Atheists & Agnostics

Because, if you are, you are welcome.

If you are here to drop a turd in the punch bowl and then leave, as it appears you are since you have not responded further, we really don't appreciate people that dislike us dropping lumps of shit in our punch. I hope you can understand that. We have to throw the punch away and that's kind of wasteful.

As a host, I have no desire to block you for this post. I just want to make sure we understand each other and what this group is for and what it isn't for. Unlike some of your buddies that are hosts, I (we) aren't going to knee-jerk block you because we can't stand your presence. We'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are here for the purpose of discussion until it becomes abundantly clear that you are not and then, only after having a private discussion with you, would we consider blocking you. And that process would take some time as the three of us have lives and we need to have a significant email discussion before making a decision that drastic. So if this was some attempt to come in here and get blocked so that you can show the knee-jerk hosts I am referring to that we are the same, or to show your buddies that you are willing to take a bullet for them in order to "show us," I'm sorry to disappoint you. We host this room like rational adults. Others' mileage may vary.

Again, if you are here for legitimate discussion--welcome. As for me and my answer to your question, at a point in time when my household income has been cut by 60% for over the past year with little prospect of turning around in the near future and while we still have two children in college, I am sending all the money I can to a charity that seems to have the least amount of overhead and the best possibility of getting help to those that need it. If I was in a place to physically go help, I would. I am also feeling horrible for those people, but that--much like offering up prayers--is more about me and my psychological well being and has little to do with them.

Again assuming you are here for discussion, what have you done beyond offering prayers? Do you know of any other ways that we could help other than money, because I would be interesting in knowing those options.