Christian's are more realistic about the world around them because of the amount of charity work they do?

Question

Church going Christians are activle encouraged to be aware of the suffering of other people and to contribute their money, time and effort in charitable works. Where as atheists can do their own thing and turn a blind eye to the worlds suffering.

Answer 1

No. Christians do more charity work because they are more realistic about the world around them.

Answer 2

Christians can turn a blind eye to the world suffering and do their own thing too.

A church I was involved with a few years ago ran a food bank. Good for them for helping the unfortunate, right? Wrong. Out of around 500 people they managed to bring less than a dozen cans of food.

Now religious people *are* statistically more likely to give to a charity, but that doesn't mean they're realistic about the world. Both Christians and atheists bring something to the table. Atheists do not believe in God, Hell, Satan etc and so they are concerned purely with the physical world and other people. Christians would likely be more worried about the morality and ethics of their actions, because they believe they'll be judged on them later. Or atleast they should be worried.

This is why we have missionaries overseas preaching to, rather than feeding, people dying from hunger. They believe God is the solution to all the problems, but guess what? That doesn't mean God himself has to do it. This is where an atheist mindset would be useful. Their primary concern would be to make sure the people are fed.

The problem with the Christian mindset is that it tends to be "love with fishhooks". They'll feed starving people, but only if they'll listen to preaching (both overseas and in many church food banks, from what I've seen).

As Ghandi said, "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ."

Answer 3

W could turn a blind eye but don't. You biggoted little.... Grow up. The difference between an atheist who's good and a Christian that does good is that Christians want rewarding for it. A pat on the back because I'm Christian and look I just gave that homeless person a pound. I only did that because I'm a Christian. Atheists give but shut up about it and don't do it for rewards in a fictious Heaven or go around saying I gave because I'm an atheist. Charitable, try selfish!

Answer 4

What an absolute load of tosh! I hope you`re just trying to provoke a reaction because if you truly believe that than you need to get outside of your church and meet a wider variety of people.
Consider this - (and i am only one among millions, i`m not trying to be a martyr) I never break the law, i have very high moral standards and i treat everyone the way i like to be treated myself, i wouldn`t steal, commit adultery, or do anything harmful to anyone else, i have good manners, i work hard, i brought my children up to do the same and at 20 and 23 years old they are also good hardworking citizens.
I do not turn a blind eye to the worlds suffering, it upsets me greatly but a lot of the pain in the world today is caused by organised religion. I know you won`t accept that if you`re religious yourself. Also did you know that if you give money to charity, only about 3% actually goes to the charity.
If you believe what you have written in your question, then thank goodness i`m not religious because i`m glad i don`t think like you.

Answer 5

I am not a Christian, but I do charity work, I also do a sponsored walk for our children's hospice every year. I worked as an agency worker in a Church of Scotland nursing home for nearly a year and the manager offered me a full time job with them, but I wasn't allowed to take it as one of their rules is that you have to be an active member of a church. I don't think that is a very Christian like attitude. To me it means if you are not an active Church goer then you can't be very caring. I'm afraid that's rubbish. I was a very good carer which is why I was offered the job in the first place.

Answer 6

I know atheists who have spent time in the peace corps seeimg suffering every day for 2 1/2 years - are they less realistic and aware than a a church going Christian who never leaves the USA and just gives money to charity?

Answer 7

WTF? You have got to be pulling my plonker.

Members of the "god squad" are more realistic about the world because of the charity work they do? What utter bullsh!t.

Christians are far from being realistic. They believe in a badly written, contradicting book that promotes homophobia, mysoginy, murder, rape, abuse, and bigotry. All supposedly written by a bi-polar psycho ruler, who punishes you for not believing him.

I would say that Atheists are far more realistic about the world and the suffering it goes through. After all, many Christians (especially in the past) have been responsible for a lot of the suffering in the world.

It annoys me christians take the higher ground on morality. You people only do these things for fear of going to "hell", not to be genuinely nice to you fellow humans! Atheists do things for charity because they want to genuinely help.

If you want to preach aout easing the suffering of people, then why not get the Muslims to stop killing each other and everyone else; get the catholics to give back all the money and possessions they have stolen over the years (and store in the vatican); christians become more tolerant and open-minded about anyone who doesn't fit in to your cults. Maybe if you self-righteous groups did these things, then the world might be a more pleasant place!

Answer 8

and what charity work do they do that doesn't force feed their bible down peoples necks
Muslims have to give charity once by sharia law and the second has to be hidden from anyone knowing. and i know more atheists who are tolerant than church going Christians. anyone can turn a blind eye you know the catholics during WW2 or commit acts of hate such as the inquisition, slavery beyond 7years due to skin colour, sanctioning the deaths of foreign leaders(queen Elizabeth1). so i do think your right realistic to the suffering of people.

Answer 9

Athiests can turn a blind eye, yes. They're physcially capable of it. Just as Christians are. And Jews.

While an Atheist may not have a religion behind them prodding them towards charitable works, I find charitable acts by Athiests to be more profound than those by a religion. A religious group may order their members to perform charitable works that they may not otherwise peform on their own. The acts of an Atheist who performs the same charitable works without such prodding strikes me as being much more selfless.

Answer 10

I think you need to study a bit more about other religions before throwing that remark about. As an atheist I have no axe to grind with different faiths. I have over the years given thousands of hours to charities in my local area and take great exception to your patronising and frankly offencive attitude. You are probably one of the most unchristian people I have come across. You need to act like a christian to call yourself one. I thought about reporting you for abuse but realise your just to be pitied. Have a chat with your minister or priest and find out what being a christian is all about, You seem to have missed the message.

Answer 11

You are putting Christianity on a pedestal. I thought Christians were supposed to do their good deeds quietly and not boast about it.

I'm guessing you don't really know any atheists if you assume they turn a blind eye to suffering. That's an untrue, and just silly, generalization.

Many Christians I know have no idea of the world outside the United States, by the way.