Comments | leora: *sighs*

leora

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Oct 17, 2011 15:31

It's not everyday that the American Cancer Society upsets me. Like almost all people, I am anti-cancer. It's not easy to find someone who likes cancer. It's kind of a given that I dislike cancer a whole lot. But from this article, it looks like the American Cancer Society values not being too publicly seen as taking money from atheists more than it ( Read more... )

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redbird October 17 2011, 23:57:26 UTC

I also saw a follow-up suggesting that the ACS is spending a high percentage of their donations on running the charity campaigns, and a low percentage on research and programs for cancer patients. So there might be better places to put your money anyhow, even assuming you want to donate it specifically for fighting cancer.

earthdragon October 18 2011, 03:01:17 UTC

Drat.
I was hoping to be able to suggest them as an alternative to the Susan Korman 'for the cure' group, which I've heard is rather bad percentage-wise itself, and rather litigious and seeking more publicity for itself then its cause.

redbird October 18 2011, 11:50:17 UTC

Here's a post with some cancer charities that are giving more to the actual programs. Disclaimer: I haven't checked these personally.

beth_leonard October 18 2011, 05:00:10 UTC

Your ETA responded link doesn't link to the ACS, it links to another blog post. My natural response to any article is cynicism, although in the case of athesists, it could certainly be bigotry against them ( ... )

leora October 18 2011, 05:35:10 UTC

A fair point. I tried to find something linked to the American Cancer Society directly, and the only statement I could find was on their Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/notes/american-cancer-society-relay-for-life/an-open-letter-to-our-relay-for-life-friends/10150278676561640 which basically addresses absolutely none of the points made by Beyond Belief ( ... )