Atheists, even though you dont believe in God, please spare a thought for those less fortunate this Christmas.... [Spirituality & Religion]

Not this trash again. So you think just because they don't believe in God, they don't feed the poor. First of all, that's stupid and ignorant because I know atheists who are selfless and help the needy and Christians who are heartless and don't care about anybody. Secondly, it doesn't need to be Christmas to help the poor. I am an atheist and I am sponsoring a child with cerebral palsy to pay for his medicines every month.

Kindness to others doesn't hinge on belief or disbelief in God. I don't understand why you think atheists would need instruction.

I already do it and I don't think it has much to do with believing or not. Unless people help others because they think that it'll come back to them some day. In which case, it's more like an investment than doing it to improve someone else's life

If you need a religion to tell you to help those in need you’re either pretty dumb or pretty shitty.

OK, what makes you think an atheist would not do kind things for people? Do you think that because someone doesn't believe in a god that they are mean-spirited or mean?

Are you that ignorant?

Says someone who thinks the homeless should read books to solve their problems, and they don't deal with them

You are a useless troll.

I am both atheist and agnostic, but that doesn't stop me from being able to show compassion and empathy towards others.

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My religious shelter I went to one time wasn't the only one who did this:

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/09/05/appeals-court-you-cant-arrest-the-homeless-for-avoiding-faith-based-shelters/

https://www.mic.com/articles/104530/this-homeless-shelter-s-disturbing-policy-shows-the-problem-with-faith-based-charities

You know, when I was living in another city and lived with a psycho so I ended up having to leave, I ended up at a Christan homeless shelter. I have a good family and I could have gone home but decided it was worth a try to find a job so I could go to school

Turns out it's a cult. The people who were at that shelter have been there for seven years. You have to go to three prayer meetings a day, if you miss even one, you are kicked out.

I asked "well if I can't find time to take the bus and go to job interviews, do you help find me a job?"

I actually got scoffed at, like quite literally.

Later I looked up the reviews and they do operate as a cult. One reviewer said that a couple of sermons were quite mean and the reviewer was Christian lol.

So why don't you tell your fellow religious people those things?

I'd give anything for secularism to take over where religion has no business in anything.

We do. All theists do is call for prayer. Being Atheist means we connect on a human level. Theists use it as an excuse for doing nothing.

Compassion is not religion based nore is it an atheistic ideal..it just is. We should all practice it.

I used to work at a homeless shelter for families with children. Not all homeless people are street people, but I do remember we had one really great guy named Bob who used to drive out to where he knew the single men were living on the streets, and he would hand out drinks and sandwiches. He was really living what he believed, not just giving it lip service.

What a contemptible self serving post!!

I think like many of the other comments I don't know why you feel like you have to single out atheists as though they'd never think by themselves to do good.

Twice in my life I was active in the church. Twice I stopped when I first hand witnessed the amazing hypocrisy within those organisations.

I do my bit to help some and I do it throughout the year not to tick some box once a year ensuring my eternal life. I don't believe in that I do it because I'm a humanist.

what makes you think people who dont believe in your god, are not kind and helpful to others, thats not very Christian of you at all ,i think you should pray for yourself ask god for forgiveness , 🤔😕

you do realise most religions don't even have christmas? and why you only care about the less fortunate during christmas?

The fact that I don't believe in any gods has no bearing on whether I am a caring or generous person.

I don't need some ancient idea of religion for me to be able to appreciate and be thankful for what I have and to share that whenever I can.

I wish you a Merry Christmas and I hope you find it in your heart to spend more time being generous to others and less time directing others to be generous.

(hint: most of us already do that)

You seem to believe charity and compassion are feelings only present in people of faith.

For the folks who believe "she" is serious and not just trying to get a rise out of you

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Because someone is an atheist or not religious does not mean to say they do not have humanitarian feelings. An atheist is still made in the image of God whether he likes it or not! In Jesus’ parable of the good Samaritan it was not the religious person who helped the man who fell among thieves but the outsider - a Samaritan. Please remember that doing good is not confined to Christian people. There are many people who do not believe yet who do good to their fellow man. I have been the privileged recipient of their kindness on occasion !

I don't need religion or believing in any god(s) to act decently and showing empathy. I find your post somewhat ignorant and insulting.

Already usually do that
Or shoot them a buck

You’d be surprised how many people who don’t believe, who help their fellows beings, because they know, it’s up to [b]us[/b]. On the other hand, I’ve actually met “believers” who don’t lift a finger. They figure “God will take care of things”. 😒

they look dangerous though. Also would try and sponge some more, if they see an opening

... nahhhhhhh