Young Freethought: Non-Believers Giving Aid

Monday, 18 January 2010

Non-Believers Giving Aid - Haiti Earthquake

A short post about the recent disaster in Haiti. As a non-believer, you may want to ensure your money does not end up supporting any form of proselytizing or conditional aid. As such, we felt that we should make you aware of the RDFRS’s and other freethinking associations’ attempts at providing secular aid to the people of Haiti – Non-Believers Giving Aid. The RDFRS website states:

Clearly the immediate need is for the suffering people of Haiti, and all the money raised by this current appeal will go to that cause, but the new account will remain available for future emergencies too. There are, of course, many ways for you to donate to relief organizations already, but doing it through Non-Believers Giving Aid offers some advantages:

1. 100% of your donation will be go to these charities: not even the PayPal fees will be deducted from your donation, since Richard will personally donate a sum to cover the cost of these (capped at $10,000). This means that more of your money will reach the people in need.

2. When donating via Non-Believers Giving Aid, you are helping to counter the scandalous myth that only the religious care about their fellow-humans.

If you can, please give generously. Do not, however, feel we are commanding you to do so. All we hope is to make you aware of a non-religious way of supporting the relief effort. Our sympathies are with those affected by this disaster.

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