Time to pay attention to Darfur
Posted on Wed, Oct. 05, 2005
Many of us donated time, talents and money to help Hurricane Katrina victims. That tragedy definitely hit close to home, although it was hundreds of miles away.
But should distance ever matter? Should we base how much we care, how willing we are to help, on miles?
With Katrina, we showed how our caring can stretch many miles. Why, then, haven't we reacted in the same way to a far more horrific tragedy an ocean away in North Africa?
An interfaith service on behalf of the people of Darfur will offer an opportunity to confront that question.
Priests, pastors and rabbis across the country will fast and pray for the Darfur region of Sudan. Ahavath Achim Hebrew Congregation and InterFaith Ministries are sponsoring the service here.
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