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Talk:Atheism and charity (view source)
Revision as of 20:21, October 5, 2009
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:But the money that goes to churches goes to help the needy, while many charities, even non-profits, take most of the donations and use them for their own operating costs. So not only are Christians more giving, but their donations are used more effectively.--[[User:FredCorps|FredCorps]] 10:38, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
:But the money that goes to churches goes to help the needy, while many charities, even non-profits, take most of the donations and use them for their own operating costs. So not only are Christians more giving, but their donations are used more effectively.--[[User:FredCorps|FredCorps]] 10:38, 8 April 2009 (EDT)
:: Fred, you yourself have just drawn a distinction yourself between "churches" and "charities". Also, churches spend large amounts of their collections to maintain and expand facilities, organize events, publish newsletters, supply classrooms, and so on. The church members themselves certainly benefit from those expenditures, and they cannot therefore be considered charity in the strictest sense. I do not know whether the cited statistics include church giving or not, but would be interested to know.--[[User:Webbpa|Webbpa]] 16:21, 5 October 2009 (EDT)
== Picture ==
== Picture ==
Hey, I was just link-surfing and I came upon this page. I noticed the picture of two un-named (presumably poor) children. In my personal opinion, the photo has very little to do with the article. The article concerns atheists, not poor people. Perhaps a different photo would be better? [[User:Luminite2|Luminite2]] 22:47, 9 April 2009 (EDT)
Hey, I was just link-surfing and I came upon this page. I noticed the picture of two un-named (presumably poor) children. In my personal opinion, the photo has very little to do with the article. The article concerns atheists, not poor people. Perhaps a different photo would be better? [[User:Luminite2|Luminite2]] 22:47, 9 April 2009 (EDT)