Community | August 22, 2010 | 39 comments

Non-Believers Giving Aid - Support Haiti, Pakistan and Humanity!

source: http://givingaid.richarddawkins.net/

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Richard Dawkins organization to support people in need... no matter what country they reside in.


The situation in Pakistan is grave. The UN estimates that 20 million people have been affected by the worst monsoon-related floods in living memory, with tens of thousands of villages entirely under water. 8 million people are in need of immediate assistance, including food and medical aid, and 4.6m of these have been left without shelter.

With 700,000 hectares of crops destroyed or under water, severe food shortages are inevitable and this, together with concerns about outbreaks of cholera and other potentially fatal diseases, is leading aid agencies to warn that the death toll is likely to rise dramatically.

You can find out more about the crisis from the Special Report on the BBC News website.

Non-Believers Giving Aid and the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science are once more partnering with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders to bring much needed help to people whose lives have been torn apart by natural disaster.

Every cent and penny of money donated via Non-Believers Giving Aid will be forwarded to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders – and if you are in the UK and you complete the Gift Aid Declaration along with your donation, we will pass that on in its entirety too.

We urge you to give generously in support of this much needed humanitarian relief effort. Thank you for your support.

Richard

http://givingaid.richarddawkins.net/
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39 comments // Non-Believers Giving Aid - Support Haiti, Pakistan and Humanity!

  • DogBoy
    • 0
      DogBoy  

    • I tell you there seems to be so many disasters and disaster relief funds one could go broke just being humane.
      Everything has a price including Humanity.

    • 1 year ago
  • Omnomynous
    • +2
      Omnomynous  

    • idk, I'm kinda agnostic leaning more towards their is a God type view, it's just that people are too stupid to put him or it in context and exploit the hell out of the idea...

      I know not to donate to some "religious" charity, and I give a percentage of my time and money to charity, but it's not to some recognized church.

      Good article it's nice to see charity without forced indoctrination or other strings attached.

    • 1 year ago
  • Reaper26
  • common_sense_please
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      common_sense_please  

    • This is just one more example of how screwed up our culture has become....really? seriously? Have we really dumbed down so much as a society that this needs to be pointed out? Was there really a significant number of people say 18% (hehe) who said-- I'm SO shocked that not every person who contributes to disaster relief here in America or around the world may not be a white christian conservative--something must be done to raise awareness and to stop those non-believing bastards from donating to charity.

      Come on now what's the next step--we order the Salvation Army bell ringers to tell little kids and shoppers at Wal-Mart they can't drop in their spare change on the way out the door unless they admit they are christian or atheist--but not Muslim?

    • 1 year ago
  • artemis6
  • ArchDruid
  • timetide
  • Stoneyroad
  • vixxxen618
    • +2
      vixxxen618  

    • I think the only point of the name is to reassure people that none of the funds donated will be spent to further religion, not to tout that they are atheist. And if you don't like this org, that's cool! Donate to one of your choice. But this org is providing aid to people, so in my eyes that's a good thing.

    • 1 year ago
  • EthicalVegan
  • GodIsTheReason
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      GodIsTheReason  

    • I am a believer and I support this organization, not for the non-believer name but because they are helping.

      Though, As others have mentioned why make it a point that you are non-belivers? WHO CARES, JUST HELP!

    • 1 year ago
  • timetide
  • GodIsTheReason
  • Stoneyroad
    • +9
      Stoneyroad  
    • GodIsTheReason:

      GodisTheReason is right.
      It's a real Dick move to put your religious belief in your name.
      What's the Reason? they just want to throw their ideology in your face.
      Isn't that right GodisTheReason?

    • 1 year ago
  • vixxxen618
    • +2
      vixxxen618  
    • timetide:

      You're damned if you do and damned if you don't. If you want to give to an organization that will make sure none of your money is spent on bibles or pays for religious missionaries, then you are "insecure in your own atheism" or "trying to compete with religious organizations."

    • 1 year ago
  • GodIsTheReason
  • vixxxen618
  • ArchDruid
  • EccentricSage
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      EccentricSage  

    • I'm not religious, but I don't understand what the role of "Non-Believers Giving Aid" in this? I've never even heard of such an organization before. This sounds shady.

    • 1 year ago
  • toyotabedzrock
    • +3
      toyotabedzrock  
    • EccentricSage:

      Religious people claim Atheists have no morals, they also like to use disasters to proselytize to people while helping them.

      The catholic church closed an orphanage in DC because of equal marriage.

      Do you understand now why this is important. These aid based activities are nothing more than recruitment opportunities for churches. It also means some of the money is being wasted to send bibles and preachers over seas.

    • 1 year ago
  • Stoneyroad
    • +3
      Stoneyroad  
    • EccentricSage:

      Shady indeed.
      People giving to help their fellow man, - And they DON"T believe God is watching & judging their every move. Well.. what's their motivation then, must be something "Shady"

    • 1 year ago
  • artemis6
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      artemis6  
    • EccentricSage:

      I am a non believer , and I have lost track of the charities , and donations , religious and non i have volunteered for . I especially like groups that help children . I am also a member of this organization . It is real .

    • 1 year ago
  • ozoneocean
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      ozoneocean  

    • So why not just give STRAIGHT to Médecins Sans Frontières? Why the guff about Dawkins' group? What a childish publicity stunt, you can already give money to Médecins Sans Frontières without going through any silly middlemen,. my dad gives them a couple of thousand a year.

      This isn't about Atheism, it's about people so insecure in their own atheism that they need to try and compete with religion, even if they're only faking it.

      I don't believe in any gods or follow any religion, but I don't feel the need to make idiotic displays either. Dawkins and his adherents remind me of nothing more than those really annoying televangelists from the 80s.

    • 1 year ago
  • ArchDruid
  • EthicalVegan
  • toyotabedzrock
    • +3
      toyotabedzrock  
    • ozoneocean:

      Religious people claim Atheists have no morals, they also like to use disasters to proselytize to people while helping them.

      The catholic church closed an orphanage in DC because of equal marriage.

      Do you understand now why this is important. These aid based activities are nothing more than recruitment opportunities for churches. It also means some of the money is being wasted to send bibles and preachers over seas.

    • 1 year ago
  • GodIsTheReason
  • controlusplease
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      controlusplease  

    • why do we as atheists always have to put ourselves aside from everyone else when we give to something.... seriously... it makes us look like attention grabbing douches that show up everyone else... like we're so much better because we give

      besides that point, indeed, do give aid! no matter what creed, religion, ethnicity, or political stance you have

    • 1 year ago
  • CalgarC
  • toyotabedzrock
    • +5
      toyotabedzrock  
    • controlusplease:

      Religious people claim Atheists have no morals, they also like to use disasters to proselytize to people while helping them.

      The catholic church closed an orphanage in DC because of equal marriage.

      Do you understand now why this is important. These aid based activities are nothing more than recruitment opportunities for churches. It also means some of the money is being wasted to send bibles and preachers over seas.

    • 1 year ago
  • GodIsTheReason
  • CalgarC
    • +1
      CalgarC  

    • non-believers pffffttt.... we prefer to be called scientist's I.E someone with iq over 150

      plus anyone with an iq over 150 knows its comon sense to help those in need

    • 1 year ago
  • EthicalVegan
    • +1
      EthicalVegan  
    • CalgarC:

      Not at all intended to sound contradictory, but I do not consider myself a scientist. In fact, I'd scoff at someone foolish enough to think of, or to refer to, me as such.

      And I do not think that compassion towards others has anything to do with one's I.Q. No, let me change that to... I KNOW that I.Q. scores prove nothing in regard to genuine, loving care for others.

      Besides that, what's WITH the I.Q. angle on this, anyway? I'd expect better grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, etc.

      Just couldn't hold it back...

    • 1 year ago
  • CalgarC
  • vixxxen618
    • +1
      vixxxen618  
    • CalgarC:

      You would think it is common sense, but if so why has there been no outpouring of support for Pakistan like there was for Haiti? I suspect because people are uncomfortable giving to a "terrorist country."

      The UN's financial tracking system showed that as of August 9, governments had committed less than $45m, with an additional $91m pledged – considerably less money than was collected for previous disaster relief efforts over a similar period. India, Pakistan's much larger and wealthier neighbor, has offered a mere $5m.

      Within the first 10 days of the 2005 Pakistan earthquake, which left 3.5 million people homeless, the international community had committed $247m and pledged £45m... In the first 10 days of Cyclone Nargis, which affected 2.4 million people when it struck Myanmar [Burma], almost $110m was committed and $109m pledged. Likewise, $742m was committed to Haiti and $920m pledged after the earthquake there in January.

      Like I stated before, if you don't like this organization then donate to one that you DO like, but I believe that Dawkins is lending his name to try and gain more publicity in order to generate more funds. The funds (100%) go to people who desperately need it. This is never a bad thing.

    • 1 year ago
  • EthicalVegan
  • vixxxen618
  • CalgarC
  • eden49
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