After the Brussels attacks yesterday, atheist activist and lawyer, Andrew L. Seidel took to Facebook to make his sentiments known. In his post, he called for people not to #PrayForBrussels but instead offer help in the form of donations to notable charities. Believing that religion is what motivates terror attacks, he feels praying will only make it worse. In his post he wrote: "To everyone who suggests that we pray for ‪#‎Brussels‬, more religion is not the answer to this problem. And while those prayers might make you feel good, that's all they are doing. Instead, try donating to a charity, like the Red Cross or Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), that actually gets on the ground and helps people. Or donate to an anti-extremist charity the Maajid Nawaz's Quilliam Foundation and help fight what is likely the cause of these attacks. Pray if you must, but in addition to action, not as a substitute, and don't expect much from your prayers. Religion is not the solution, it's the problem.

Whether we wish to take the moral high ground or actually physically take to the ground, Seidel believes that the hate mail he received after his post only goes to prove his point.