WessleWoggle said:
Correct. Mixing in religion with good deeds only gives undue credit to religion, rather than credit to human generosity and empathy. |
Take away the Christianity from said organizations, and they never would have existed.
World Vision is an ecumenical council with 40% of it's funding coming from churches.
Salvation Army is a Christian denomination that's soul purpose has been to bring salvation through practical outreach.
Red Cross was founded by a strong Christian
YMCA was started as an ecumenical fellowship of Christians for athletics. That's why it's called the Young Men's Christian Assosciation.
Adoption was founded shortly after the Civil War by a pastor.
Take Christ's influence on their lives, and you would of never had the organizations, and we'd be about 100 years behind in private social outreach programs. You can say how much religion needs to get out of philanthropy, but concepts of charity in religious organizations far preceeds secular organizations....I guess humanity really never has had much motivation for it then?
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.