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At the risk of overinterpreting your comment, I think most religious people would be surprised to see their religion characterized as an ersatz government socia

• rdtsc 5y ago
  Not necessarily. Religious communities have been taking care of the sick, the lonely, feeding the poor since, well, forever. Those who believe, of course, would think there is a higher purpose of them being there, but most, normally wouldn't ask for religious affiliation before handing people a plate of pancakes and sausages, or lentils and rice (https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sikh-pandemic-food-support/index.html https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sikh-pandemic-food-suppor...). People shouldn't rely on religious organization for those basics - visits when sick, food when hungry, especially in a developing country, but the sad situation is that they are.