Wednesday, December 29, 2004

A Tsunami of Generosity

Tim Blair's post "Christmas Sales", shows that no opportunity for expressing Anti-Americanism will be lost. This diatribe come courtesy of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. As always, the figures used do not include private donations. But then "private" is not part of the socialist mindset.

I work for a small company that supports (with corporate profits) two Ugandan orphans through World Vision. In addition, some employees of that same company voluntarily support additional orphans through a payroll deduction. This springs from a project at my employer's church to provide support for every orphan in a Ugandan city. This is a long-term commitment. This is just one small example. At my own church, with a Sunday attendance of thousands, virtually everyone gives at least 10% of their pretax income. No pulpit pounding necessary, people go there partly because they believe that. Although I wish all Americans would do more, I see no virtue in our government doing more.

Enough Ranting. As Tim Blair said, "If you can't decide on a particular charity, I suggest World Vision." You will find their donation website here. You can link to their international organizations from that website also, if you would prefer. (This is for my thousands of international readers.) Once again, give like Democrats vote: early and often!

PS: Mr. Blair updates Australia's contribution figures here. Read it and laugh at the "very virtuous" effort of France!