Missionary Activity?

[Homeless Nutter]

Pedophilia is the attraction, not the act. A lot of people seem to confuse these two for some reason.

Point taken.

[drfuzzy]

Late to this post . . . still reading the replies.  I'll toss in my two-cents worth to the original question, though.  

If you go to sincerely help others without trying to change what they believe and who they are, GREAT.  A lot of atheists do the same.
If you're intent is to disrespect them by telling them you have a special book and all the answers, not so great.  There are a lot of news reports about missionaries making people "earn" food and help and education by listening to all the preaching - or worse, using them as slaves.   And it's a historical fact that many many thousands of people have died because of the diseases that European or American missionaries carried, such as smallpox.   And surely any lover of history, sociology, and anthropology would grieve over the rich cultures that Christian missionaries have destroyed.  (And there is also a record of extreme harm, physical, social, and political, that others have already mentioned here.)

So sure, if you're willing to work, and leave your damn Bible and asshole preaching at home, you're golden.  If you're there to "save souls", your poor victims would be much better off never to meet you.

[TrueChristian]

^ The above isn't all so bad.

Whats wrong with earning your keep?

My pastor would pay the natives in food and trinkets (candy, pens) but only after they did their fair share of church building and other work.

He would also encourage pleasent attitudes. If any of the natives got uppity he would pull out his hickory stick, wave it around and start shrieking "curses" at the natives.

Being a superstitious lot they quieted down instantly ( though if it was out of fear for the lord, or fear of pastors "powers" I do not know..

[Jackalope]

[The Valkyrie]

Poe...

[The Valkyrie]

Great minds....

[drfuzzy]

^ The above isn't all so bad.

Whats wrong with earning your keep?

My pastor would pay the natives in food and trinkets (candy, pens) but only after they did their fair share of church building and other work.

He would also encourage pleasent attitudes. If any of the natives got uppity he would pull out his hickory stick, wave it around and start shrieking "curses" at the natives.

Being a superstitious lot they quieted down instantly ( though if it was out of fear for the lord, or fear of pastors "powers" I do not know..

Poe.  Disgusting, offensive, slavery-loving, immoral, immature poe.

[LastPoet]

A true Christian none the less. Yeah, poe.

[Homeless Nutter]

[...] If any of the natives got uppity he would pull out his hickory stick, wave it around and start shrieking "curses" at the natives.
[...]

"Hickory stick"? I've never heard penis being called that before...

[Whateverist]

Greetings all! It is an honor and a privilege to have me, a Christian   be allowed to be in some sort of fellowship with people who reject God.

Anyway, back to my main point. What are atheists view of Missionary activity?

I find it presumptuous as hell when addressed to those who expressly reject your bullshit .. as we do. It might be that some really do missionary work for the good of those it professes to help. But in my experience "missionary work" is code for "assimilation and conquest" the way Christians use the words.

By that I mean Christians of faith braving hardships just to express love and fellowship with the less fortunate of the world.

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Do atheists do mission work? Would one brave the darkest jungles and deserts to help anyone?

No, but then I have nothing I'm trying to sell them. For my money everyone would be better off if the Christian virus would just keep its 'treasures' to itself.