since Trump gutted the program to combat AIDS in Africa.
www.theatlantic.com
July 8, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Fantastic article here on the miracle of PEPFAR, the mass death it stopped â and the insanity of cutting off the most successful US engagement of Africa in history.
— Molly McKew (@mollymckew.bsky.social) 2025-07-08T09:33:57.427Z
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Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 9
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Skittles
(166,076 posts)1. more proof that "faith" is all too often just utter BULLSHIT
not that we needed any more proof
hlthe2b
(110,693 posts)2. So, WHY DID THEY? The Atlantic link is under a strict paywal. So damned frustrating...
hlthe2b
(110,693 posts)3. Please post a gift article or take Atlantic (or other source) link to the archive--producing site: archive.ph/
to produce a paywall-free link.
As I have just done:
https://archive.ph/CVKVu
So, in the future, just copy the original paywall-blocked link and enter it into the top bar on archive.ph/ to produce an accessible link. Thanks!