Chairity wont allow atheist to help.

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STILL thinking out loud here... I was not there, and the media is nearly always biased to the point that information is usually incomplete at best, and tainted at worst. I'm playing the scene in my head and it looks like this:
An overzealous atheist group sincerely wants to help within their community, and also sees this as an opportunity to make a political/belief statement in favor of their position. At the same time, an overzealous soup kitchen manager sincerely wants to help within their community, and sees this as an opportunity to make a political/belief statement in favor of their position. The dividing line in this particular scenario, is that the atheists entered into a camp where opposing/differing beliefs were already in place with an intent to help, AND make a statement. To me (again, I was not there) this sounds a little like the atheist group was making waves by entering an established camp carrying opposing banners. I'm not sure what the atheist group expected, but it sounds like their intent was thwarted by a discerning zealot. I'm not choosing sides here, but it is best if we 'free thinkers' don't limit our thinking, rendering it 'bound' rather than free.