Via @U2, I found a great article from a Christian magazine called Prism about why evangelical Christians should get on board with Bono's mission involving the AIDS crisis and Africa. It's called Why I Would Follow Bono Into Hell and it's excellent. It goes into a fair amount of detail about the singer's work and how it is Biblically valid and important for all Christians.

My favorite passage from the article is the last paragraph:

I believe in Bono because he offers me a living exemplar to diffuse the stereotypes that non-Christians inevitably hold of Christians (by simply dropping his name I can minimize the damage done by televangelist scandals or Harry Potter book burnings). I believe in Bono because he has shown me that the gospel can weave itself into the fabric of my daily life without making me act and speak like a Martian. I believe in Bono because he is first off the mark to poke fun at himself and laughs the loudest at his own mistakes. I believe in Bono because he has set up an effective mission outreach in the center of hell for the last twenty years. But ultimately, I believe in Bono because he says he believes in me and my ability to do the same, to leave this world in a better condition than when I first arrived. Follow Bono into hell? For those that have ears to hear, what other choice do we have?

As a tidbit for those still wondering "is he or isn't he?" the article does quote Franklin Graham talking about Bono's profession of faith. A profession of faith ws also given to a group of Washington leaders as they met about this same issue, as related in this article reprinted from Christianity Today.

In other Bono related news, YouTwo.net has a detailed description of the taping for this Friday's episode of Oprah, on which Bono is the primary guest. He'll be talking about DATA and the work he has been doing with that. He also discussed his religious background a bit, and, of course, gave Oprah his sunglasses at the end of the taping.

And finally, a short article that mentions 15 Christian music artists that have signed on to show a video Bono made to talk about the crisis in Africa and our Biblical mandate (over 2,000 scriptures!) to help with the plight of the poor. This link also included a link to watch the video. Enjoy!