PZ Myers hates on religion, again.
It's always cool watching someone sanctimoniously criticize another for being sanctimonious. And by cool I mean uncool. Language these days. Let me clarify: PZ Myers is a dick.From the Edmunton Sun (Canada):
The Salvation Army says it refuses to distribute Harry Potter and Twilight toys collected for needy children because they're incompatible with the charity's Christian beliefs.The Salvation Army is a religious organization. OMG! Shocking, I know. As such, they hold religious beliefs - belief being something you think is true but have no rational basis. PZ has a hate on for people with beliefs, specifically religious ones. This time, he complains that unwanted donations might not be used:
So donors may have handed over popular toys for distribution, not knowing that the destination was going to be the landfill. And it's not because the Salvation Army is concerned about the quality or educational value of the toys.Actually, they are concerned with both. PZ quoted it himself - "they're incompatible with the charity's Christian beliefs." But for PZ, that isn't a valid reason. Well, can't please everybody, but that's no reason to attack them:
I feel so dumb for having ever given that organization anything. I should have been clued in by the frickin' name that it was run by a gang of puffed-up sanctimonious looneys.Yeah. They're being sanctimonious. Overall, the group does awesome things that - let's be honest - are handled far more frequently by religious groups than non. If you drop a dollar in their bucket, it's going to food and clothes and toys. If you donate toys, it's almost certainly going to someone in need. And, despite PZ's artful selective quoting of the Sun article, the Salvation Army says it gives the unused toys (Harry Potter and all) to other groups who "[distribute] in another manner where parents can choose."
Nobody's perfect. In the real world, they're pretty good. And PZ is a dick.
Labels: charities, christianity, christmas, harry potter, pz myers, religion, salvation army, twilight
posted by Lachlan @ 2:30 AM
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