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I think you have the wrong impression. Studies repeatedly find that religious Americans give significantly more to charity than non religious Americans, e.g. ht
by mattnewport 8y ago
I think you have the wrong impression. Studies repeatedly find that religious Americans give significantly more to charity than non religious Americans, e.g. https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Religious-Americans-Give-More/153973 https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Religious-Americans-Giv...
- jnwatson 8y agoSorry, if you remove donations to their own churches, the unchurched do better. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/11/28/are-religious-people-really-more-generous-than-atheists-a-new-study-puts-that-myth-to-rest/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/11/28/are-...
- dragonwriter 8y ago> Sorry, if you remove donations to their own churches, the unchurched do better. That result is both unsurprising and meaningless.
- mattnewport 8y agoSome portion of that money goes to things like missions and charitable work within the community though I haven't seen good figures on how much.