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RE: How Great Thou Aren't
December 17, 2011 at 2:16 am
(December 17, 2011 at 1:05 am)Godschild Wrote: That is not what a soup kitchen should be about, I'm against forced sermons, Christ never required it and neither should christians.
To hand out "The God Delusion" to those who are looking for hope would be counter productive, so I do not blame you for not handing it out. I do not know this for a fact but I would think nonbelievers would find handing out a book that doesn't give hope a waste of money, on the contrary christians see the Bible as a book of infinite hope.

I agree wholeheartedly that soup kitchens shouldn't force sermons on the homeless.

Regarding not handing out pro-atheist literature - it's not a matter of whether it doesn't give hope. Clearly we disagree on this, and that's OK. I find the atheist position to be self-empowering which to my way of thinking is hopeful. But again, that's a difference of opinion.

I don't find handing out bibles to be helpful - they neither feed, nor clothe, nor shelter those in need. I would guess that the majority of those who are targets of missionary work have their own form of spirituality that they already find comfort in. Whether I think that is productive in my opinion is irrelevant - proselytizing is frequently viewed as offensive to those of other beliefs, and conversion of tribal and other "primitive" cultures has a record of sometimes disastrous results even with the best of intentions.
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How Great Thou Aren't

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How Great Thou Aren't - by Cinjin - December 6, 2011 at 12:40 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Erinome - December 6, 2011 at 1:31 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Cinjin - December 6, 2011 at 3:10 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by tackattack - December 6, 2011 at 6:43 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Cinjin - December 6, 2011 at 9:50 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Heather - December 6, 2011 at 10:58 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Cinjin - December 6, 2011 at 12:44 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Minimalist - December 6, 2011 at 12:15 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by ElDinero - December 6, 2011 at 4:32 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Shell B - December 6, 2011 at 7:49 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Shell B - December 6, 2011 at 9:53 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Cinjin - December 6, 2011 at 10:08 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Minimalist - December 6, 2011 at 12:57 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Heather - December 6, 2011 at 3:02 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Mister Agenda - December 6, 2011 at 6:35 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by tackattack - December 7, 2011 at 1:36 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Cinjin - December 7, 2011 at 10:12 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by tackattack - December 8, 2011 at 2:25 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Cinjin - December 8, 2011 at 4:02 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Heather - December 7, 2011 at 10:47 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by ElDinero - December 8, 2011 at 3:24 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by tackattack - December 8, 2011 at 3:56 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Heather - December 8, 2011 at 9:32 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by ElDinero - December 8, 2011 at 8:39 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Minimalist - December 8, 2011 at 4:20 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by tackattack - December 9, 2011 at 5:17 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Cinjin - December 9, 2011 at 12:20 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by gralbrit79 - December 9, 2011 at 6:31 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Cinjin - December 9, 2011 at 6:41 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by ElDinero - December 9, 2011 at 10:13 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by ElDinero - December 9, 2011 at 2:01 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Minimalist - December 9, 2011 at 2:57 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Minimalist - December 9, 2011 at 7:16 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Shell B - December 9, 2011 at 10:22 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Minimalist - December 9, 2011 at 10:42 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Shell B - December 9, 2011 at 10:45 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Kayenneh - December 9, 2011 at 11:02 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Minimalist - December 9, 2011 at 11:10 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by gralbrit79 - December 10, 2011 at 12:52 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Cinjin - December 10, 2011 at 1:41 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by tackattack - December 14, 2011 at 6:56 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by ElDinero - December 14, 2011 at 1:42 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by ElDinero - December 10, 2011 at 6:11 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Minimalist - December 10, 2011 at 1:03 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by gralbrit79 - December 10, 2011 at 11:45 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by houseofcantor - December 14, 2011 at 8:25 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by tackattack - December 14, 2011 at 9:41 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by houseofcantor - December 14, 2011 at 12:29 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Blackbox - December 14, 2011 at 11:29 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Minimalist - December 14, 2011 at 12:47 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Godschild - December 15, 2011 at 5:48 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Shell B - December 15, 2011 at 6:05 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Godschild - December 15, 2011 at 9:35 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by houseofcantor - December 16, 2011 at 4:29 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by ElDinero - December 15, 2011 at 7:31 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by houseofcantor - December 15, 2011 at 9:23 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Minimalist - December 15, 2011 at 5:54 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by frankiej - December 15, 2011 at 5:57 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Shell B - December 16, 2011 at 4:33 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by houseofcantor - December 16, 2011 at 6:11 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by ElDinero - December 16, 2011 at 9:53 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by houseofcantor - December 16, 2011 at 11:35 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Godschild - December 16, 2011 at 6:01 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Shell B - December 16, 2011 at 6:24 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Jackalope - December 16, 2011 at 10:14 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Godschild - December 17, 2011 at 1:05 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Jackalope - December 17, 2011 at 2:16 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Darwinning - December 17, 2011 at 12:15 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Cinjin - December 18, 2011 at 5:09 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Minimalist - December 16, 2011 at 1:50 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by houseofcantor - December 16, 2011 at 2:24 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by The Grand Nudger - December 16, 2011 at 10:24 pm
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Jackalope - December 17, 2011 at 12:58 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Godschild - December 17, 2011 at 7:23 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by Shell B - December 17, 2011 at 2:12 am
RE: How Great Thou Aren't - by The Grand Nudger - December 17, 2011 at 11:39 am

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