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Religions > Atheism |
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"Fredric L. Rice" |
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03 Jul 2004 10:56:53 AM |
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Pagan faith based groups |
Colby, from Centralia MO writes:
Do you feel that Pagan faith based groups should be given
the same considerations as any other group that seeks aid?
Jim Towey
I haven't run into a pagan faith-based group yet, much less
a pagan group that cares for the poor! Once you make it
clear to any applicant that public money must go to public
purposes and can't be used to promote ideology, the fringe
groups lose interest. Helping the poor is tough work and only
those with loving hearts seem drawn to it.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/20031126.html
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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| Title: Re: Pagan faith based groups |
03 Jul 2004 12:01:36 PM |
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"Fredric L. Rice" <REMOVEFRice@SkepticTank.ORG> wrote in message
news:10edm36832rgkf7@corp.supernews.com...
Colby, from Centralia MO writes:
Do you feel that Pagan faith based groups should be given
the same considerations as any other group that seeks aid?
Jim Towey
I haven't run into a pagan faith-based group yet, much less
a pagan group that cares for the poor! Once you make it
clear to any applicant that public money must go to public
purposes and can't be used to promote ideology, the fringe
groups lose interest. Helping the poor is tough work and only
those with loving hearts seem drawn to it.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/20031126.html
In such situations I usually say "That's nice of you. Now answer the
question."
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| User: "Gregory Gadow" |
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| Title: Re: Pagan faith based groups |
06 Jul 2004 08:42:55 AM |
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"Fredric L. Rice" wrote:
Colby, from Centralia MO writes:
Do you feel that Pagan faith based groups should be given
the same considerations as any other group that seeks aid?
Jim Towey
I haven't run into a pagan faith-based group yet, much less
a pagan group that cares for the poor! Once you make it
clear to any applicant that public money must go to public
purposes and can't be used to promote ideology, the fringe
groups lose interest. Helping the poor is tough work and only
those with loving hearts seem drawn to it.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/20031126.html
When I was an active Wiccan, the circle I was with worked extensively with
local charity groups. At our weekly get-togethers, a collection of money and
canned goods was taken up, to benefit different groups every month.
The issue is that there are far fewer pagans than there are Christians. Most
Christian-based charities don't give a rat's ***** about the religion of the
volunteer or contributor as long as the people being served are helped. The
irony is that at most honest Christian charities (those that serve the needy
rather than preach), you are far more likely to find Pagans, Buddhists, Jews,
Atheists and pretty much anyone BUT Christians doing the real work.
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Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
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