Anthony Petro in BU Today

How the AIDS Crisis Became a Moral Debate

CAS prof’s new book, After the Wrath of God, traces the evolution

By: Rich Barlow

afterthewrathofgodEven gay journalists and activists abetted ill-informed efforts to link AIDS to promiscuity, Anthony Petro writes in his new book. Photo courtesy of Petro

In 1993, the Reverend Billy Graham asked an audience rhetorically, “Is AIDS a judgment of God?” He then answered his own question: “I could not say for sure, but I think so.” Read more….