A Christian-owned children’s home is landing in the headlines after refusing to accept a $100 donation from an atheist group — a decision that sparked a viral crowdfunding campaign that has now raised more than $25,000.

It all started when a man named Matt Wilbourn said that he donated $100 to the Murrow Indian Children’s Home in Muskagee, Oklahoma, a group that is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches Association.

The home’s mission is “to provide a safe, nurturing environment, spiritual foundation, and cultural experience to Native American Children in crisis,” according to its website.

But Wilbourn said the organization called him and rejected the gift after he asked that it be placed in the name of the Muskogee Atheist Community — a group that he founded along with his wife, KJRH-TV reported.

According to the Friendly Atheist blog, Wilbourn reportedly gave the money after a representative for the children’s home came to his workplace to print fliers. Typically, his employer would print programs for an annual charity event for free, but Wilbourn learned that the organization would be charged this year, so he felt bad and donated.

But Wilbourn said that he received a phone call an hour later from the Murrow Indian Children’s Home and learned that they wouldn’t be keeping his gift.

“(A woman) called my desk phone at work and told me that they would not be accepting our donation because it would go against everything they believe in,” Wilbourn told the outlet.

Full story: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/08/31/christian-childrens-home-rejects-atheists-100-donation-then-this-happened/

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