A paean to the First United Methodist Church of Delmar, from an atheist

[MineralMan]

1. Sensible people use the resources around them.

Nothing interesting there. I support the Union Gospel Mission in St. Paul. It's religion-based, too, but it also is the very best organization in this community for helping the homeless. So, they get my donation. My atheism doesn't mean that I avoid all contact with religious organizations. As long as the organization is not engaged in immoral activities or in discrimination against classes of people, then I don't care what they do. Now, if they do those things, they won't get my support. They'll get my enmity, instead. I can think of examples of both types of organization. Can't you?