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Posts Tagged "charity"

All Jewish, all the time… Even if you’re an Atheist Jew

Posted by on Jan 7, 2011 in News, Rants | 2 comments

I came across this piece about 2,500 Jews spending the week between Christmas and the New Year sitting at a Limmud. Which isn’t all that exciting. Then, there’s this. Deborah Freeman describes herself as a “borderline atheist”. Are there also atheists who come to Limmud? I ask Adler and the others at the info desk. Sure, they respond and turn to the people standing in line. “Who is an atheist?” someone cheerfully call out. “I’m a borderline...

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Atheists, Christians, and Muslims fight over donating money to charity

Posted by on Dec 17, 2010 in News | 0 comments

I do usually like to link to HuffPo* but I found this article post-worthy. Christians and atheists are fighting again — this time over who can raise more money for charity. … Three days later, an inspired member of Reddit’s Islam group created a FirstGiving page to raise money for the charitable group Islamic Relief. As of Dec. 16, the 105,587 members of the atheist group had raised $32,802 of their $42,000 goal. The Christian group, with 9,017 followers, had raised $11,443...

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Atheist Charity List

Posted by on Dec 16, 2009 in Links | 0 comments

Because atheists like giving (and getting) gifts too! There’s quite a thorough list of secular charities at Effort Sisyphus: DonorsChoose.org: a simple way to provide students in need with resources that our public schools often lack. Kiva.org: lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. The Union of Concerned Scientists: The leading science-based non-profit working for a healthy environment and safer world. American Red Cross: The American Red...

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Good Search feat. Atheists United

Posted by on Jun 16, 2009 in Images, Links | 0 comments

Good Search feat. Atheists United

Supporting Atheists United can be as easy as searching the web! GoodSearch.com is a fundraising search engine, powered by Yahoo, that allows users to pick a favorite charity that will benefit every time you use GoodSearch!Just go to GoodSearch.com and designate Atheists United as your preferred charity then: Search the web with GoodSearch.com and each time you do a search, GoodSearch will donate about a penny to Atheists United! Shop online at GoodShop.com and a percentage of each purchase...

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Philanthropic microfinancing in developing countries

Posted by on Mar 12, 2009 in News, Rants | 0 comments

Led by atheists. Viktor Nagornyy has a great point. It’s funny when atheists get accused of not being charitable. They say, “We do God’s work and help out poor and needy.” Sure you do, why did your God allow it in the first place if He’s so good? That is my question. At Kiva.org, the Irreligious team is raising the most funds. He continues: Currently, the number 1 donating team on Kiva is “Atheists, Agnostics, Skeptics, Freethinkers, Secular Humanists and the Non-Religious.” Yes,...

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