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skepticscott

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20. Yes, how dare they identify themselves?

Reply to okasha (Reply #17)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 09:14 AM

Nov 2013

How dare they openly declare their atheism? How dare they try to show people who have been led to believe otherwise that atheists and atheist groups are capable of acts of charity? The nerve. I'm sure the people being fed couldn't stomach the free food coming from the hands of atheists.

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Atheist Volunteers Snubbed By Soup Kitchen Will Restore Your Faith In Everything That's Good [View all] DeSwiss Nov 2013 OP

Lou Landrum is an idiot. Has she gotten any pushback about her stupidity yet? MADem Nov 2013 #1

I call myself a non believer. SheilaT Nov 2013 #2

How very Christian of them. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #3

I actually feel sorry for these shit for brains, knuckle dragging, createns; but not as sorry as ... Snake Plissken Nov 2013 #5

Kick for humanity grahamhgreen Nov 2013 #4

A link to their financials. ctsnowman Nov 2013 #6

They're operating at a -$33,502 deficit..... DeSwiss Nov 2013 #7

$29,910 ctsnowman Nov 2013 #8

I'm reminded of the poem Abou Ben Adhem starroute Nov 2013 #9

I have always loved that poem (nt) LostOne4Ever Nov 2013 #15

Good for them for doing this. cbayer Nov 2013 #10

Ridiculous? trotsky Nov 2013 #11

I do wonder, though, okasha Nov 2013 #12

This wasn't an individual offer of assistance.... DeSwiss Nov 2013 #14

Stipulating that the church representative acted like an asshole okasha Nov 2013 #17

If only it wasn't for the fact that they had previously volunteered at other soup kitchens... eqfan592 Nov 2013 #19

Actually, you just proved my point. okasha Nov 2013 #24

Yes, how dare they identify themselves? skepticscott Nov 2013 #20

It reminds me of when I lived & worked in South Carolina Heddi Nov 2013 #21

But of course this poster skepticscott Nov 2013 #22

It's the same excuses for bigotry you see everywhere Heddi Nov 2013 #23

Pretty sure you nailed it. Iggo Nov 2013 #25

They specifically *didn't* make an issue of it. gcomeau Nov 2013 #27

I'm not a lawyer but doesn't federal law prohibit discrimination by tax exempt groups? TheOther95Percent Nov 2013 #13

It's not legal to discriminate against beneficiaries okasha Nov 2013 #16

One of these organizations serves the community. Iggo Nov 2013 #18

so the religious are only helping because they want rewards from God ? JI7 Nov 2013 #26