Many religions, including Christianity, make religious donations an obligatory part of membership which is frequently non-negotiable. When your charitable giving primarily consists of donations to your church you're teaching your kids that the only people who deserve your charity are those who identify with your group. Now, I may be guilty of a No True Scotsman fallacy here but that doesn't strike me as being charitable at all, especially when you examine how the majority of churches use those funds.
We definitely agree, everyone needs to be mindful of their charitable giving and take the time to research the organization they're donating to. However, the core premise of the study is still valid when you examine charitable and empathetic behavior demonstrated by children of religious parents versus secular parents. Whatever religious parents think they're teaching their children, it's clearly not as generous as they think it is.
Many religions, including Christianity, make religious donations an obligatory part of membership which is frequently non-negotiable. When your charitable giving primarily consists of donations to your church you're teaching your kids that the only people who deserve your charity are those who identify with your group. Now, I may be guilty of a No True Scotsman fallacy here but that doesn't strike me as being charitable at all, especially when you examine how the majority of churches use those funds.
We definitely agree, everyone needs to be mindful of their charitable giving and take the time to research the organization they're donating to. However, the core premise of the study is still valid when you examine charitable and empathetic behavior demonstrated by children of religious parents versus secular parents. Whatever religious parents think they're teaching their children, it's clearly not as generous as they think it is.