charity

Howard Kaloogian of the Tea Party Express told this to activists at the Tea Party Unity summit in Texas. So.....was Jesus rebelling against his dad?

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,710972,00.html From the article: Now I find their point of view rather interesting. From what I can tell their argument is that they don't need to give to charity because the state should be taking care of these basic needs. In some ways...

This is amazing news: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/ http://www.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/01/29/davos.bill.gates.donates/index.html WOW.

I wouldn't know where to find the answer to the question, but I am presuming that the word "charity" has a legal meaning in USA. Simple question requiring a yes/no answer: Is JREF a charity within the meaning of the word in US law? Anyone able to point me to the correct legislation? The...

So, I was grocery shopping today and in front of the store was a table with kids and minders asking for donations for a local Christian Church funded Homeless Shelter. Now, normally I refuse to donate to any organization that promotes things that I believe are harmful especially religion. If a...

Although this rant is probably going to sound horrible I thought I'd put it out there anyway. What the hell happened to charities? I seem to remember the days when they were run by volunteers rattling tins outside shops, organising fundrasing events, and getting free sponsorship from churches...

This is an idea I had whilst reading the threads on LCF about how great Dylan is for donating 10% of profits to the Fealgood Foundation. On November 11, "celebrate" the release of Final Cut by donating $US19.95 (the price of the DVD) to your favorite charity. For every person who contributes...

Interesting new piece at the Novus Spiritus website here: http://www.novus.org/home/whatsnew.cfm "Join Sylvia in supporting Native American education! Native Doors Networking Senter is dedicated to developing a strong Native American community by developing academically strong Native American...

This is a bit whimsical, I know and this thread would be nuked and myself banned if it ever appeared on the LCF, within seconds I dare say. However, I keep hearing about how the LC head apparatchiks make a (in)decent living from their swill and wondered the following: 1) How much income have...

We've criticized Dylan Avery quite a bit, but I'm pleased to give him credit where credit is due. Asked how much he intends to contribute to the families of victims of 9-11, he makes an extraordinary promise: Wow! Now, of course, Dylan appears to be wrong in his estimate of the donations by...

I feel almost ashamed to start this thread - me, The Atheist, standing up for christianity (and other religions)! I'd been having an ongoing discussion with hammegk about who is more charitable - christians or atheists and I really, really wanted it to be atheists! Alas, it ain't! Christians...

Now this is the kind of fund raiser that's sure to bring in some dough: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14224384/ I wonder what the "comfort area" offers over the others. Hmmm. Any Britons here going?

This topic was brought up in the tsunami thread below. A few really good questions were put out there about the nature and/or purpose of Christian charity. For example, "Is it charity if there are conditions placed on it?" What conditions were placed on the beaten man in the parable of the Good...

While I'm happy to think that Plan is all it says it is, I'm wondering if Mr. Randi is supporting charities closer to home as well as those sending their tender mercies overseas. From what we here, in Australia, know of the U.S., there is deeply entrenched poverty among minorities and others...

BBC News Makes you wanna puke don't it?

Did you know that 'liberal' New Englanders and Californians rank the highest in incomes, and lowest in charitable giving? I suppose it's not something they would want anyone to hear. http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org/cfp/db/generosity.php?year=2004 Technical Notes for 2004 Generosity...

Which would you/ do you give to?? Which ones are bad? I've convinced my class at school to give get into the philanthropic spirit and donate some money each (most of them) for a monthly donation to a charity. Now, I've shortlisted a few to suggest to them. Does anyone know any reasons why I...