Atheist Neighbors: How do you show love for your fellow human beings?

Question

Do you give regularly to charities? Do you serve the homeless food? Do you visit kids missing one or more parents and encourage them? Do you take meals to ailing friends or family?

If you do any of the above, please indicate how often.

Don't feel obligated to answer all of the above, only the ones that apply. I just want honest, sincere input.

I'm really not looking for statements about other people's faith. I'm looking for your actions.

I do a lot of these things as often as I can, or as often as the opportunities present themselves. It's not always easy to give money on a fixed income like ours, but we do still set aside a monthly amount to give.

Answer 1

I have taken a number of homeless people into my home, when I see someone who needs help I give it, if I have a coat on and a homeless person doesn't I give it to him/her, I give the money in my wallet to homeless people, I give food if I only have food or buy food if I only have credit cards on me. I donate to pretty much every non-religious charity that approaches me.

I keep no quota - if the 1001 starving child reaches her hand out to you HOW DARE YOU THINK YOU ARE DONE!

The idea of atheism is that there's no God. We can't feel we've been properly human by praying for the sick, hungry, and homeless, we just have to comfort, feed and shelter them.

Answer 2

I give to charities at least several times a year.
I do not serve the homeless food. I believe in the old Chinese proverb: Give a man a fish, he will have food for a day. Teach a man to fish, he will have food for a lifetime. Fortunately, I live in an area where all the people have already been taught to fish.
I coach kids soccer twice a year, but I do not befriend little children the 'christian way'. But then who would want me to?
I do bring things to ailing friends and family whenever I have an ailing friend or family member.

I also do many other things that benefit society. The most important one of course is to oppose all Christian attempts at altering scientific studies to their cults benefit. i.e. Evolution

Answer 3

Once a week I volunteer for the local homeless shelter. My job mainly is to drive around to the major local supermarkets and pick up food donations and deliver them to the shelter so I don't actually serve the food, just deliver it. We (my family) collectively donated over 10% of our income to either charities or scientific endeavors/groups that we believe in during the past year. It wasn't for the tax write off either because some of them were not eligible to offer tax exemptions. I used to be a Big Sister, if you aren't familar with that it is a mentoring program that pairs an adult with a child in need of a mentor or just and adult friend. Do people really think atheists/agnostics are less caring individuals than religious people?

Answer 4

Showing love to other people isn't restricted to the above. I've given to charities when my finances allow it. I give to food shelters when I can and when finances allow.

But there are other ways to show kindness that are just as heartwarming. I've donated toys to needy children. I've donated supplies to deployed soldiers. I've given directions to someone who was lost.

Today alone, my husband and I helped an older lady with bad asthma get a carton of milk. She found us in the front by the veggies, asked us where the milk was. Milk was unfortunately all the way in the back of the store and she was already out of breath.

I asked her what kind of milk she wanted and went back to get it for her myself. Didn't want anything more than a thanks and even that wasn't necessary. I knew I was young and fit. Wouldn't take more than a minute for me to run back and get it for her, rather than make her huff and puff trying to go all the way back herself.

It's small things like that that can come up on any given day that are how I show love, compassion, and kindness to others. It's never specific or planned. It's little everyday things, seeing opportunities in my daily life than planning for it because I sure don't know what the day's gonna bring me. :)

Answer 5

I give to charity, even though I barely have money to make ends meet sometimes. I help my elderly grandmother out when I can. I worked with foster kids and behaviorally challenged kids for 3 1/2 years.

I actually do more for my fellow humans than most of my Christian friends (not making an argument, just stating a fact).

Answer 6

Well, let's see....I regularly make blankets and toys for a group called Project Linus, which distributes them to kids who need them--mostly in hospitals and homeless shelters. I also make baby clothes for the local crisis pregnancy center. I am a member of Big Brothers, Big Sisters. My daughter and I donate gifts and time to our local foster agency every Christmas and are considering taking in a foster child ourselves.
The most important way I show love to the rest of the world is by raising my daughter to be kind, loving and thoughtful, and by refusing to be pigeonholed by what religious people think I should be.

Answer 7

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all stem from the comparable roots and go through the comparable useful and disadvantages. on the plus area, there are areas of their scriptures that are ethically sound. They attempt for justice, they recommend mercy, they motivate charity. on the unfavorable area, there are areas of their scriptures that are exclusionary and attack non-believers. additionally on the unfavorable area maximum believers shop on with the disadvantages lots greater suitable than the useful factors. One unfavorable factor of Christianity is the perception of fundamentalists that the bible is quite authentic while it includes the two background and technological know-how. i do no longer understand sufficient of Jewish or Muslim concept to correctly known if it is likewise the case of their religions yet i think they have comparable sects. Luciferianism/Satanism is in basic terms weird and wonderful. It would not have lots going for it as a faith.

Answer 8

I donate time and money to a variety of organizations, including volunteering with foster kids and helping those without financial resources with legal problems.

For the most part, however, I avoid hurting others and meander on in my little corner of the world.

Answer 9

same way other people do.

the notion that you have to have a bible crammed up your butt to be charitable is complete nonsense.

in fact, i notice the reverse. religious people tend to be the least charitable -- unless there's a way to get attention and boost their image, then they have a car wash or a bake sale...

additionally, things like the christian childrens fund -- those are the worst. they go to countries full of needy kids and bring aid -- but they only give aid, food, clothing, medical aid IF AND ONLY IF the kid agrees to be brainwashed in bible classes all day. nothing but child abuse!

Answer 10

We know the implication of these questions. We know why you ask them. Why the subtle denigration of atheism? If you imagine religionists are inherently morally superior forget it. In the UK there are as many, if not more secular charities than religious ones.