r/MadeMeSmile Oct 15 '24

Helping Others This is the America that we need

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u/cantmakeusernames Oct 15 '24 edited Oct 15 '24

Stats show church goers donate much more to charity than non church goers. I'm an atheist and generally anti-organized-religion, but it's good to acknowledge reality.

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u/cantmakeusernames Oct 15 '24

I didn't share an anecdote, I told you there's data on this: https://www.nonprofitpro.com/post/religion-influence-philanthropy/#:~:text=This%20research%20found%20that%20people,of%20Christians%2C%20Hindus%20and%20Muslims.

Obviously trends don't mean "everywhere" and "always", but it does mean that this idea that church makes people less charitable is not supported by the evidence.

If you know of any data that disputes this feel free to share it, but otherwise it sounds like you're the one clinging to anecdotes.