Suffering in the world

Dellboy said:
Anyone come knocking at my door begging for money or to tell me how some made up rubbish is going to save me from all evil, gets the same treatment, roll of the eyes and door firmly shut.
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This. Sometimes canvassers of Jehovah's seem to go in groups and if i get one knocking and politely turned away, the second gets much shorter shrift. Just leave me alone. I'll choose who and when I donate my money to charity and good causes. Don't come a begging
 
HomerJSimpson said:
This. Sometimes canvassers of Jehovah's seem to go in groups and if i get one knocking and politely turned away, the second gets much shorter shrift. Just leave me alone. I'll choose who and when I donate my money to charity and good causes. Don't come a begging
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There is just a little bit of a difference between what I do for Christian Aid and what JWs do door-to-door - and for totally different reasons. And please - I am not begging - I am simply collecting whatever individuals wish to freely give, and as it happens many do give.
 
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SwingsitlikeHogan said:
There is just a little bit of a difference between what I do for Christian Aid and what JWs do door-to-door - and for totally different reasons. And please - I am not begging - I am simply collecting whatever individuals wish to freely give, and as it happens many do give.
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Actually, if you think about it, you are begging. You are knocking on doors asking people to give money. If you are "collecting" you would walk up to the door and collect what had been left out for you. Just sayin'.
 
murphthemog said:
Why should I have to defile my door with notices saying no this or no that? It is better that people who have no business ringing my door bell do not do it.
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I actually have a sticker on my door doing the above, makes no difference, every night I come home to a hall with menus, begging letters and junk mail.they should be hanged with trespassing or something IMO.
The post office are actually disciplining employees who don’t deliver menus or whatever as they’ve taken money from someone to deliver it.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
There is just a little bit of a difference between what I do for Christian Aid and what JWs do door-to-door - and for totally different reasons. And please - I am not begging - I am simply collecting whatever individuals wish to freely give, and as it happens many do give.
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You are begging and you are doing it for organisations that are extremely wealthy in their own right and also riddled with scandals and disgraceful behaviour- I don’t mind giving to certain charities but there are some that shouldn’t be touched
 
Had a guy knocking on me door last week asking for a financial donation nation for the SJAB. now i was in the SJAB for 28 yrs and gave more money and time than i care to remember. But He does not do owt for the SJAB. He is contracted to knock on doors and ask for money via an agency. He has no love of the SJAB. Hows that right. He is not the only “Charity” that does it.
 
SaintHacker said:
What sort of salary is the CEO of Christian Aid on?
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Last year she (Loretta Minghella) was on £127,711 but has since left.

She has been replaced by Amanda Khozi Mukwashi this month but no information about her salary.

However allowing for inflation that could now be around £131,000
 
OK - you lot can keep your cynicism if that makes you feel good and better about things. I get the same door-to-door so I'm not surprised.

I am maybe surprised and certainly a bit saddened at the level of disdain and cynicism expressed by what you might think could be the generally more comfortably off sector of the population who inhabit a golf forum - and who might feel they have something to give to those in very, very much poorer circumstances in developing or underdeveloped nations.

But you know what? The views expressed here are not held by everyone, thank goodness, and many are more than happy to contribute to what they see and understand to be a good cause.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
and who might feel they have something to give to those in very, very much poorer circumstances in developing or underdeveloped nations.
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I want my donations spent on this country, so there lies the problem for me. I said the same thing to a Red Cross fella last year, he was giving it the hard sell last, trying to get us to set up direct debits for them.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
OK - you lot can keep your cynicism if that makes you feel good and better about things. I get the same door-to-door so I'm not surprised.

I am maybe surprised and certainly a bit saddened at the level of disdain and cynicism expressed by what you might think could be the generally more comfortably off sector of the population who inhabit a golf forum - and who might feel they have something to give to those in very, very much poorer circumstances in developing or underdeveloped nations.

But you know what? The views expressed here are not held by everyone, thank goodness, and many are more than happy to contribute to what they see and understand to be a good cause.
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It’s not cynicism though, charities knocking on my door or stopping me in the street have no idea what I do or don’t do in regards charities close to me, being asked to keep giving is tiresome and as for not pressurizing people, my wife gives to everyone that asks as she feels guilty saying no, it does my head in and we often disagree!
 
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