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.

#‎PrayForBrussels‬? Not so much."

As a member of The Freedom From Religion Foundation, an organisation supporting free thinking and separation of state and church, Seidel received strong reactions to his post.

Some claimed he was the other end of the spectrum from the terrorists, and that prayers do help

Others felt he couldn't have said it better