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  • Progressive Christians Start O. C. [Calif.] Chapter [Religious Left Alert]

    09/05/2006 2:19:07 PM PDT · by Fiji Hill · 12 replies · 415+ views
    The Orange County Register ^ | September 5, 2006 | Ann Pepper
    Progressive Christians Start O.C. ChapterBy Ann Pepper The Orange County Register A group of Orange County activists wants to recast the public voice of religion and base it on Christ's "radical" admonition to love your neighbor as yourself. This summer, hoping to attract believers who feel their faith has been hijacked by political interests, Progressive Christians Uniting, a 10-year-old Southern California-based organization, opened an Orange County chapter. The group has already begun launching teach-ins and discussion groups, including one to be held Sept. 12 to Oct. 31 at First Christian Church in Fullerton. The seminars will be based on...
  • NYT: Charities -- Tsunami Followed by Another Kind of Flood: U.S. Citizens' Dollars (+ editorial)

    12/30/2004 9:11:33 AM PST · by OESY · 93 replies · 2,596+ views
    New York Times ^ | December 30, 2004 | STEPHANIE STROM
    Millions of dollars are flowing into the coffers of major disaster relief organizations to help victims of the tsunami that ravaged countries on the Indian Ocean. A man walked into the Atlanta office of CARE USA, a branch of the international aid organization, and handed the receptionist a check for $10,000. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has allotted $3 million for food, water, shelter and health care, and organizations report that their Web sites are overwhelmed by people seeking to donate electronically. The money could not come at a better time, aid officials say. Many of the organizations that...