Was Mother Teresa a masochist?
The nun viewed human suffering as integral to faith, prompting the question: Why does Catholicism fetishize pain?
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 4:04 PM UTC 29Life AlterNet, Religion, Catholicism
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Life AlterNet, Religion, Catholicism
My life on the streets
When my family fell on hard times, I learned that the poor live in a parallel America
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 9:27 PM UTCLife AlterNet, Poverty, Charity, Pride
Inside the “Celebrity Apprentice” charities: The good, the bad and the defunct
"Celebrity Apprentice" contestants have solicited money for charities that independent evaluators find questionable
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 6:10 PM UTCEntertainment Donald Trump, marlee matlin
World Bank gives $8.75 million to Sean Penn’s Haiti charity
The actor's organization will help relocate displaced Haitians
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 12:32 PM UTCEntertainment Sean Penn, Haiti, Charity
Do religious conservatives make lousy tippers?
The story of a pastor who stiffed her Applebee's waitress has gone viral, but she may not be alone
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 8:01 PM UTC 63Social AlterNet, Religion, Christianity
Sci-fi writer makes $50,000 for charity off of his “troll”
When his online nemesis called him a rapist and a "gamma male," John Scalzi mobilized his readership for charity
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 33Life vox day, john scalzi
Major charitable gifts dropped by 30 percent last year
America's wealthiest gave less in 2012, showing that philanthropy is not a reliable resource
Friday, Jan 4, 2013 7:45 PM UTCNews Warren Buffett, big society
Africa: Help us send radiators to Norway!
Meet Radi-Aid: A campaign asking you to send your radiators to frostbitten Norwegians -- and rethink poverty porn VIDEO
Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 6:49 PM UTCNews feed the children
Worker calls cops on Salvation Army for noise complaint
Salvation Army's bell ringers make one Portsmouth, N.H. woman "hate Christmas"
Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 4:30 PM UTC 11Life holiday spirit, salvation army
Help charities hit by Sandy
Organizations counting on fundraising from the NYC marathon got slammed. Here's how you can support them
Monday, Nov 5, 2012 10:43 PM UTCSocial fundraising, sandy
Charity to use “Fifty Shades of Grey” as toilet paper
A charity for abuse victims has called the best-selling sado-masochistic erotic thriller "vile"
Monday, Nov 5, 2012 6:46 PM UTC 22Entertainment E.L. James
How Romney used his church’s charity status to lower his tax bill
Mitt rented the Mormon church's tax exempt status to decrease his bill, new documents show
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 1:57 AM UTC 27Politics Election 2012
Sandy relief steps up
A national effort by the Red Cross is bolstered by local volunteers and Occupy aid
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 3:40 PM UTCNews Blood Drive, Red Cross
SCOTUS to consider fate of jailed Muslim charity leaders
ACLU has called it a "violation of fundamental rights" that the Holy Land Five face up to 65 years in prison
Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 8:29 PM UTCNews Holy Land Foundation, Muslims
Armstrong avoids drug questions at fundraiser
At Livestrong anniversary, disgraced cyclist mentions "difficult couple of weeks"
Sunday, Oct 21, 2012 6:51 PM UTC 16News USADA, Doping, Lance Armstrong
Tyler Perry donates van to woman with cerebral palsy
Filmmaker Tyler Perry is giving a Georgia woman a van after hers was stolen
Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012 1:00 PM UTCNews Tyler Perry, Charity, Georgia
Charity isn’t always praiseworthy
More billionaires this week took the Buffett-Gates pledge, but giving to charity is a political act
Friday, Sep 21, 2012 9:20 PM UTC 14News The Giving Pledge, Bill Gates
More billionaires pledge fortunes to charity
Eleven more ultra-rich people join the Buffett-Gates pledge
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 4:08 PM UTCNews Bill Gates, Philanthropy
Kremlin kicks out USAID
Analysts see move as hostile to pro-democracy groups
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 8:38 PM UTCNews Russia, Big story you missed
Flight of the Conchords return
The comedy duo found inspiration from kids in their latest song VIDEO
Monday, Aug 27, 2012 6:56 PM UTCEntertainment Comedy, Flight of the Conchords
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