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    Quote Originally Posted by Germaanse Strijder
    Where is the source on this?
    Indeed, some more context would be very helpful - otherwise we are left to speculate ... as can already be seen in the responses (personally, I doubt that any relevant NGO or a country providing major funds would tie the amount of help to the willingness of the victims to convert to Christianity - if so, I am relatively sure that there already would have been an outcry)

    EDIT: Thanks for the link GS - this would confirm that the starting post gives a bit of a false impression
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    To all of you who thought that the Christian charities were giving aid only or mostly to Christians-- doink!! Christian charities never have operated in this manner, nor do we have any reason to believe that they ever will. You wear your prejudices on your shoulder. They do not look so becoming.

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    why not go christian?, if they recieve all they need from the christian charity and nothing from the others (are there buddist or muslim charities?) then mabey they will believe that christianity in with its charity and hospitality is better than those selfish hindus. lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by master of the puppets
    why not go christian?, if they recieve all they need from the christian charity and nothing from the others (are there buddist or muslim charities?) then mabey they will believe that christianity in with its charity and hospitality is better than those selfish hindus. lol
    As far as my knowledge goes, the only muslim charity is the Red Crecent, which is part of the Red Cross. I haven't seen private muslim charity as of yet.

    Also charities that are affiliated with religion like the red crecent only help muslims for example, no point in helping non-muslims or that might be seen as some sort of proseltysing(however you spell it), also its counterpart already does everything the red crecent does.
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    Quote Originally Posted by faisal
    As far as my knowledge goes, the only muslim charity is the Red Crecent, which is part of the Red Cross. I haven't seen private muslim charity as of yet.

    Also charities that are affiliated with religion like the red crecent only help muslims for example, no point in helping non-muslims or that might be seen as some sort of proseltysing(however you spell it), also its counterpart already does everything the red crecent does.
    Kızılay (=Red Crescent, and "Hilal-i Ahmer" of Ottomans) is working as a part of Red Cross, faisal ? I thought Turkish government supplied the expenses of Kızılay.

    P.S. Or Kızılay is not the only one to be called "Red Crescent" ?
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    Hey just so you guys know I called up some charities and told them I just became a Christian and then asked them to send me food to Oklahoma and they all hung up. Don't try it, it doesn't work.
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    Heh. Ya gotta remember to NOT open the beer cans when you're on the phone. Gives folks the 'wrong idea'.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine
    Kızılay (=Red Crescent, and "Hilal-i Ahmer" of Ottomans) is working as a part of Red Cross, faisal ? I thought Turkish government supplied the expenses of Kızılay.

    P.S. Or Kızılay is not the only one to be called "Red Crescent" ?
    Hmm i'm not sure, its based on what i read here.

    http://www.ifrc.org/

    I thought they are the same organisations.. not sure now

    Quote Originally Posted by Byzantine Mercenary
    for the record most muslims give zakah (spelling?) a fixed percentage of their earnings to charity, that i believe are mainly aimed at helping other muslims.
    Zakah is Obligatory and must be made yearly, about 2% of your income should be used for zakat. Giving the 2% to christians or jews is considered zakat as well, but any other religion its sadaqa(voluntary charity).

    Unfortunately not all muslims follow that pillar alot, eh gives me acid to even think about it. At least christians are doing a good job saving people, while we are still figuring out why we are backwards.
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    Hmm i'm not sure, its based on what i read here.

    http://www.ifrc.org/

    I thought they are the same organisations.. not sure now
    Well, Turkish Kızılay is here -that is 137 years old :

    http://eng.kizilay.org.tr/

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    Quote Originally Posted by master of the puppets
    why not go christian?, if they recieve all they need from the christian charity and nothing from the others (are there buddist or muslim charities?) then mabey they will believe that christianity in with its charity and hospitality is better than those selfish hindus. lol
    Yes there are other religion-based charities. And yes they do good work. And I don't think that, even if they don't, you can compare them favorably, considering how the majority of the world's Hindus live in India, and that the countries with the Buddhist/Islam majority was hurt the most.

    Also, I don't see Thailand being Christian soon. For all my life there, only three or four friends of mine are Christian, and the other Buddhist friends aren't converting lately, and I went to a Catholic school for that matter...

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    That's rediculous...

    Needs to be stopped


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    It's all over the local news in Indonesia. It isn't going to help the sectarian violence for sure..... :(

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    Indonesia is the most currupt nation in the world...

    No offence...just pointing out a random fact...


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