With the recent events in Haiti, I found a site that may be of interest to some atheists and agnostics out there.
The Haitian people are suffering immeasurably in this latest natural disaster, and I think, regardless of your faith, or the lack thereof, we can all agree that helping these people in their ‘hour of need’, so to speak, is a good thing to do.
I recently read an article in the Huffington Post, published on New Year’s Day by Valerie Tarico, that caught my attention. The article, entitled, “Hey Atheist — Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is” is about a new foundation that attempts to put a nicer ‘face’, if you will, on atheists and agnostics who are concerned about humanity every bit as much as theists and religious people. The foundation is called ‘Foundation Beyond Belief’ at http://foundationbeyondbelief.org/ and offers much information on various charities that are providing help to people in need simply because it’s the right thing to do, not because of any theistic belief system.
While I think in times like these, whatever you give to help to whatever charity is much needed and appreciated.
However, if you are not theistic in your world view, you'd probably want your donation to go to agencies who are helping the needy, and doing so without comparable theistic agendas.
This is not a ’knock’ on religious charities. You do good work, and in the end, sincerely, I am glad you exist.
I just think it’s time for, as Tarico’s article speaks to, the atheists and agnostics of the world to have a more visible 'place' to go to demonstrate that just because there is a NATURAL disaster from what is believed to be NATURAL causes (unless of course you have an insurance company that labels these events as 'Acts of God'), these same atheists and agnostics don’t just turn away from those NATURALLY affected. Atheists and agnostics want to help as much as the theists do, they just don’t ascribe any SUPERNATURAL pretense to the helping, or appeal to a SUPERNATURAL being for relief.
At the end of the day, it's really you and I, human beings of planet Earth, that are the relief. We must do our best to help our fellow human beings on the planet at all times, but especially during the most dire of times for people affected by forces beyond their control.
There should be plenty of ‘room at the table’, so to speak, for people who want to help without religion, and those that want to help with.
Thank you for reading this entry, and I hope you can find time to do something, whatever that something is, to help the Haitian people during this most difficult time.
The Haitian people are suffering immeasurably in this latest natural disaster, and I think, regardless of your faith, or the lack thereof, we can all agree that helping these people in their ‘hour of need’, so to speak, is a good thing to do.
I recently read an article in the Huffington Post, published on New Year’s Day by Valerie Tarico, that caught my attention. The article, entitled, “Hey Atheist — Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is” is about a new foundation that attempts to put a nicer ‘face’, if you will, on atheists and agnostics who are concerned about humanity every bit as much as theists and religious people. The foundation is called ‘Foundation Beyond Belief’ at http://foundationbeyondbelief.org/ and offers much information on various charities that are providing help to people in need simply because it’s the right thing to do, not because of any theistic belief system.
While I think in times like these, whatever you give to help to whatever charity is much needed and appreciated.
However, if you are not theistic in your world view, you'd probably want your donation to go to agencies who are helping the needy, and doing so without comparable theistic agendas.
This is not a ’knock’ on religious charities. You do good work, and in the end, sincerely, I am glad you exist.
I just think it’s time for, as Tarico’s article speaks to, the atheists and agnostics of the world to have a more visible 'place' to go to demonstrate that just because there is a NATURAL disaster from what is believed to be NATURAL causes (unless of course you have an insurance company that labels these events as 'Acts of God'), these same atheists and agnostics don’t just turn away from those NATURALLY affected. Atheists and agnostics want to help as much as the theists do, they just don’t ascribe any SUPERNATURAL pretense to the helping, or appeal to a SUPERNATURAL being for relief.
At the end of the day, it's really you and I, human beings of planet Earth, that are the relief. We must do our best to help our fellow human beings on the planet at all times, but especially during the most dire of times for people affected by forces beyond their control.
There should be plenty of ‘room at the table’, so to speak, for people who want to help without religion, and those that want to help with.
Thank you for reading this entry, and I hope you can find time to do something, whatever that something is, to help the Haitian people during this most difficult time.
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