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drmeow

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16. Thank you!

Reply to Aristus (Reply #13)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 03:41 PM

9 hrs ago

I saw this "Even so, his teachings continue to affect most people in the West, whether Christian or not. When a hurricane hits, many of us feel inclined to send money for disaster relief." and immediately thought "you don't need Christianity to help your neighbor - and, in fact, data shows that non-Christians are more generous with aid than Christians are!"

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