Tag: charity
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Obama’s Patriotic Nominees
Arthur Brooks writes in Who Really Cares: "First, imagine two people: One goes to church every week and strongly rejects the idea that it is the government's responsibility to redistribute income between people who have a lot of money and people who don't. The other person never attends a house of worship, and strongly believes…
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The new face of giving
USA Today: The new face of giving A charity that provides water to African villages posts locations of new wells using Google Earth, and a 13-year-old contributor in Manhattan tracks the progress. A cancer charity accepts "micro-donations" of $5 by text message. An orchestra in Michigan begins posting videos of its performances on YouTube to…
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Use commerce to empower the poor
Kansas City Star: Use commerce to empower the poor. This article is about about a workshop conducted by Bob Lupton yesterday in Kansas City. He [Bob Lupton] highlighted the Tummy and Soul restaurant to illustrate the heart of the message he delivered to roughly 120 people gathered at the church: Traditional forms of giving can…
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The Map of Faith
TimesOnline.com: The Map of Faith (HT: Nate) My friend Nate brought the linked map to my attention. It shows each county of the US color-coded by the percentage of residents who claim a religious affiliation, as well as the 2004 election map. Even more interesting would be a map of the percentage of people who…
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“Is charity the wrong approach?” David Robinson
Defeating Global Poverty (David Robinson): Is charity the wrong approach? Muhammad Yunus, the recently announced 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, did an interview that was recently published in Ode Magazine. Here are a few of his quotes: "What all these pop stars and politicians want, is the…
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“Handouts — do they help or are they a hinderance?” Russell Smith
Handouts — do they help or are they a hinderance? is a very thoughtful post by Russell Smith on his blog. He told me that over the months that he’s been there, he’s watched from his window as churches from the suburbs came in on the weekends and handed out free food in the park…