05-13-2011, 07:09 PM
An idea I would like to add is that a majority of Christians aren't going to agree that secular services are the same as similar religious services. I've participated in both secular and religious charitable endeavors, and they're not the same. I attribute that to the involvement of God and his effect on those who are doing his will. I'm not saying anyone has to agree, but surely that's something a non-religious person can at least understand.
Another point is that as it stands, secular organizations are free to provide many of the services churches provide in our community, but they simply do not. I believe it's because people are "moved by the Holy Spirit". Even if you are an atheist, I think one could recognize there is a spiritual aspect that is unlikely to exist outside a religious context. It provides a type of motivation and devotion I've not often seen in secular organizations. kj.
Another point is that as it stands, secular organizations are free to provide many of the services churches provide in our community, but they simply do not. I believe it's because people are "moved by the Holy Spirit". Even if you are an atheist, I think one could recognize there is a spiritual aspect that is unlikely to exist outside a religious context. It provides a type of motivation and devotion I've not often seen in secular organizations. kj.