1.0J Walkinghttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalkingJ-Walkinghttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalking/author/jwalkingInanity, idiocy, and real hope - J Walkingrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="a922vWXN6e"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalking/2006/11/inanity-idiocy-and-real-hope.html">Inanity, idiocy, and real hope</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalking/2006/11/inanity-idiocy-and-real-hope.html/embed#?secret=a922vWXN6e" width="600" height="338" title="“Inanity, idiocy, and real hope” — J Walking" data-secret="a922vWXN6e" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Day after tomorrow Rick Warren will be holding a massive two-day conference on the global AIDS crisis at Saddleback Church in Orange County, California. It is an extraordinary event that will include addresses by Bono and Bill and Melinda Gates, Sen. Sam Brownback and Se. Barack Obama. The goal of the event as I pointed…