(November 7, 2017 at 5:58 pm)A Theist Wrote:(November 7, 2017 at 5:38 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: In my view, there isn't anything wrong with it, except when thoughts and prayers are offered in lieu of doing anything else.
How do you know that's all they're offering? There are scores of Catholic and other Christian charities in addition to individual Christians who not only pray but also help with money and aid. How many athiest charities are there?
Because at the moment we're discussing Paul Ryan, specifically as it relates to steering legislation intended to do something about this, which he certainly has the power to do.
Charity is entirely out of scope of this discussion, and there certainly are plenty of secular charities.
Nice attempt at deflection, though.
