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I am sure if a nonreligious person needs help, they will take the same avenues than most other people do; short of converting to a faith. I know that churches do not turn down folks simply because they do not believe. And, there are community based secular charity organizations too. Finally, there is the government, e.g. welfare/medicaid which was meant for folks in dire straights (think dust bowl); not to be a way of life by choice.
Statistically, atheists have less children than most but it is not that atheists are infertile. It is that they believe in contraception and family planning. That is not to say their atheism plays a big part in how many kids they have though. I am an atheist and I had one child I can definitely afford
Now, if I was a farmer I might have had ten kids
They turn down people for lots of reasons.
On a day in which Christians are supposed be most charitable to those in need, a church turned away a poor family and atheists stepped up to help. Even as conservatives portray atheists as the villains in the supposed “war on Christmas,” in the end, they were the ones who acted Christ-like. And Wait is most grateful. – Atheists Save Christmas For A Poor Family After Their Church Refused To Help Them
How many times have we heard of a priest refusing to give the Last Rites to a homosexual?
A bunch. If they won't help gays, they won't help atheists.
On a day in which Christians are supposed be most charitable to those in need, a church turned away a poor family and atheists stepped up to help. Even as conservatives portray atheists as the villains in the supposed “war on Christmas,” in the end, they were the ones who acted Christ-like. And Wait is most grateful. – Atheists Save Christmas For A Poor Family After Their Church Refused To Help Them
How many times have we heard of a priest refusing to give the Last Rites to a homosexual?
A bunch. If they won't help gays, they won't help atheists.
sounds similar to the "KFC tells girl attacked by dog to leave because she was scaring the customers" story.
That's true if you think "doing" moral things or "being" moral is quantifiable and gives you the right to act that way if you hit a certain amount then sure. Says a lot if you really think that way.
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