<p> And Effective Altruism has put my faith community to shame<br> <br> The Beginning</p><p data-internal-id="ftnt_ref10">When I became a Christian age 15 my life began to transform, but sadly my first external play was proclaiming no sex before marriage and saying F#$% a bit less (I’ve since resumed).<br> <br> Two years later at premed, Tuesday was my only night with no tutorial so I joined a church group, which was weirdly labelled “Social Justice”. I had zero clue what this was aboutt, maybe preventing bullying at school?. Our leader Jo opened with a question I’ll never forget.<br> <br> “I’m fundraising for World Vision and I told my chain-smoking friend I’ll buy him a pack of cigs if he joins the fundraising effort. Do you guys think that's OK?”<br> <br> As we discussed the conundrum for the next hour my heart jumped a little. Perhaps my time, skills and money could be useful for something more than just a comfortable life in the ‘burbs…</p><h4 data-internal-id="ftnt_ref10">Why do I Give?</h4><p data-internal-id="ftnt_ref10">“When you give….” Jesus <br> <br> Christian motivations for giving vary wildly. Some mostly give to keep their church club solvent, others to save face, but most have deeper motivations. Here are mine.</p><h5 data-internal-id="ftnt_ref10"><br> [...]</br></h5></br></br></p></br></br></br></br></br></br></p></br></br></p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(01:06) Why do I Give?</p><p>(01:24) Gratitude and Joy</p><p>(02:24) Utilitarian</p><p>(03:14) More to come?</p><p>(03:49) Christians aren't great at Giving</p><p>(04:04) Father of Earning to Give?</p><p>(05:07) We're not much better</p><p>(06:08) Effective Altruist Giving Impresses me</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> December 10th, 2025 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/QrQ9jwFSNoEdd373f/i-donate-because-i-am-christian?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/QrQ9jwFSNoEdd373f/i-donate-because-i-am-christian</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=ea_forum&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p>