What are good ways for atheists to help those in need without religious influences?

Doctors without Borders and the American Red Cross are two excellent charities, but I am also a huge supporter of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. The strides that they have made in cancer treatment and research are all that matters to me, not their religious affiliation.

I will say that I stopped all donations to World Vision when they asked me for a $75 donation to help children "overcome atheism". I also wrote them a long letter just so there would be no confusion as to why they would no longer be receiving checks from me.

Guido- I donate a large portion of my income to charity. I do not give because I am hoping for a future reward (Heaven) or looking to avoid a future punishment (Hell). I also do not give in hopes of converting those receiving my donation to my belief system.

I give because once you think "what if that where my child?", the point becomes obvious that it IS someone's child. Then you have no other alternative but to give.

The Red Cross has no religious affiliation now. They are also currently in desperate need of blood donations.

Of course the Red Cross is a Christian organization but they accept donations from Atheist and they extend their humanitarian services to Atheist. I am Atheist but would not hesitate to help people in need because of religious influence. To refuse aid to the needy only because it is being given by a religious organization is only selfish ideology seeking self promotion and as such you suck.

There are plenty of ways to donate clothes, food, etc. through non-religious organizations. Red Cross could be an example.

I honestly don't know man. I don't believe in God, and I still put money in the basket when I go to church with my parents, only because I believe the money will go to a good cause. Just because you disagree with peoples religions doesn't mean that the work their doing isn't worth supporting. Whether you donate your time to a religious organization, or a secular one, you'd still be doing something out of the kindness of your heart. Who cares what other people believe? Volunteer on your own terms.

If I may be so blunt, I believe people like you have bigger, kinder hearts then people who only do good things because their religion tells them to. You want to do something good because you believe its the right thing to do. I respect that. Too many people nowadays only donate to charities and do good things because they believe they will be "rewarded by god". To me, that's disingenuous. You sir are more genuine than many religious people, because many religious people have an ulterior motive when they do good deeds (to go to heaven and be rewarded by god)

i might say fake. Atheists have closed their techniques to the possibility that God purely ought to exist while a Christian needs to hold that individual to the tip that God is authentic, in actuality as Christians it is our accountability to objective and assemble people to God. Now i understand that a great style of Atheists have study the Bible, they only can not look to soak up what they have study and are available to a end that God does exist and it probable does not help that we've had the tooth fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus and not a single one in each of them have been authentic. in view that guy does not think of how that God thinks and we don't do issues the way that God does, i will work out the way it is troubling for some people to undertake a faith. quite it quite not lots that those people don't have faith, it is extra a understand that they don not decide for to alter the way that they are residing their existence, or they're afraid that their buddies will chuckle at them for turning out to be a Christian. maximum Christians that i understand, whilst asked what if once you die you detect out that God does not exist. Their answer is often alongside the strains of "nicely i understand he exists, yet whilst for some reason he does not then I quite have lost not something, I lived a stable and hassle-free existence" Now if an Atheist dies and famous out that God does exist, despite if he led a stable hassle-free existence, he has no risk at salvation. i might decide for to have faith that no one is going to Hell yet that purely isn't authentic. i might ask any Atheist to discover a homeless drug person and ask him if he believes in devil, lots of the drug consumers permit you to understand that they have seen devil many circumstances.

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I can't answer you question but I do commend you for your concern and desire.

Guido: You are an excellent example of what is wrong with faith and religion. It has made you intellectually and emotional immature. Only a child would believe what your espousing.

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What is Foundation Beyond Belief?

A unique secular charity whose humanist and atheist members support ten outstanding organizations per quarter.

if you have no religious beliefs...why do you have concern for your fellow man? not being sarcastic, just don't get why you feel any compulsion to do anything that doesn't benefit you, the common bond seems to be missing..

edit: i'm assuming that if you are atheist you seperate yourself from other animals by intelligence, not by moral code, moral code comes from religion. if you seperate by intelligence, an ordered society is more logical than disorder, a society helpful to one another is also logical.. but what is your care for a future you have no part in? the entire world is done when you die so why not hit the self-destruct button on your way out to see the pretty explosion? where does your concept of right and wrong stem from? without a moral code from religion..."right" is what benefits me, "wrong" is what doesn't benefit me. i think that maybe you have barrowed considerably more from religion than what you would like to let on!

lol poor Guido

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