Jan 14, 2010 -- 5:12PM, Agnosticspirit wrote:

Jan 14, 2010 -- 4:51PM, Ridcully wrote:

Jan 14, 2010 -- 4:09PM, Agnosticspirit wrote:

Wouldn't it be cool if the owner of Beliefnet could/would match donations made by Beliefnet members?

That's a great idea.  Anyone in the higher management levels at B-Net paying attention?

Well,  staff occasionally checks in on this board, that's why I pitched it in public.

I've already sent $$ to Doctors without Borders,  but if I can find a company to match my donation I'll pitch in more. Now that there's a backlog to get relief supplies in, this will be a long haul. Thanks for giving me the kick in the arse to send an email to Martha (head cheese of Beliefnet community)! Just sent her a note .... It would be up to her to forward it to the deep pockets of Murdoch, Inc. :)

Good morning everyone! Brief update from Martha Ainsworth, Beliefnet Community directory.... Fox is currently matching employee donations for Haiti relief.... Very, very, SUPER cool! :) .... there's apparently more to Fox than "Faux News"...

Martha is escalating the request for Fox to match Bnet member donations... Will post an update when we hear something.

Jan 19, 2010 -- 11:38AM, sydneymoon wrote:

The elder Bush helped out w/ Katrina. George Walker Bush is now spearheading, along w/ Clinton, an effort to send aid to Haiti. They were both on several news outlets being interviewed in regard to the recent trajedy.

It sure looked like GWB on TV.

ML just has a kneejerk reaction to dump on all my posts.

There has been a substantial difference in the treatment of Haitians versus Cubans coming to south florida due to the wet foot and dry foot policy. It has seemed inhuman at times that one group has been allowed to immigrate and to become american citizens upon landing immediately in south florida if they make it to land whereas Haitians have been repatriated, almost at times immediately. The Haitian group was at one time even  kept in tents, while Cubans were kept in the peace tower after original members of this group  had been flown into south florida. It has been dehumanizing to watch the vast difference. President after president has sent not even often basic aid, just soldiers to guard and there were even reports at time of issues which I will not discuss happening in their ranks even knowing the dire straights of the people in haiti, basic yearly incomes so low that its would be impossible for most humans to survive No one had even tried to change the groups status. Pleas from church groups falling often on deaf ears.  Until last sunday when I read in the Sun Sentinel that for the first time the Haitians that are presently here could sign up for 12-14 months and get visas. I dont have the paper sitting in front of me to give the correct praise to the Department that is responsible for finally changing this status. It seems it has taken an earth quake to move the hearts of men.

 Once  I was flying in from michigan and on my flight there was a female from the Atlanta disease control seated with me, and she said she was working in that country to study elephantitis> not in front of dictionary. It seemed they were studying it not treating it. 

Thank God, for his grace and Mercy.