A new aid fund, Non-Believers Giving Aid, has been established to support the Haitian relief effort, and it’s earning attention in national media. The USA Today’s religion, spirituality, and ethics reporter, Cathy Lynn Grossman, wrote an article on the new fund, saying:
Now unbelievers want the world to know they’re just as caring. The champion of unbelief Richard Dawkins, Britain’s star atheist scientist, has announced he’ll personally cover the PayPal fees (up to $10,000) for donations to two non-religious relief groups — Doctors without Borders and the Red Cross — through a newly established site called Unbelievers Giving Aid.
Non-Believers Giving Aid has two goals: give “100% of your donation” to secular charities that are working to provide relief in Haiti, and counter “the scandalous myth that only the religious care about their fellow-humans.”
The Drexel Freethought Society has also been in contact with Drexel University with how we can further aid Haitian relief. More information will be posted about the University’s relief efforts in the future.
