Hands that work, said Robert Ingersoll, are better than lips that pray.
What do you think?
When rain is needed, the Governor of Georgia thinks the way to go is to pray, since help cometh from above. Right, guv. Humanists are more likely to say - support science and rational inquiry and research to deal with such problems.
Missionaries distribute a lot of Bibles in Third World countries. Pat Robertson sent Bibles to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Scientologists do work at disaster sites - then they promote their so-called "Personality Test" to recruit people into their so-called religion in times of trouble and need.
What are the Humanists doing?
In India, Humanists have built hospitals and schools. Free eye surgery has restored sight to hundreds of cataract victims. Young girls sold into the prostitute caste are being rescued, educated, taught a trade and set up with the ability to live lives of dignity in self-support, such as with donated sewing machines. (Why didn't the Christian missionaries do this?)
At Harvard University, Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein announces financial support for students who will volunteer to go to India to serve human needs not with words but with their labor and their love.
In Ohio, Humanist crews cheerfully take on a humble task - picking up litter on the highways.
San Diego's Humanists have a superb record of socially responsible service to their fellow human beings.
When families were destroyed by social unrest overseas, children became separated from their parents for years and lost. The Humanists worked hard, raised thousands of dollars to pay for DNA testing, and brought families together again. There are happily reunited families today as a result of the Humanists' work. Plenty of preachers in America were mouthing a lot of loud talk about "family values." Who was actually doing something about it? The Humanists were.
Humanists in San Diego served water to runners in a marathon race raising money for charity (and their president, Genevieve Lafontaine, ran in it.)
Humanists in San Diego took carloads of clothing and gifts - and their time and their love - to Orfanatorio Gloria, an orphanage in Mexico. The rewards were great - and we don't just mean treasure laid up in heaven. The rewards were in the warmth of the fellowship that was shared by the Humanists with the children, enriching the lives of both.
Fundamentalists can be concerned about what you believe. Humanists say - what do you do? If Jesus comes back next week, and sees what fundamentalists do in his name, and observes what the Humanists actually do, which do you think he will endorse?