Well that is my money well spend.

[Fragony]

Ok, I knew that most of my tsunami-donation would go to the management, organisation, or any of the million euro earning non-existant jobs of the charity industry, but that I was actually funding the beating of women is a bit too much.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...508262,00.html

for that 100 euro I gave they better make it hurt really bad

Why do I even bother giving money to charity, bleh

[Sjakihata]

I agree that is horrid. However, stopping charity completely because of incidents like this is not the option, I believe. Charity to disasters is important. Earthquakes, tsunamis and the like especially in the 3rd world shouldn't stop. Charity is not a viable option, though it is necessary in cases like this.

[Scurvy]

--> charity is vital though,

[Don Corleone]

Oh good, I get to beat the Lefties to the punch....

1) The Times is a rag and the story is almost certainly fabricated. Until we see it in the Guardian, we cannot trust it as valid.

2) Why do you hate muslims? Even according to the article, only a small fraction of Indonesia's muslims support Sharia, yet you're thinking about cutting your requisite aid donations, just because of the actions of a small minority. Shame on you!

3) People only resort to Sharia because the actions of the United States scare them into thinking their own cultural identities are threatened. Force the US to withdraw from Iraq,Kuwait and all other foreign places they occupy (like Korea), dismantle Israel, and ban all trappings of Christmas and even the tiny minority of hardliners in Indonesia will feel better and the canings will stop.

How'd I do with the thought-speak there boys?

[caravel]

This is pretty much the main reason why I never give to charity.

[English assassin]

This is pretty much the main reason why I never give to charity.

yeah, those Friends of the Earth floggings are a bit much, eh

I have had it with charity funds where people at the top make 600.000 euro a year, or even more, disgusting people.

I don't know about 600,000Euros, but can you tell me why the CEO iof a large multinational organisation should be expected to work minimum wage just because its a charity. Is that the way to get able people into charity administration?

The usual trouble with charities is the low quality of the managers. Pay peanuts, get monkeys.

[Pannonian]

Oh good, I get to beat the Lefties to the punch....

1) The Times is a rag and the story is almost certainly fabricated. Until we see it in the Guardian, we cannot trust it as valid.

The Times is a respected newspaper. It's the Telegraph whch is prone to printing stories without investigation.

[Fragony]

--> charity is vital though,

It is, but I used to give more. I have had it with charity funds where people at the top make 600.000 euro a year, or even more, disgusting people. They don't even spend the money, they take it to the stockmarket and beg for even more. The latest I cancelled (artsen zonder grenzen)supposedly injected water instead of medicine for a documentory, medicines were too late but the show must go on. Maffia.

[doc_bean]

It is, but I used to give more. I have had it with charity funds where people at the top make 600.000 euro a year, or even more, disgusting people. They don't even spend the money, they take it to the stockmarket and beg for even more. The latest I cancelled (artsen zonder grenzen)supposedly injected water instead of medicine for a documentory, medicines were too late but the show must go on. Maffia.

Docters without borders is probably one of the 'best' charities though, the people are payed peanuts, even the (regional) bosses, they even gave money back after they had raised enough to help the tsunami victims. It's pretty much the only charity I support. I don't like big fundraisers (like what happened with the tsunami) since the people who raised the money probably have no idea how to spend it.

I'm still a bit unsure about the red cross, on the one hand they seem like a well organised charity, otoh, they seem so big and professional there's bound to be corruption, but to what extend ?

Probably not nearly as bad as the UN though.

I think I'll give more money to feminists in future, then they can form their own sexist militia, and have a big fight with the Sharia-law chaps. Then someone can make a movie about it.

Actually giving money to feminists who live under repressive regimes doesn't sound like a bad idea, too bad they don't tend to be out in the open, thus making it hard to actually give them money.

[Kralizec]

Wow, that's disgusting.