Catholics join campaign "The Bible is my Guide" Leader of Chilean Sect Father Alberto Cutie and Hermana Glenda Aguayo, Chilean singer, are the new faces have joined the campaign to read the Bible in the United States develops the American Bible Society. It entered its official space in the busy MySpace website. Other personalities who have already signed up previously are: Juan Luis Guerra, the red rock group led by Emmanuel Espinoza, Pablo Olivares, Manny Montes, Bernie Williams and Justo Lamas, among others.
In 2005, the American Bible Society conducted a study which showed that 86 percent of U.S. households own at least one Bible. However, not all households are experiencing their m essage
transformer.
According to this study, 66 percent of those with a Bible reading less than once a month or never. Consequently, the area Latino Ministries of the American Bible Society launched a campaign of Bible reading in the United States under the slogan "The Bible is My Guide", which attracts the attention of Latinos, encouraging and motivating them to read the Word of God . To inspire change in Latino communities, "La Biblia Es Mi Guía" is promoting the relevance of the Word of God in daily life and their ability to transform the lives of men, women and children.
To that end, the American Bible Society is partnering with prominent Latino figures can serve as spokespersons of the Bible cause. The first of these partnerships is with the group "Salvador", Word Records, which has joined the American Bible Society to support this groundbreaking campaign. They advocate the message of the campaign: "Music is my passion, the Bible my guide. Read it!"
addition to inviting the public to practice daily Bible reading, "Salvador" scriptures gives bilingual during their concerts, produced by the American Bible Society, which relate scriptures.
Other artists, athletes and communicators
have continued adding to this campaign, using the influence of public leaders, invited so simple and close to read the Bible.
Legend of the New York Yankees, pitcher Mariano Rivera, agreed to be the spokesperson for the campaign "La Biblia Es Mi Guía (The Bible Is My Guide") of the American Bible Society, becoming the main face this initiative in the United States. "I believe the Bible teaches that the Bible guides us, because it is the Word of God who gives life," says the baseball player Mariano Rivera. "We need this guide every day to thrive; and therefore I support this campaign. "
Edited by Ricardo Arias Fuentes
More Information: http://www.myspace.com/bibliaesmiguia
