Study Claims People of Faith Are Stingy

The Christian Diarist ^ | May 2, 2012 | JP

[johngrace]

ROFL!! I know what an asinine study. In between smoking some weed She figured How a good study is figured.

Any real person knows people are only charitable with there own money is really involved not something given to be given any way.

[redgolum]

Interesting.

So what was the sample? Who were these two groups, and what other factors came into play?

One of the reasons I no longer subscribe to many “science” publications is that the studies are often very poorly done.

[Tax-chick]

They determined that those who agreed with such statements as “when I see someone being taken advantage of, I feel kind of protective of them” were more inclined to show generosity.

Oh, brilliant!

When I see someone "being taken advantage of," I think, "Why didn't his parents teach him any common sense?" and then I donate to The Salvation Army or Baptist Relief, so as to do some real good for people genuinely in need.

[Secret Agent Man]

People have posted studies here that show religious people give far more than non religious people.

[CHRISTIAN DIARIST]

Okay. People of faith are a large majority and, therefore, should be expected for much of the nation’s charitable giving.

So name me just one atheist-based charity that provides material suppprt to the poor, the hungry, the sick, the homeless.

[onedoug]

Yeah, that I don’t give money to some bum who insists on holding the Post Office door for me as opposed to a quadriplegic who works for herself.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

So name me just one atheist-based charity that provides material suppprt to the poor, the hungry, the sick, the homeless.

Leftists’ “charity” (recalling that “charity” means love) is the Federal Government. And “giving” to that charity by leftists consists of advocating government taking property in the form of taxation, paying its debts in watered down money, or regulatory subverting of the value of property ownership.

Not in their own voluntary giving, and not even in paying taxes themselves. They are not even scandalized by tax cheats, as long as they are leftist tax cheats.

[cherry]

I guess they could just film who stops and gives the corner bum some money...you know the guy.."I'll work for food" sign holder...

that would be about as equal a study as this jack asses...

[Gumdrop]

I have no doubt that people like this woman have no idea of the vast numbers and varieties of charitable giving people do everyday.

IMHO, just paying the cost of sending your child to a private school is a form of charity (or at least “other-centered” giving). Any mothers who homeschool are also included in this (plus the dads who allow their wives to stay at home to home school).

Food shelves, free lunches, worn-a—bit-stores like St. Vincent de Paul’s, Women’s Guilds, and Salvation Army come to mind.

Giving to support a church is also a form of charitable givng - but athiests will not understand this either.

The argument is as silly as the other liberal claim that Tea Party members are racists.