{"id":2452,"date":"2011-03-17T09:39:39","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T15:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2452"},"modified":"2011-03-17T09:39:39","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T15:39:39","slug":"helping-japan%e2%80%94as-a-pagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2452","title":{"rendered":"Helping Japan\u2014As a Pagan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you can, please donate to the <a href=\" http:\/\/www.firstgiving.com\/fundraiser\/Pagan-Community\/doctors-without-borders\">Pagan-identified fundraising drive for the the charity Doctors Without Borders <\/a> for medical assistance in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>I just did.<\/p>\n<p>As of today, this Pagan relief effort has raised more than $16,000. <a href=\"http:\/\/wildhunt.org\/blog\/2011\/03\/quick-notes-pagan-japan-relief-project-more-madison-protest-interviews-and-the-magic-of-treadwells.html\">More about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other charities involved, such as the Japanese Red Cross, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/crisisresponse\/japanquake2011.html\">are grouped on this page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you can, please donate to the Pagan-identified fundraising drive for the the charity Doctors Without Borders for medical assistance in Japan. I just did. As of today, this Pagan relief effort has raised more than $16,000. More about it here. 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