(09-12-2017 02:37 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(09-12-2017 01:56 PM)DowdyPirate2 Wrote:  

(09-12-2017 11:42 AM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(09-12-2017 11:02 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(09-11-2017 08:46 PM)Sellular1 Wrote:  Speedy recovery and hope everyone is safe.

That's a ridiculously stupid meme considering that the religious are often times the most generous with relief efforts in both time and supplies.

Source?

https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Rel...ore/153973
https://www.americamagazine.org/content/...ilanthropy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion...erous.html

There's a few. I'm sure there are more. You can also put in personal experiences I've had with my churches and communities following natural disasters and other tragedies.

Take note, I said "often times", not "always" in my original post. The stupid meme implies that thoughts and prayers are useless and tries to suggest that supplies and relief efforts are more needed even though the storm is ongoing in some places and direct physical help and supply shipments aren't necessarily possible yet.

Praying doesn't hurt, but action is required when appropriate. Just seems hypocritical to want someone's time and or money, but ridicule that same person's prayers and thoughts.

Just looking at those sources around 5-10% more religious people give than non-religious people. I wouldn't say that makes them the most generous or even a majority since you're probably looking at 55-45 or 60-40 at most. I agree though the meme really has no place here