Avoiding tsunami aid scams urged in editorial
The Gazette urges careful giving after earthquakes and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. Edward Kemp proposes an Asia 1 in a Million fund, aiming for 1 million donors contributing 100 dollars each. Guides favor giving to established groups like the Red Cross and warn of scams via phone, email, and door to door solicitations.
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Americans Face Clash Over Charity After Tsunami Aid
The piece argues Americans are among the world's most generous when wealth is weighted, despite U.N. and Times claims of stinginess. It contrasts private American giving with government aid, notes high U.S. charitable totals, cites studies on generosity by state and country, and critiques political framing in the aid debate.
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Catalogue of Philanthropy
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Questioning truth through evidence and belief
Leland Belden from Alburnett urges readers to challenge claims by asking for evidence rather than relying on tradition or authority. He contrasts churchly certainty with evidence grounded thinking and calls for careful scrutiny before accepting any asserted truth.
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Enemies of Christmas root out call stirs Cedar Rapids letter
In a Dec 29 letter JoyAnn Keener of Cedar Rapids argues against attacks on Christmas and urges Christians to focus on Christ in the season. She criticizes spending, pagan symbols, and Hallmark framing, suggesting charity and simpler celebration while noting Hanukkah and Kwanzaa as alternatives.
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Belief and Evidence in Dawkins Advice
Richard Dawkins in A Devil's Chaplain counsels his 10 year old daughter to suspend belief until evidence. He warns against three bad bases for beliefs tradition authority and revelation as children grow up with differing convictions across Muslim and Christian backgrounds and within Catholic groups.
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Richard Dawkins
One in a Million relief drive for Asia donations
A grassroots appeal asks readers to donate $100 to the American Red Cross International Response Fund to aid Asia after the earthquake and tsunami. The plan envisions one million people contributing to raise $100 million, with instructions to mail to P.O. Box 37243 Washington DC 20013 and to encourage forwarding the message.
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