[danielf]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

What's wrong with affirming your atheism by giving the money to the Salvation Army instead?Or Childline..or any one of hundreds of poorly supported charities...After all atheists as moral as the next theist surely?

Personally, I make a point of not giving to religion based charities. The salvation army is one I avoid (the cue is in the name). I think it's a mistake to think that the money raised by this campaign would otherwise have gone to charity. It's one of those things that come along, and you decide to contribute to.