A lack of charity
North Dakota Bishops Issue Charity Guidelines Ah Catholicism, a religion that takes Paula Abdul’s music to heart. (It takes two steps forward, then two steps back…) Two bishops in North Dakota show us...
View ArticleGAVI and me
There are some causes worth fighting for and recently Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation had a conference to drum up funding for vaccination schemes across Africa where vaccine uptakes are...
View ArticleVictims of Disease
Animal Aid are a british based animal liberation organisation calling for the reduction of people giving money to charities such as Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation, Parkinson’s UK and the...
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The Changing Face of HIV and AIDS
Click to see a Larger Image It’s a stunning piece of information, simple and elegant enough to portray the fight against HIV/AIDS that we are facing. It’s still a big problem, it’s not going to go...
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It’s Not Lying! It’s Just Research Lite!
Thou shalt not bear false witness – Exodus 20:16 It surprises me how many people of the Abrahamic Faiths (Islam, Judaism, Christianity and associated...
View ArticleIt’s Not All Doom and Gloom – Rachel’s Water
I am a big fan of Russel Howard’s Good News (It’s a british comedy show) and every episode ends with something good. News generally is just horrible things. Good things rarely make the news. And for...
View ArticleHags of Lag – Gamers for Godlessness… No I Am Not Saying the Whole Thing!
Well yes, it’s on like it’s donkey konga. Yes, it’s the first FTB vs. JT Eberhard (or JT vs JT) event. And it’s for a good cause! All proceeds go to Camp Quest and Women in Skepticism… Which is why I...
View ArticleGive Aid
We are Atheism is organising a fundraiser for the Sandy Hook victims. Go show them some love. Fly My Pretties!
View ArticleEd Needs You
For those who haven’t heard, Ed’s had some pretty major (and to the medics here pretty damn awesome) surgery over the past few days. He is back home and blogging away but thanks to his medical system...
View ArticleStill Angry But Here are Some Results…
So It’s been more than a week since I started asking people two questions… And here are some answers… 1. What is the Most Common Genetic Disorder? The Most common disorder in humans was an interesting...
View ArticleThe Other Malala
Sometimes we need to read deeper into the stories that grasp our attention. We are all familiar with Malala and her brave stance. But remember, the Taliban didn’t just shoot her. They shot other people...
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How to Break your Heart
There is nothing happy in this post. There is however something you can do to make others happy. Just writing this broke my heart and genuinely made me tear up. I couldn’t continue writing what I...
View ArticleHelp the Real Vampires, Be a Hero!
I know it’s a silly title but there are people who need blood to live. Want to be a hero? Most of us can do this. Give blood. It doesn’t matter where you live, donate if you can. I have donated to...
View ArticleSuicide is Painless
One of the biggest influences in the kind of doctor I wanted to be wasn’t my parents but a TV show. I know it sounds cliche but everything I learnt about being there for your patients I learnt from...
View ArticleEverest for Charity
A friend of mine is planning to do something amazing. He is planning to climb Mount Everest for charity. Peter Bradley grew up with me and we went to school together so it is with great pride that I...
View ArticleWhat can you live on
What can you live on? Tushar studied the University of Pennsylvania. Matt studied in MIT. Both are ethnically Indian and decided to return to their roots and give something back. Both decided to return...
View ArticleThe Price of Homelessness
A film-maker researching a documentary on homelessness was found dead in Newcastle. He had hoped to live like the homeless do and braved freezing temperatures to live like them. “I am about to go and...
View ArticleSecular Student Alliance Week
I will be part of the Secular Student Alliance Week and will be part of there blogathon here. For now you guys should “totally donate” to their cause, but if you wish to hold your donations, then I...
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Vulture Brigade
There is a tendency among a lot of people who cannot understand a tragedy to utilise it to strengthen their delusional world view. The Boston Marathon Attack has had these “fine” outstanding...
View ArticleSSA Blogathon Schedule
Well I am doing another SSA blogathon schedule tomorrow with Tiga. Both of us will be on a Google Hangout and I will be taking suggestions. I won’t be doing the “blog every 30 minutes” malarky. It’s...
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