Re: Americans give record $295 billion to charities in 2006
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giving to religious cults shouldn't be included in this calculation.
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Why? It's still people voluntarily giving their money to causes they think are good.
You can argue that believing in religion is not reasonable. But the "point" of this information, as I take it, is just that Americans are giving away a lot of money. And I think that's a good thing, both morally and for what it implies about our economic condition.
But I guess any data that suggests America is doing something good should be taken down a notch. We don't want people believing Americans are generous or anything.
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