John Wesley would be at the forefront of the AIDS fight. He would have been figting against HIV/AIDS in the 80s. He would be sending missionaries in droves to Africa to contain the epidemic - he would call Christians to fight fearlessly and to serve people. He would ask Christians to give generously towards research and healthcare for AIDS patients. He might even pass out condoms in church? I don't know about that last one.

[Another panelist, Diane Carter, is an HIV/AIDS educator in the Washington area who visits schools and conducts workshops for young people. She has been HIV positive for years.“The church is in need of bold leadership to face this cunning disease,” she said. “Face it: people have sex. We have to be able, at least willing, to address that. Let’s have condoms in our churches. Do an HIV/AIDS outreach every Sunday and make the congregation knowledgeable. We have a big job ahead of us, and I hope the church will join us.” -- (taken from www.umc.org)]

I love this statement. I think it's tremendously liberal. I would like to go to a church where they pass out condoms. Actually, I would like to even go to a church where an issue like AIDS is addressed. There was an HIV/AIDS walk down Peachtree Street in Atlanta. A large Southern Baptist church hired security gaurds to make sure no one stood on their grassy lawn to watch the walkers/runners ... Peachtree United Methodist Church opened their lawn and gave out free water to the people. They reached out in love to a lot of people on the fringe of society. Not exactly passing out condoms, but still liberal enough to make me exceedingly happy. I think good old John Wesley would approve.