World Vision rejects, Care Aust. accepts $500,000 for Tsunami victims.

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  BLISSISIGNORANCE

  How can anyone justify not accepting help or not offering help under these circumstances?

  Thank goodness things were thought through and the $500,000 will be used to save lives.

  Seems like everyone is getting in to help................oh, except the JWs who only help their own! (as a collective. I'ld like to believe some individual dubs are donating)

  If you can handle the images, click on the PHOTO GALLERY, in 'Related Links' on the right. It really helps to appreciate how much assistance is needed over there.

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  Print Email Last Update: Monday, January 3, 2005. 4:30pm (AEDT) World Vision rejects donation from NSW clubs Care Australia has accepted $500,000 in donations from Clubs New South Wales, after World Vision rejected the money. World Vision rejected the funds because they were raised from revenue from gambling and alcohol but the group has since changed its mind. Clubs New South Wales says World Vision's change of heart is too late and it will honour a new agreement with Care Australia. Care Australia's Grant Thomas says it is not concerned about where the money has come from. "On behalf of Care Australia we're extremely thrilled with the $500,000 donation from Clubs NSW," he said. "The funding's going to go towards some oral rehydration tablets which are desperately needed in the Aceh region at the moment. "Clearly the devastation that is across there at the moment is absolutely incredible so we're grateful for the support." Full coverage: Asia Tsunami Disaster ABC News Online special presentation. Photo gallery: Tsunami devastation Images of the damage caused by an earthquake and tidal waves in Asia. Photo gallery: World rushes to Asia's aid Images of the relief effort to help tsunami victims, which is the largest ever staged. Eyewitness reports Read first-hand accounts of the tsunami disaster. A helping hand Australians wishing to assist victims of the Asian tsunami can donate to local aid agencies. Print Email

  Full coverage: Asia Tsunami Disaster ABC News Online special presentation. Photo gallery: Tsunami devastation Images of the damage caused by an earthquake and tidal waves in Asia. Photo gallery: World rushes to Asia's aid Images of the relief effort to help tsunami victims, which is the largest ever staged. Eyewitness reports Read first-hand accounts of the tsunami disaster. A helping hand Australians wishing to assist victims of the Asian tsunami can donate to local aid agencies. Tsunami donors may not fulfil pledges: UN Downer, Keelty to assess tsunami relief Demons grieve Broadbridge Insurgents target Allawi as attacks increase Lifesavers expect Perth beach dangers to ease Quiksilver eyes ski equipment maker Dusty tourists threaten delicate David Ponting relieved to break century drought
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  DevonMcBride

  Last week I made a post about World Visions hiring discrimination.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/82608/1350084/post.ashx#1350084

  Devon
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  unclebruce

  "How can anyone justify not accepting help or not offering help under these circumstances?"

  G'day Blissisignorance,

  This little episode is just one worrying sign of Australias political climate continuing its slow lurch to the right. Fundamentalist Christians helped the current crop of souless polies into power and the jesus fascists are more open and cocky than we've ever seen before in this brown and pleasant land (our church and state are still far more reasonable and separate than in the USA though

  Most Australian gamblers couldn't spell tsunami sober but give what they can to in times like this. Actually the head of World Vision Aust, REV Costello (brother of Australia's very wealthy treasurer) belatedly said he would accept the beer & poker money but the clubs have said nope too late.

  unclebruce
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  confusedjw

  Pretty self righteous

  I wonder who they were thinking of, the victims or their own self image?