Ice Bucket Challenge...gone Wrong. Lol

[Seven77]

I think the challenge can be done, provided that videos encourage donors to ask that their donations not go towards ESR but towards ASR, evangelizing in the process. Withholding wasting water in the videos would also send a positive message.

 

Catholics need to creatively build up the culture from the inside out. Shine more lights to counter the darkness instead of just cursing it.

 

 

Edited August 22, 2014 by Seven77

[CrossCuT]

Best one.

 

http://youtu.be/YOa7ZjxRuKM

Edited August 22, 2014 by CrossCuT

[DemonSlayer]

It's unfortunate that most well known non-Catholic charities has practices that conflict with Catholic teaching (mainly contraception and embryonic stem cell research), because they are so well known, Catholics will donate to them without knowing or wanting to know about these practices. I wish that there was a way to let Catholics know about them in an effective and non-divisive way.

I've already seen Catholics post their videos online with a link to ALSA's website, not sure if telling them why they shouldn't donate to ALSA would go down well (or they may just not understand it)...

 

More information about ALSA's use of stem cell research and alternative groups to donate to:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/frmichaelduffy/2014/08/the-moral-problem-with-the-als-ice-bucket-challenge/

http://www.ucatholic.com/blog/catholics-and-the-ice-bucket-challenge/

http://www.lifenews.com/2014/08/25/catholic-church-warns-pro-lifers-about-ice-bucket-challenge-donations/

http://www.lifenews.com/2014/08/21/send-your-ice-bucket-challenge-donation-to-ethical-successful-adult-stem-cell-research/

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/ohio-archdiocese-urges-ice-bucket-funds-for-catholic-center-51661/

 

ALSA on embryonic stem cell research:

http://www.alsa.org/research/about-als-research/stem-cells.html

http://www.alsa.org/research/about-als-research/primer-on-stem-cells.html