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$100 Million Donation to the Research of Compassion and Empathy

29 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Denny Sanford made the donation after meeting the Dalai Lama The donation will be used to study compassion as well as empathy and how physicians can cultivate these qualities. This donation...

Pope Francis Donates $500,000 To Migrants Shunned at US-Mexico Border

30 Apr 2019
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Gary Nguyen

Pope Francis insisted on a humane way to solve the US-Mexico border migrant crisis. The pontiff, long known as a critic of the Trump border wall, said the money would go to people who wanted to have...

After Christian Burns $50 worth of LGBTQ Library Books Atheist Raises $1,600 to Replace Them

04 Nov 2018
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Kelly Frazier

American Atheists member starts a fundraiser after Christian destroys LGBTQ books. The latter has confirmed that they received in excess of 200 books after Dorr burned four books in a burning trash...

How Does Religion Affect Your Wallet?

23 Dec 2017
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C Barnett

New Study Shows the Religious Factors Affecting Individual Wealth A church's tactic of asking for money could be causing some individuals to leave. A new study published is demonstrating the effect...

Priest Donates $250,000 Prize Money from ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ to Catholic School

12 Oct 2016
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Nathan Glover

Fr. Bill Matheny donates Who Wants To Be A Millionaire winnings to St. Francis of Assisi School in St. Albans, West Virginia. A Catholic priest donated the $250,000 prize he won on the show Who Wants...

In an Gesture of Unity, Muslims help Jews to Repair Damaged Synagogue

13 Jun 2015
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Alison Lesley

Recently, a Jewish congregation received a donation from a local Muslim group to rebuild the synagogue with a message of "Living Together." A Jewish congregation in Arlon, Belgium recently received...