Thank God for all of the faith-based organizations and charities. Yes?

Question

As many, many were founded and are funded by religious entities.
Many differ in their religious beliefs; but thank God they are there to provide benevolence, help, and assistance to anyone of any religion (or lack there of).
These organizations help us to see the how the hand of God should and does operate today. And that through His creation. As our Lord commanded us to "love one another".

Dora,
Thank God for them. Even those that DON'T "belong" to God, serve His purpose.

Photo,
good for you.

Carmeltoe,
Everything "belongs" to God. Whether THEY admit it or not.

Happy,
OK, I thank them. I thank GOD FIRST

Peterdon't,
God First.

Jaan,
You betcha!

Peta,
Sure they all do some good. But THANK God for them!

Ret,
I'm not vouching for anyones or any entities imperfections due to mans greed.
I just thank God for the GOOD.
God will sort all them fellas' out in due time.

Jay,
Greatful toward God, right?

Eri,
You'll have to use one of YOUR questions for the day for that.
Thank God, OK?

Riegan,
Unfortunate. Thank God.

gasse,
Whatever Gates is. Thank God for him too. Without God, he would be nothing. Whether he would admit it or not. .....Thank God.

damit424,
OK, thank God FOR THE PEOPLE. THEY came from God........no matter how you look at it ........GOD.

Beatlefan,YOu're right...they all belong to God.
WE all belong to God...We might as well just go ahead an (choose to) serve His purpose. We will anyway...one way or the other.

kj,
Thank God for the good.

remy,
Thank God for ALL good. For all good and perfect gifts come from Him, and Him alone.

Shadow,
Thank God for any measure of good. Shame on the evil doings; there will be just reward.

Cig,
I can't justify the actions of others. I just....thank God.
If you need justification from the actions of others for your position; you're free to do that.

realfriend,
As far as I "know", we are. Thank God for us.

Answer 1

A great big YES

Answer 2

The charity in the USA that has the largest budget, by far is the Foundation of Bill Gates, an atheist.
Many modern civilized countries prefer solidarity to charity, even if it's less fashionable.
Most Dioceses in the USA are bankrupt because of the legal fees from the pedophile priest law suits. This does not leave a lot of money for faith based charities....

Answer 3

Thank you for providing the answer to your own question. However, it didn't save me as much time as I'd hoped. Since you're not quite right.

Faith based organizations and charities are good to a point. But when it comes down to it. The fact that they're Faith based makes them necessarily prejudiced, against anyone who doesn't share their faith.

If I were starving I would prefer not to be asked what my god's name was before it was decided if I get food or not.


However like anyone else in world I'll tell you whatever you want to hear so I don't starve.

Answer 4

There are many worthy organizations out there, some faith based, some not. If they are faith based or not, I thank God that they exist at all, and that there are others willing to lend a hand in times of trouble. I'm not concerned with who they pray to, or how, only if they love the world enough to do something positive in it. (I base my decisions on things like how the donations are being distributed, or if they are being distributed without strings, or if they are reaching the people they are meant for....)

Answer 5

No, brainwashing is not the answer, and most often the funds are abused, lost, stolen, or applied toward defense cases involving tax evasion, and child abuse... and in many cases help is not supplied if the intended receiver does not comply with the brainwashing... actual help is often a joke, such as a case involving a good friend of mine, of who's son went to see a minister in order to receive help for his drug addiction, and emotional problems, the only means of help that was given to him was a pelting of biblical mumbo jumbo, thus he committed suicide a few days later via an intentional heroin overdose, and believe me, there are many more similar cases...

Answer 6

Well some of them do good for those within their religion and for those who share their beliefs--- Which is all good, but did you ever stop to think of how much of the money you donate goes to the cause? Not enough, while we donate good, hard earned money, the CEO and board members profit from our money more than the people who need it. So yes Thank God for the good and trustworthy organizations, who fight for the cause and help those in need. And shame on those who would use our money to fill their pockets instead of the needy.

Answer 7

Many faith based programs (such as those Bush is in favor of) have been a curse instead of a blessing. I've witnessed good alcohol and drug treatment programs close up in Texas because funding was given to agencies that were simply willing to call themselves faith based - meaning that they abandoned the traditional Minnesota model of treatment, and stopped taking their clients to 12 step programs (AA, NA). Instead these faith based programs offer very little counseling, some generic "spiritual study", and they take their clients to Church frequently (Christian churches only).... these "faith based" facilities turn a blind eye to patient using/drinking while they are in treatment and aftercare, because they are unwilling to acknowledge their ineptitude and only care about their funding being continued.

Answer 8

No not really, these organisations exist because the faith based groups have the resources and the size to organise these programs, there would be others operating the aid organisations if it weren't for the faithful.

Non-religious affiliated governments contribute aid etc and also have laws based on moral and ethical behaviour which would continue to be followed if not for what faith groups teach their congregations.

Answer 9

Yes & no.
Personally object to faith based charities that "mission" as well as do good works .
Agnostic, but it seems to me Jesus would not approve of even some of the good things done in his name if not done in the pure effort to ease human suffering.
Also a realist.
Faith based or not, charities have high administrative costs unless they are completely volunteer orgs.(rare)
The ratio of gift to cost of giving is often upside down.
It may cost $.70 to give $.10.
Believe all charities are required to publish this ratio.
Do not know if they are required to disclose what % is used to field purely religious staff.
I give what I can ,when I can to a few organizations that I know to have a very high % of the gift going to those in need.
Best are "directed "donations eg. hospital programs that use the funds for research & patient care.
Unless you direct your donation , you could be paying for carpeting in the administration suite.
Let the giver beware.

Answer 10

Meh. Most of them seem more concerned with handing out bibles than food, more concerned with preaching than education. I wonder how many in Africa and India are dying of AIDS now because someone was telling them that god hates condoms?

I'm more thankful for secular organizations, like Doctors Without Borders.

Answer 11

Let's qualify that statement....We can thank God for "most" of them. For the most part, they actually do God's work. There are some out there that don't. Some say they do, but they are only out for their own gain.