# Interesting article on Black Atheism

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**Created:** [May 18, 2012, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-on-black-atheism/622293 "2012-05-18T05:49:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-on-black-atheism/622293/49 "2012-05-19T22:31:22Z")

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> [@Farmer\_Jane](#):
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> Churches provide a benefit to many communities. Black churches are no exception. Here, they regularly run programs for latchkey kids and hand out food.

And? Many companies and even criminal organizations do “charitable” things to win people over. That doesn’t make it benevolent, that makes it propaganda.

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