May God show you the way.

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Pointing to a god causes unnecessary suffering in general,

Not to mention that pointing to a god will accomplish exactly NOTHING.

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Horseshit. Religious-based "charities" are marketing arms. When they stop giving the hungry a spoonful of jesus with every spoonful of soup then you can tell me altruistic they are.

Agreed.
With the exception of the Salvation Army, afaik. They provide bed, bath, and bread when neccessary but won't raise the subject unless you ask or give them an occassion to do so.

Ever see what Mencken wrote about the Salvation Army?

The New Deal began, like the Salvation Army, by promising to save humanity. It ended, again like the Salvation Army, by running flop-houses and disturbing the peace.