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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

providers of food aid, child care and disaster relief.

There is no practical reason preventing those functions being done by secular organizations.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The government should be doing it.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The government should be a secular organization.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Definitely should.

I just read what you said as "NGOs" since that's the argument 99% of the time.

[–] _core@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Or the government

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 3 points 1 month ago

Agreed. I don't know why it even needs to be said that the obvious solution to this is turning the empty churches into community centers.