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Atheists rudely snubbed by Christian head of soup kitchen. Didn't matter.
October 31, 2013 at 7:40 pm
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/30...78443.html
Quote:"This is a ministry to serve God,” Lou Landrum, executive director of the soup kitchen, told the paper. "We stand on the principles of God. Do they (atheists) think that our guests are so ignorant that they don't know what an atheist is? Why are they targeting us? They don't give any money. I wouldn't want their money."
While the group was upset about not being able to contribute to the organization, they weren’t deterred.
The volunteers decided to, instead, dole out 300 care packages on Saturday to the homeless –- right across the street from the nonprofit that rejected them. Through an online fundraiser, Upstate Atheists was able to collect $2,000 to buy socks, gloves, deodorant, toothpaste and antiseptic wipes and other items, according to the Christian Post.
Because we're the ones discriminating against them, right?
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RE: Atheists rudely snubbed by Christian head of soup kitchen. Didn't matter.
October 31, 2013 at 8:18 pm
Funny, here I thought soup kitchens were to serve those who need them. Today I learned that some people aren't just kind and caring people and need to be reminded to do good things.
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Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
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RE: Atheists rudely snubbed by Christian head of soup kitchen. Didn't matter.
October 31, 2013 at 8:23 pm
It seems to me that the atheist group really was out to help those in need, and not to proselytize and peddle 'non religion' as was previously argued in the thread where this article first surfaced.
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RE: Atheists rudely snubbed by Christian head of soup kitchen. Didn't matter.
October 31, 2013 at 8:49 pm
Quote:"This is a ministry to serve God,” Lou Landrum, executive director of the soup kitchen,
I thought soup kitchens were supposed to serve soup....not bullshit?
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RE: Atheists rudely snubbed by Christian head of soup kitchen. Didn't matter.
October 31, 2013 at 8:59 pm
(October 31, 2013 at 8:49 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:"This is a ministry to serve God,” Lou Landrum, executive director of the soup kitchen,
I thought soup kitchens were supposed to serve soup....not bullshit?
Apparently this one serves soup with a complimentary side of bullshit.
I hear it leaves a bad taste, though.
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RE: Atheists rudely snubbed by Christian head of soup kitchen. Didn't matter.
November 1, 2013 at 8:47 am
(October 31, 2013 at 7:40 pm)Ryantology Wrote: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/30...78443.html
Quote:"This is a ministry to serve God,” Lou Landrum, executive director of the soup kitchen, told the paper. "We stand on the principles of God. Do they (atheists) think that our guests are so ignorant that they don't know what an atheist is? Why are they targeting us? They don't give any money. I wouldn't want their money."
While the group was upset about not being able to contribute to the organization, they weren’t deterred.
The volunteers decided to, instead, dole out 300 care packages on Saturday to the homeless –- right across the street from the nonprofit that rejected them. Through an online fundraiser, Upstate Atheists was able to collect $2,000 to buy socks, gloves, deodorant, toothpaste and antiseptic wipes and other items, according to the Christian Post.
Because we're the ones discriminating against them, right? Old news:
http://atheistforums.org/thread-21619.html
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RE: Atheists rudely snubbed by Christian head of soup kitchen. Didn't matter.
November 1, 2013 at 8:56 am
Yep, we've gone over this before.
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RE: Atheists rudely snubbed by Christian head of soup kitchen. Didn't matter.
November 1, 2013 at 12:12 pm
Xtian hypocrisy is always worth re-hashing!
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RE: Atheists rudely snubbed by Christian head of soup kitchen. Didn't matter.
November 1, 2013 at 1:14 pm
new news to me!
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!
Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
Quote:Some people deserve hell.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.
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RE: Atheists rudely snubbed by Christian head of soup kitchen. Didn't matter.
November 4, 2013 at 10:15 am
(October 31, 2013 at 8:49 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:"This is a ministry to serve God,” Lou Landrum, executive director of the soup kitchen,
I thought soup kitchens were supposed to serve soup....not bullshit? "How can you have any soup if you don't swallow our bullshit?"
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