(October 25, 2013 at 9:02 am)John V Wrote:(October 25, 2013 at 8:47 am)Esquilax Wrote: And you don't see the difference between an atheist meetup group wanting to be a... group where atheists can meet up, and a...Christian charity wanting to be a place where Christians can provide charity? No, I don't see a difference.
Quote:then turning around and insulting those same volunteers- who went on quietly to do another sort of charity work- as having the devil with them, and accusing them of offering no money?Went on quietly? Whiskey tango... They,re milking this for all it's worth - which isn't much.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyath...-homeless/
http://www.goupstate.com/article/2013102...?p=1&tc=pg
It would have been much quieter if they hadn't been turned away. They even offered to do it without wearing their club t-shirts.
But if bigots are handing out free publicity, who are the upstate atheists to turn them down?
One is a club for like-minded individuals, the other is a charity for the hungry. I don't believe the distinction is too difficult for you to grasp. It's a private charity and they are within their rights to turn away any voluteers they choose...and the volunteers who are turned away are well within their rights to draw attention to the rejection.
Maybe the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen should rename itself the Spartanburg Christian Soup Kitchen, and have a little honesty in their advertising.
