Some people find it hard to seek AIDS support from religious advice groups. They feel that because AIDS is a disease based in promiscuity and drug abuse, the church will not have anything to do with them. This is not true of most spiritual advice groups. Many churches have formed AIDS support groups that meet weekly.
You can find religious advice in your Sunday school class, and religious advice can also be found in the local pastor’s sermon. If you are actively seeking spiritual advice and AIDS support information, you may check with the local church to see if they have a religious mentoring group. These spiritual advice groups have people who are willing to share there own experiences and offer religious advice on real life subjects.
Many people, who have never been religious before, find that after a diagnosis of AIDS, they want to seek out a religious belief to live by. Many of these people do not understand the principals of the church; they may be looking for spiritual advice on how the church came about or even what the basic principals of the belief are. They may need religious advice on how to read the Bible or even what types of spiritual music is good to listen too. The church based AIDS support groups offer spiritual advice to direct people on the best choices to make. Another option for AIDS support can be to ask your family for religious advice. Most parents and siblings can offer religious advice close to the morals and ethics you believe in already. You may also ask your friends for spiritual advice on which churches are in the area.
Spiritual advice and religious advice can also come in forms that are not welcome. Many church sponsored AIDS support groups use this venue to push religious advice on their members. Most do not mean to impose their religious advice on patrons of their AIDS support group, but they often have trouble dividing their spiritual advice from support advice.
However, the best thing you can do when searching for AIDS support groups or AIDS support information, is to check the source and reputation of each group you consider. Most local AIDS foundations are in the best position to be able to tell you which support groups offer support and advice and which use their groups as a medium to promote their personal beliefs. Whatever you do when trying to find support and advice, consider what beliefs you already have, and try to find a group that fits with you.