Posted on 01/19/2010 9:05:33 AM PST by Between the Lines
"Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
That should read: Matthew 6:1-4
This proves that some atheists are the biggest fools alive. WHY, WHY, WHY do you care? Richard Dawkins, you just saw 200K of your competitors die? You should be celebrating! There is no reason, NONE, for an atheist to do ANYTHING to help. They have no plausible motive that is consistent with their belief system. As Chesterton said, paraphrasing, the atheist has materialism and nothing else.
Won’t work. It’s been proven that the non-religious are much less charitable with their time and money than are the religious.
I can not think of an NGO's that is not is some way "Faith Based". Some have tried to remove the appearance of a faith based organizations, but deep down if the Christians don't support it the funds and workers will dry up.
When bundling supplies, please remember to not form crosses with the binding or the pallets.
It’s nice that they’re doing something, but it’s a shame that they’re doing it out of political motives rather than because they actually give a damn about the people of Haiti. No matter, their contribution will be dwarfed and forgotten in the wake of the religious charities.
Dawkins has joined 13 other groups to create the Non-Believers Giving Aid. Donors are told that when they give they are "helping to counter the scandalous myth that only the religious care about their fellow-humans.""[W]e do not hide behind the notion that earthly suffering will be rewarded in a heavenly paradise, nor do we expect a heavenly reward for our generosity
They DO expect a "karmic" reward (in positive publicity for their atheist movement) for their good deed.
This is a marketing gimmick. Give the money and shut up if you are doing it STRICTLY to be nice. You are doing it to show that "atheists give without expecting ANYTHING in return" when you acknowlege it is to "challenge a myth".
Head Voodoo Priest Protests Haitis Mass Burials, Fear of Zombies (Monday, January 18, 2010)
The head Voodoo priest of Haiti is sickened by the desecration of dead bodies, as they are unceremoniously collected off of the city streets and hurled into mass graves. In a nation where many people practice Voodoo, the supernatural prospect of Zombies rising from the mass graves to prey on the living, is a real fear.
Psshaw, liberals are VERY generous with YOUR money.
The ontological argument for God is the most ridiculous of all theist arguments.
"I perceive God to exist, therefore he does."
Sure; good luck with that.
I'm sure the atheist would wave down the nearest Christian while he tended to the physical injury.
What would a Christian relief worker do if an injured Haitian asked the Christian to perform a voodoo incantation to help him.
That’s really stupid, atheists believe that belief in God is man’s biggest problem, you know, all wars are fought in the name of God and what not; so an atheist would likely let the injured be and move onto another. I guarantee that if a voodoo practicing Haitian were injured and a Christian were helping him, he’d be very glad, and he would know that a Christin would not accede to the wish of invoking demons... while the atheist, in his ignorance, would accede and allow for demonic intervention. If the atheist wishes to know whether or not demons exist, stay and live among those who practice voodoo or other paganistc practices, and challenge them to a, shall we say, contest.
What?
You're saying that the atheist would perform a voodoo ritual on an injured person?
Sorry, the stupidity lies with you.
Like it or not, voodoo is not Satan worship or "demonic intervention", but an amalgamation of various West African religions and Roman Catholicism, caused by the forced conversion of slaves during the height of the salve trade. They integrated a lot of the Catholic saints into the calendar and ceremonies. Google Loa.
I'm sure the atheist wouldn't care one way or another if a third party said a prayer to God or conjured up a loa ritual.
What difference would it make if you're an atheist?
The non-believer would probably let the injured person and their spiritual friend be, whereas you alluded that the Christian would most likely try to step in and prevent what he views as "demonic intervention".
As to why people care for one another, I'm not aware of any celestial permission needed to care for another individual and alleviate suffering. Call it human solidarity or whatever you want. There's no moral action performed by a believer that can't also be performed by a non-believer.
Exactly! Evolutionary culling in action! Fewer competitors for scarce resources!
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