It would be funny if it weren't to tragic.

idontusejelly · 1 year

In his defense, the bible is pretty okay with slavery.

AustinTreeLover · 1 year

To be fair, there are probably plenty of Christians who also think that Pat Robertson is an asswipe.

ddrt · 1 year

Smart people wear glasses and smile. Evil people look like Mickey Rooney wannabes.

kronecker_delta · 1 year

I'm an atheist, but I think it's important to remember that one person's actions does not condemn the whole religion. While being a Christian does not make you a good person, neither does it make you a /more/ terrible person if you happen to be an asshat. He's an ass simply for being an ass, forget about the excuses that he hides behind.

Perhaps I'm bitter because the image looks like the type of political slander we've been seeing every day because of the elections. But I think I'm right to be bitter about that, considering Reddit so strongly supports Jon Stewart.

bwillb · 1 year

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snerfman88 · 1 year

On another note, the world's richest man, Carlos Slim, runs a monopoly on telephone landlines in Mexico, and donates little to charity. He's Catholic, by the way.

Redditor_Forever · 1 year

too*

sokpuppet1 · 1 year

Hey, here's an idea. We'll select two insanely rich people and hold them up as examples of the awesome generosity of atheists. Now we'll select one insane wackjob and hold him up as an example of all religious people.

Using Pat Robertson in any argument is pretty much just as bad as using Hitler in any argument. It just undermines the point you're trying to make.

BlackLeatherRain · 1 year

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unklemonkey · 1 year

Well obviously Pat Robertson can't donate to the church because he IS the church! ...D'uh

wolfzalin · 1 year

Warren Buffet spent that last 1% on buying Africa to free the diamond mine slaves. He's the African Abe Lincoln.

disc0ver · 1 year

If there is a god, all 3 are going to hell.

timothyjwood · 1 year

Science damn it, I meant to type "so tragic."

tinkthank · 1 year

As much as I dislike Pat Robertson. This is a bad example and borders propaganda. You could have named many other famous Christians that are charitable and give a shitload of money to charity.

Its just as easy to use the example of another individual (corporate CEOs) that don't believe in a god but also use slave labor to gain wealth and power and give nothing back in charity.

iamamemeama · 1 year

I hate how Bill Gates is set to become the biggest benefactor of our times, yet people who spell Microsoft as M$, are on the fence about him being a good guy.

BrellK · 1 year

At LEAST he's not donating to those devil-pact making people of Haiti. Oh wait, that was just more Pat Robertson delusion. Wow he really IS screwy.

jarrison · 1 year

I'm as atheist as you are, but this is a very weak graphic. A sample size of 3 people is not telling of a population. I also find it hard to believe that there aren't some Christians out there who are equally generous.

Pocahontas92 · 1 year

The starving kids in Africa must be counting the days until Warren Buffet kicks the bucket so they can finally get a damn sandwich.

massivepanda · 1 year

too?

girlxgenius · 1 year

it'd be less tragic if evangelical was spelled correctly.

bdelgado · 1 year

konzahiker · 1 year

Why is it we celebrate the philanthropy of the extreme wealthy instead of the philanthropy of the masses who give before they've accumulated great wealth?

flaim · 1 year

Downvote for bad grammar and spelling.

Nefilim777 · 1 year

I'm actually convinced that evangelical Christians are pure evil. All the signs are there.

jimjoebob · 1 year

hate to be a grammar dick, but I really like this poster, and misspellings detract from its message.

/Evangelical, one "L".

Boyddie · 1 year

Let's be honest though, if Bill gates donated $26 billion, is that morally any better than an elderly person on a low pension giving away £2/month to a charity like oxfam? Bill Gates will still have more money than he can actually spend.

And the 3rd richest guy in the world? Even if he gave away 99.99% he will still have far more money than an average person would even see in their whole LIFETIME!

Being good is relative to the situation you are in if you ask me.

cometparty · 1 year

It's "Evangelical", not "Evangellical". Seriously, can't motherfuckers spell check anymore?

LizzRG · 1 year

I'm Christian and deffinitly am not a fan of him. You cannot judge a religion based on a random selection of the people in them. You should base it on the beliefs in their religious texts and what their God says. In the Bible (KJV) it says that we are to be charitable, love others, and act as Jesus would. Most Christians do not follow this, but this is how we're SUPPOSED to act. I donate at least 10% of every paycheck I get, in addition to adding a little extra to certain missions, cancer research, and juvenile diabetes research because those are all organizations that mean a lot to me personally. Don't judge Christianity by those who are simply a part of the religion, judge it by the text and if you MUST judge it by a person (who is, just a sinner) use someone who has a true relationship with God and walks with him on a daily basis.

GodEmperor · 1 year

pat robertson reminds me of an orangutan. i think it's the way he sits. and his mind is wholly inadequate by what i hold as human standards.

Meekois · 1 year

Gettin a page not found.

joculator · 1 year

I think Pat Robertson has given money, time and effort to charitable causes and the other guys aren't necessarily "atheists", so don't get all in a tizzy guys.

RPLLL · 1 year

Shouldn't it read, "Pat Robertson is Evil with god?"

Havic54 · 1 year

I'm going to be pretty bold and dare say that he is not at all what he actually claims to be. John 14:15 - "“If you love me, keep my commands." Straight from the words of Jesus. He is a great example of someone who claims one thing, yet acts in a total contradictory way. He is a pretty public figure and has many eyes watching him, knowing what he believes. He gives christians a bad name, and if you were to only observe him, it's easy to see why so many people think so poorly of people who claim faith. But for his one poor example of what it means to be a christian, I can assure you there are countless others who abound in generosity and act opposite of how Robertson does.

lyons4398 · 1 year

Pat went to my highschool hahah

ReverendDizzle · 1 year

So I ran a few searches on Robertson. Certainly, I said to myself, as much of a total shit face I think the guy he's had to have used some of that wealth for good.

Do you know how hard it is to find anything (if it even exists) under all the articles and quotes from him denouncing charities and refusing to give money? What a fucker.

On the same note... have any of you ever seen the campus of his christian college? The house and grounds are the size of a Wal-Mart site and there are always security guards outside. Made me sick when I saw it.

fuzzyl0gic · 1 year

Is that a Straw man I see?

senatortruth · 1 year

I hate Patrick in every sense of the word. With that being said, here's a link to chew on:

http://www.patrobertson.com/humanitarian/

imusuallydrunk · 1 year

not a good idea to pick and chose like that - you are taking the best and worst examples. I'm sure a poster can be made with 2 atheists who give away nothing, and 2 christians who gave it all away

cmurdock · 1 year

This is kind of off topic, but if you are worth billions and you DIDN'T donate to charity, you'd be a selfish asshole. People tend to over emphasize how much people like Bill Gates give to charity as if it's a huge sacrifice for him to give a small part of his billions of dollars to charity. No saying he's a bad person or that it's not significant, just saying he's not a saint for doing it.

olafthebent · 1 year

If so many "Christians" think Robertson is an asswipe, why is the fucker still on TV spouting his religinist bullshit.

... what about Oral Roberts

Jimmy Swaggert?

Jim and Tammy?

Do I need to go on?

"Christians" need to police their own fucking house and stop making excuses for these spawns of Satan who purport to represent so many of them.

Where is the outrage if they aren't on Robertson's side?

ElBrad · 1 year

I don't understand what this is getting at. One extremist is a bad person, and a bad christian. Two non Christians give a lot of money to charity, which everyone can agree is a good thing.

None of the presented parties are a good representation of the average christian, or the description the new testament gives for what a follower of Christ looks like.

So, considering all of that, exactly what statement is this trying to make?

[deleted] · 1 year

Buffet is just going to give it away after he's dead because he doesn't want his relatives to have any money. The guy is a creep and treats people without respect, look up stories about it.

Grantiga_Guevara · 1 year

Pat also founded Operation Blessing International, which apparently gave food, money, and disaster relief to like 200 million people. What an asswipe.

SoFisticate · 1 year

Magoo2 · 1 year

Moral outliers do not a cause justify (or, in this case, condemn).

HugDispenser · 1 year

To be fair, Warren Buffet pledged 99% of his income after he dies. So there isn't actually a real sacrifice on his part.

AmericanParty · 1 year

Can't I be good WITH believing in God?

People are people, some good some bad, regardless of their faith!

SaidAfterIFarted · 1 year

Something about this stinks.

unworthyadvocate · 1 year

To say there is such a thing as "good" is to appeal to a universal transcendent standard as a basis to discern what is in fact "good."

Without God there is no universal transcendent standard.

If one person thinks Warren Buffet or Bill Gates philanthropic gifting of billions of dollars is not "good." Is it?

By what standard does one judge good if there is no God? There is none.

What is left is merely a "good" that is defined by whomever has the most power to enforce their opinion on everyone else (tyranny) or whomever has the most convincing argument from pathos (marketing) or whomever can rally the most numerical support (mob rule) for their definition if "good"

Atheism brings with it a litany of philosophical out-workings that many people fail to consider. I'm not saying people should not have the right to their personal beliefs, but we all should at least consider the whole package before we choose a worldview.

AND...the diamond mine thing DOES sound sketchy...hmmm...

highKyle · 1 year

Nerds > Christians

Purp · 1 year

Good thing there's never been an uncharitable atheist, or your entire argument would be destroyed.

edwardsa2 · 1 year

is anyone else bothered by the fact that www.secularsamaritan.com is not a real website?

caster · 1 year

This sort of rhetoric will only be effective against idiots..... which is unfortunately its target demographic...... GAHH this is such a nightmare.

A better argument would be that religion is inherently against public works. A common religious trope is how God will give the faithful what they need, and the poor are only poor because they have been bad/sinful.

[deleted] · 1 year

I know an atheist who beat an 80 year old man to death to get beer money.

TruthNJustice · 1 year

Funny that I have not yet read the words "selection bias." One can easily construct an identical image supporting Christians, Jews or Muslims. Isn't there another link on the front page right now in which a Canadian couple that won +11 million dollars in lottery decided to donate everything to various organizations, incl. churches? I bet they're christians.

Furthermore, just because some of the wealthiest men are atheists does not make the point any more valid.

dooglies · 1 year

Should have read "A cruel heartless man with god." or something.

Diabolitio · 1 year

Warren and Bill also don't molest children.

So, ya know, they have that goin' for them.

steelydaniel · 1 year

"donated almost nothing" is a specious and vague claim. Citation?


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