{"id":148,"date":"2008-08-28T11:40:25","date_gmt":"2008-08-28T11:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2008\/08\/help-the-poor-on-blog-action-day.html"},"modified":"2008-08-28T11:40:25","modified_gmt":"2008-08-28T11:40:25","slug":"help-the-poor-on-blog-action-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2008\/08\/help-the-poor-on-blog-action-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Help the Poor on Blog Action Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The amazing thing about you, Beliefnet Community member, sitting there alone at your computer and reading this, is that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. By Internet magic, you&#8217;re connected to multiple thousands of people worldwide. And sometimes, we get chances to harness the power of our numbers and do something that re-shapes the world into something better.<br \/>\nTo wit: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogactionday.org\/\">Blog Action Day<\/a>. Each year, the folks at Blog Action Day recruit thousands of bloggers, podcasters, and videocasters to post about the same issue on the same day. This year, that issue is <strong>poverty<\/strong>, and that day is <strong>October 15<\/strong>. You can find out more about the event at <a href=\"http:\/\/blogactionday.org\/\">the B.A.D. website<\/a>.<br \/>\nBeliefnet bloggers and community members are invited to join Blog Action Day. <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/pattondodd\">Let me know<\/a> if you plan to blog about poverty in your member journal that day, or if you plan to upload a video or audio file to your profile. I&#8217;d love to see Beliefnet make a strong showing this year, and change the global conversation about the poor by contributing to the discussion happening here in our virtual backyard.<br \/>\nSome topics you might consider writing about:<br \/>\n&#8211; How has poverty affected you personally?<br \/>\n&#8211; Do you know anyone living below the poverty line?<br \/>\n&#8211; What is your prayer for the global poor?<br \/>\n&#8211; What ideas do you have for addressing poverty in your region?<br \/>\n&#8211; What would you like to see our next president do in terms of addressing poverty?<br \/>\n&#8211; What would you like to see your local churches to do address poverty?<br \/>\nAgain, <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/pattondodd\">give me a holler<\/a> if you plan to participate in Blog Action Day. I&#8217;ll pass along the word to the folks at B.A.D.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The amazing thing about you, Beliefnet Community member, sitting there alone at your computer and reading this, is that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. By Internet magic, you&#8217;re connected to multiple thousands of people worldwide. 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