Charity giving and Conscience - Page 2

Doug · 25-10-2005, 11:55

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Originally Posted by garinda

We musn't forget that the war against terror isn't against any political country, it's against Islamic extremists throughout the world.

Three of the London suicide bombers came from Dewsbury. If a natural disaster happened there, should we not be charitable because some aid might go towards British Muslims?

Funny thing is Rindy is that I don’t have a problem giving to religious organisations of any denomination be it Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist it doesn’t matter. I don’t think that the war on terror should be targeted against solely Islamic Extremist that just an excuse to go and remove another nation’s ideology if it doesn’t the Bush Brothers, George and Tony that is. The Jews use terror against the British in Palestine as did the Irish in the north of Ireland.

Mick · 25-10-2005, 11:58

Well i am not saying where this is but there is 1 newsagents in the area that has a tin on the counter that had a lable on for the Cancer Research and they have stuck another lable over it for the earthquake.
so what happend to the Cancer Research money ?

lettie · 25-10-2005, 12:00

I am always very wary of any charity.. The collectors selling flowers in pubs or approaching you on the street are usually bogus in my opinion. I believe that most of the money from these so-called collections goes towards admin fees and the six figure salaries of some of the organisers. There is one particular charity which sells flowers in pubs and clubs in aid of special care baby units. This is totally bogus, according to a memo at work a couple of years back, there isn't a baby unit in the country which has benefitted from this charity.

I did give to the Tsunami and I do take stuff to charity shops. I dropped some change into a bucket at Asda the other week for the Earthquake, but I do not give all of the time and I do not feel the slightest pang of guilt when I don't. It's my choice and I will not be made to feel guilty or tight for not giving...

Doug · 25-10-2005, 12:00

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Originally Posted by accymel

Its not that Rindy its the fact im making is if it was here money would go to the right place but im not giving to fund a bomb racket so to cause more mass destruction to the innocent - that would make me feel suicidal myself.

I hope you never bought anything off a street seller in Blackpool over the past 25 years........That aside I'm sure most people would share your sentiments. I think Gayle's approach is quite sensible really, but it won't serve the immediate need following a natural disaster.

accymel · 25-10-2005, 12:02

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Originally Posted by mick

Well i am not saying where this is but there is 1 newsagents in the area that has a tin on the counter that had a lable on for the Cancer Research and they have stuck another lable over it for the earthquake.
so what happend to the Cancer Research money ?

Now theres an interesting thing, i'd say they sodded the cancer & put in all for their cause.......thats so sick & furthers my point earlier on scams

slinky · 25-10-2005, 12:05

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Originally Posted by mick

Well i am not saying where this is but there is 1 newsagents in the area that has a tin on the counter that had a lable on for the Cancer Research and they have stuck another lable over it for the earthquake.
so what happend to the Cancer Research money ?

People must have stopped dying of cancer when the earthquake hit.........

accymel · 25-10-2005, 12:08

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Originally Posted by Doug

I hope you never bought anything off a street seller in Blackpool over the past 25 years........That aside I'm sure most people would share your sentiments. I think Gayle's approach is quite sensible really, but it won't serve the immediate need following a natural disaster.

PMSL!!! haven't been for 10 years & no im too posh to buy off street sellers beside im dodgey about them too & im going there in a fortnight an all & if i see a street delboy I'll think of ya doug pmsl....radioactive glowstick anyone?? LOL

Doug · 25-10-2005, 12:14

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Originally Posted by accymel

PMSL!!! haven't been for 10 years & no im too posh to buy off street sellers beside im dodgey about them too & im going there in a fortnight an all & if i see a street delboy I'll think of ya doug pmsl....radioactive glowstick anyone?? LOL

Too Posh, give up you knock around with that tinky bird?