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Originally Posted by Jadey
Before I even read the rest of the responses in this thread I must express just how appalled by this I am. Where does this come from. Is this just your opinion?
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But getting back to this statement that religious people are more likely to care for the poor than their atheistic counterparts; I think that is pure crap.
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... but that statement is exactly the type of thing I would expect to hear from a very vocal Christian.
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Forgive me from editing your post...I have tried NOT to take anything out of context.
However, the facts show that you are WRONG.
See link:
http://www.generousgiving.org/page.asp?sec=4&page=161
"16. Low Percent Gives High Percent: Religious observers (only 38 percent of all Americans) give two-thirds of all charitable dollars in the United States. (The Gallup Organization)"
I'm not doing the math, but you can figure it out for yourself.