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(46,301 posts) Fri Mar 9, 2012, 02:46 PM Mar 2012

I knew KONY 2012 was too good to be true. [View all]

They are more interested in evangelizing than actually promoting their cause.

"Invisible Children" Co-founder (KONY 2012) Hints It's About Jesus, and Evangelizing

Bruce Wilson

Thu Mar 08, 2012 at 02:10:50 PM EST

"We feel like God calls us to be joyful in the work that we're doing, no matter what we're doing. [...]
A lot of people fear Christians, they fear Liberty University, they fear Invisible Children - because they feel like we have an agenda. They see us and they go, "You want me to sign up for something, you want my money. You want, you want me to believe in your God." And it freaks them out."

--- Jason Russell, speaking at Liberty University, November 7, 2011
Is Invisible Children a nonprofit devoted to human needs, or is it a ministry devoted to bringing souls to Jesus ? Judging by a talk co-founder Jason Russell gave last November at Liberty University, it would seem to be a bit of both.

http://www.talk2action.org/story/2012/3/8/141050/5090/Front_Page/_quot_Invisible_Children_quot_Co_founder_KONY_2012_Hints_It_s_About_Jesus_and_Evangelizing

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I knew KONY 2012 was too good to be true. [View all] Archae Mar 2012 OP

Kids first! I don't care whose name the children are rescued in. I'm glad the International Court of patrice Mar 2012 #1

I think I agree with you... Whiskeytide Mar 2012 #3

Trouble is this organization doesn't actually DO much of that tkmorris Mar 2012 #31

I suppose he could do BOTH. n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #2

Why does he have to? Archae Mar 2012 #5

On the other hand, one of my oldest friends is a missionary in Cambodia XemaSab Mar 2012 #15

christianity is a fear-based religion, people are correct to be wary of its practitioners nt msongs Mar 2012 #4

The one thing I've never been able to comprehend about Christianity: Initech Mar 2012 #27

Anybody else this aggressive on this particular issue? AtomicKitten Mar 2012 #6

Love! your pogo-Jesus!! patrice Mar 2012 #18

cheers AtomicKitten Mar 2012 #22

Honesty should be more important than aggressiveness, shouldn't it? nt greyl Mar 2012 #32

Bear in mind that the Ugandan government is debating a "kill the gays" bill KamaAina Mar 2012 #7

They also have not-so-great transparency Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #8

Get Rid of Kony? Isn't he already gone? lacrew Mar 2012 #10

Well, he's apparently not in Uganda. cbayer Mar 2012 #12

He is probably hiding out in one of Osama Bin-Laden's abandoned caves. n/t RebelOne Mar 2012 #21

That's the other problem with the campaign. Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #17

think again GeorgeGist Mar 2012 #13

Yeah, I changed it, thanks. Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #16

For once we can agree on one thing DearAbby Mar 2012 #9

I guess churches are people too. nt postulater Mar 2012 #11

and what idology if fueling Kony? Bluerthanblue Mar 2012 #14

This is FASCINATING to me OneGrassRoot Mar 2012 #19

Great post, very thought-provoking, you should consider posting it as an OP. nt CJCRANE Mar 2012 #25

A good read. Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #37

What's the point of getting rid of Kony? Pacafishmate Mar 2012 #20

Forget Invisible Children and Kony... OneGrassRoot Mar 2012 #23

The LRA is not just Joseph Kony. I'd support a strategy similar to what was done with the IRA. Pacafishmate Mar 2012 #24

Thanks for the reply. OneGrassRoot Mar 2012 #26

Are you serious? ellisonz Mar 2012 #35

It looks like we can't agree on anything. Pacafishmate Mar 2012 #36

No, I don't support negotiating with a murderous milita... ellisonz Mar 2012 #39

Just like squashing the top drug lords will stop the drug trade. Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #38

Spurious comparison. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #40

Spurious? Do tell. Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #41

The drug cartels are far more sophisticated... ellisonz Mar 2012 #42

I find all this Kony stuff to be strange. Proles Mar 2012 #28

"Invisible Children Inc. — is an extremely shady nonprofit" Mosby Mar 2012 #29

I saw this, too, on Daily Kos: calimary Mar 2012 #33

Well, it already has some very rich people in it, including Subsidy-Sam Brownback who already patrice Mar 2012 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2012 #30

We should all want Kony brought to justice bluestateguy Mar 2012 #43