Can You Be Good Without God?

            This is probably the one of the most controversial questions that has ever been asked. I have had many arguments with my religious friends over the topic of if someone can be a good person and not be a believer. Personally, I believe that one does not have to be a religious extremist to be a good person. An atheist can do charity work or help people just like a religious person can or an atheist can be kind and helpful to others. Should these qualities be ignored just because they do not believe what other people believe? Not every person that is not affiliated with a Christian religion should be considered bad people and in fact a lot of the people that I know go to church are worse people than most the non-religious people I know. In my mind if there are two people, one religious and one not religious, and they both work at the same charity, doing the same job, and work the same amount of hours I see both of these people as equals. If one is religious or not should not be a factor in determining if someone is either a good person or not a good person.