{"id":43828,"date":"2014-07-24T19:00:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T01:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/24\/charity-with-strings-attached.html"},"modified":"2014-11-05T10:25:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T17:25:43","slug":"charity-with-strings-attached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/24\/charity-with-strings-attached.html","title":{"rendered":"Charity with strings attached"},"content":{"rendered":"
It's dubious when soup kitchens require attending a religious service in order be fed. \u00a0It's even sketchier when PeTA offers to pay for some Detroiters' water bills — if the recipients of their largess go vegan for a month.<\/p>\n

True charity is not about quid pro quo.<\/i> It's an act of love. When there are strings attached, it's defeating the purpose. Indeed, in some circumstances it can be considered blackmail.\ufeff<\/div>\n

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PETA Offers To Help Pay Water Bills For Struggling Detroit Residents \u2014 But Only If They Go Vegan<\/a>
\n PETA wants to be the savior, but it’s using veganism as a bargaining chip. \n <\/p>\n

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It's dubious when soup kitchens require attending a religious service in order be fed. \u00a0It's even sketchier when PeTA offers to pay for some Detroiters' water bills — if the recipients of their largess go vegan for a month. True charity is not about quid pro quo. It's an act of love. 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Their goal is to fix 10,000 more\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":38642,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/05\/if-loki-offers-you-a-plate-of-cookies.html","url_meta":{"origin":43828,"position":2},"title":"If Loki offers you a plate of cookies …","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 5-Sep-13 9:37am","format":false,"excerpt":"Yeah, I'd look for strings attached, physical or metaphysical. \u00a0Reshared post from +Sean SorensenDon't trust him Cookie Monster! 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