(January 14, 2018 at 11:58 pm)Khemikal Wrote: You can't honestly believe that charity is always related to religion....lol...........?
When you say "charity center", does that include charitably supporting the pastor and his family? Beyond that, most churches here don't have "charity centers", and we commonly see them as scams (especially the religious, appraising each others "holy" places). When you consider Mecca, what do you see? The commercialization of religion, perhaps? That's what we see on every other street corner.
It's not that "charity" was created out of commercialization; but it is used as a justification and a lubricant for stripping people off money.
In other words; your problem is not charity itself: your problem is the institution behind the charity.
Look at this verse from the Quran:
Quote:Sura 9. The Quran:
( 34 ) O you who have believed, indeed many of the scholars and the monks devour the wealth of people unjustly and avert [them] from the way of Allah. And those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah - give them tidings of a painful punishment.
It's known since ancient times that charity is abused many times to devour the wealth of people unjustly.
So it's more of the monks'/pastors' issue: have a group of greedy scholars, and you will have a church that strips your cash in the name of "charity".
Mecca is invaded by the Sauds; not by Muslims.
