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    Sure, but religion arguably does just as bad if not worse in all kinds of areas.

    It touches on everything from the warped understanding of the world, to superficial gestures of kindness for loyalty in return, to substituting health care with dangerous consequences, to giving criminals a clear conscience, it promotes hateful group thinking, subjects their followers to paths of radicalization or extremism, it both promotes & is used as a tool for suppression and subjugation of others, etc, etc. Yes, religion can do good, but the underbelly is hideous.

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      The underbelly of human institutions are generally hideous. This does not change the fact that religious groups do good in the world daily, and that work wouldn’t be done otherwise if we simply removed religion all together.

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        Well, how about we flip it: why are secular organizations not recognized for the work they do? I mean, why are religious institutions getting all the credit as if they were inherently more virtuous?

        The only advantage religion has is its active community that propels initiatives as part of a grand ideal. I don’t think the actual work would go undone if the project had already been established from the overwhelming support of an existing secular community. Helping others is, after all, human nature.

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          Numerous secular organizations get credit for the work they do. Religious isn’t more virtuous.

          Go cry about your feelings elsewhere

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            Yeah, after they established a reputation and many years of hard work. Religious orgs don’t need to do all that. They show a spiritual symbol and everybody assumes they’re doing the Lord’s work.

            Go cry about your feelings elsewhere

            I think you got emotional and started projecting. But don’t get confused now and start breaking rule 1.

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              Nope not emotional, just tired of your whining about how secular organizations get no credit and religious get it without asking even though there is a pile of evidence to the contrary, and I told you to take it elsewhere.

              Apologies if that hurt your feelings.

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                Oh, now it’s whining! First, I’m emotional, but then you realize that backfires, and now I’m whining.

                And my feelings are hurt. 😂 Sorry but I feel like laughing with all this. Loud, obnoxious laughter would be the emotion I’m feeling right now.