[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
[quote]Sloth wrote:
[quote]Makavali wrote:
Who I donate to and how much is not something to brag about.[/quote]
I believe that.[/quote]OW, LOL! Ya did walk right into that one Mak.
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Heh. That was just a bit of joking around, Nothing serious, folks. Just one of those opportunities to get a good quip in.
Oh I know. Mak probably gives half his income to the International Foundation for the Empowerment of Gay and Lesbian Atheist Pygmies.
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
Oh I know. Mak probably gives half his income to the International Foundation for the Empowerment of Gay and Lesbian Atheist Pygmies.[/quote]
At least Sloth was funny.
i’ll bet you that most of those churchies gave their money to the church. i’m going to go ahead and argue that giving to a church does not constitute charitable giving…
[quote]LaPointe wrote:
i’ll bet you that most of those churchies gave their money to the church. i’m going to go ahead and argue that giving to a church does not constitute charitable giving…[/quote]
Giving to any organization that will spend even a cent on proselytizing instead of providing food or shelter is a waste of money.
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]LaPointe wrote:
i’ll bet you that most of those churchies gave their money to the church. i’m going to go ahead and argue that giving to a church does not constitute charitable giving…[/quote]
Giving to any organization that will spend even a cent on proselytizing instead of providing food or shelter is a waste of money.[/quote]
Unless being converted leads to higher rates of charitable giving. Think of it as an investment.
[quote]Sloth wrote:
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]LaPointe wrote:
i’ll bet you that most of those churchies gave their money to the church. i’m going to go ahead and argue that giving to a church does not constitute charitable giving…[/quote]
Giving to any organization that will spend even a cent on proselytizing instead of providing food or shelter is a waste of money.[/quote]
Unless being converted leads to higher rates of charitable giving. Think of it as an investment. [/quote]
I’ll take my chances with those who provide medical treatment over Bibles.
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]Sloth wrote:
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]LaPointe wrote:
i’ll bet you that most of those churchies gave their money to the church. i’m going to go ahead and argue that giving to a church does not constitute charitable giving…[/quote]
Giving to any organization that will spend even a cent on proselytizing instead of providing food or shelter is a waste of money.[/quote]
Unless being converted leads to higher rates of charitable giving. Think of it as an investment. [/quote]
I’ll take my chances with those who provide medical treatment over Bibles.[/quote]
I’m not sure what that was supposed to mean…
You said, [quote]Giving to any organization that will spend even a cent on proselytizing instead of providing food or shelter is a waste of money.[/quote]
I said, [quote]Unless being converted leads to higher rates of charitable giving. Think of it as an investment. [/quote]
I’ve no idea what your reply has to do with the above. Sorry.
[quote]Sloth wrote:
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]Sloth wrote:
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]LaPointe wrote:
i’ll bet you that most of those churchies gave their money to the church. i’m going to go ahead and argue that giving to a church does not constitute charitable giving…[/quote]
Giving to any organization that will spend even a cent on proselytizing instead of providing food or shelter is a waste of money.[/quote]
Unless being converted leads to higher rates of charitable giving. Think of it as an investment. [/quote]
I’ll take my chances with those who provide medical treatment over Bibles.[/quote]
I’m not sure what that was supposed to mean…
You said, [quote]Giving to any organization that will spend even a cent on proselytizing instead of providing food or shelter is a waste of money.[/quote]
I said, [quote]Unless being converted leads to higher rates of charitable giving. Think of it as an investment. [/quote]
I’ve no idea what your reply has to do with the above. Sorry.
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Your “investment” is a maybe. Actually providing food/medicine/shelter is not a maybe.
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]Sloth wrote:
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]Sloth wrote:
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]LaPointe wrote:
i’ll bet you that most of those churchies gave their money to the church. i’m going to go ahead and argue that giving to a church does not constitute charitable giving…[/quote]
Giving to any organization that will spend even a cent on proselytizing instead of providing food or shelter is a waste of money.[/quote]
Unless being converted leads to higher rates of charitable giving. Think of it as an investment. [/quote]
I’ll take my chances with those who provide medical treatment over Bibles.[/quote]
I’m not sure what that was supposed to mean…
You said, [quote]Giving to any organization that will spend even a cent on proselytizing instead of providing food or shelter is a waste of money.[/quote]
I said, [quote]Unless being converted leads to higher rates of charitable giving. Think of it as an investment. [/quote]
I’ve no idea what your reply has to do with the above. Sorry.
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Your “investment” is a maybe. Actually providing food/medicine/shelter is not a maybe.[/quote]
Did you look at the links?
Forty percent of worship-attending Americans volunteer regularly to help the poor and elderly, compared with 15% of Americans who never attend services. Frequent-attenders are also more likely than the never-attenders to volunteer for school and youth programs (36% vs. 15%), a neighborhood or civic group (26% vs. 13%), and for health care (21% vs. 13%).
The same is true for philanthropic giving; religious Americans give more money to secular causes than do secular Americans. And the list goes on, as it is true for good deeds such as helping someone find a job, donating blood, and spending time with someone who is feeling blue.
I don’t see anything in there about the International Foundation for the Empowerment of Gay and Lesbian Atheist Pygmies so none of that counts.
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
I don’t see anything in there about the International Foundation for the Empowerment of Gay and Lesbian Atheist Pygmies so none of that counts.[/quote]
Now you’re just plain annoying.
And what do you have against pygmies?
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
I don’t see anything in there about the International Foundation for the Empowerment of Gay and Lesbian Atheist Pygmies so none of that counts.[/quote]
Now you’re just plain annoying.
And what do you have against pygmies?[/quote]Don’t even get me started pal. Some of my best friends are pygmies, ya hear me?
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
I don’t see anything in there about the International Foundation for the Empowerment of Gay and Lesbian Atheist Pygmies so none of that counts.[/quote]
Now you’re just plain annoying.
And what do you have against pygmies?[/quote]Don’t even get me started pal. Some of my best friends are pygmies, ya hear me?
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It’s like watching my dad try to make a joke. It’s just painful. Do you have an actual opinion here?
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
I don’t see anything in there about the International Foundation for the Empowerment of Gay and Lesbian Atheist Pygmies so none of that counts.[/quote]
Now you’re just plain annoying.
And what do you have against pygmies?[/quote]Don’t even get me started pal. Some of my best friends are pygmies, ya hear me?
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It’s like watching my dad try to make a joke. It’s just painful. Do you have an actual opinion here?[/quote]You really can’t stand me can ya LOL!.
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
[quote]Makavali wrote:
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
I don’t see anything in there about the International Foundation for the Empowerment of Gay and Lesbian Atheist Pygmies so none of that counts.[/quote]
Now you’re just plain annoying.
And what do you have against pygmies?[/quote]Don’t even get me started pal. Some of my best friends are pygmies, ya hear me?
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It’s like watching my dad try to make a joke. It’s just painful. Do you have an actual opinion here?[/quote]You really can’t stand me can ya LOL!.
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Considering you don’t put a period right after an exclamation mark, no, I really can’t.
Uh… I did put a period right after an exclamation point so what’s the problem?
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
Uh… I did put a period right after an exclamation point so what’s the problem?[/quote]
You’re not supposed to. And this thread is now wildly off topic, so goodbye.
