Posted on 01/14/2010 10:18:32 AM PST by svcw
Islamic Relief USA officials announced Wednesday they were flying $1 million of aid to Haiti in cooperation with the LDS Church.
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OK all you Mormans EXPLAIN THIS!
Probably a case where some rich Arab philanthropist (Saudi royal family?) wants to help, but because of scrutiny, it is difficult to give the money directly so they give it to a charity or group they know will provide direct support. If they gave it to the Red Cross, I’m sure it wouldn’t have the same shock value.
The Red Crecent was set up as a mirror organization of the Red Cross for moslem nations
But does the Red Crescent operate in Catholic nations? Are they even allowed in?
Collaborative relief efforts between Islamic Relief USA and the LDS Church have spanned not only the U.S. but have dotted the globe as well. One of the most recent major partnerships came when the two combined to respond to the October 2009 Pacific Rim earthquakes with a massive aid shipment of food, supplies and equipment to Samoa -- the LDS Church providing the supplies and Islamic Relief USA covering the cost of the airlift.
Its not a one time deal, it is on going.
Interesting new website.
I also noticed the Census info and the tweet (r. sidebar), re: Obama’s what’s up to Islamic Relief Jan 1st.
Why in the blue blazes would the Mormon Church partner itself with a Muslim organization? I do NOT get it.
To help thousands of people who have lost everything they ever had. Maybe that is why. If it wasn't for a bunch of criminals humping sandbags, my wife and I would have lost our home during the great Mississippi flood in the early ‘90’s. Tragedies create strange bedfellows, and I love and appreciate every one of those criminals. They were not forced to help.
What was it old Joe said about being another Muhammad?
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I think that is something worthy of a little more research, but this is my observations. Because islam is so "protective" and applies "the will of allah" to disasters - they have a tendency to keep non-islamic aid away, like the Boxing Day quake/tsunami of a few years ago. Thus an islamic aid agency was formed.
Non-islamic nations are less inclined to decline aid from any source - so it wouldn't be suprising to see Red Crecent at least in partnership with Red Cross if Red C were to get involved. This is partially answered in that another islamic aid group is working with mormons to get aid in.
Perhaps just following the example of it's favorite Senator Orin Hatch, reaching across the aisle ......to shake hands with the enemy. Why not partner up with, oh say, another Christian organization?
26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy aheart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took acare of him.
35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Luke 10:25-37
I get it, you don’t like Mormons. It looks like you don’t set a very good example yourself, while you are giving out advice to others. Too bad, a lot of good people in that religion.
Oh joy...
The twoo christian churches are cooperating in their PR events...
Meanwhile the apostate Christian church is doing works of charity in secret as usual...
Not letting the left hand know what the right hand has given...
Oh noes...
"The heart that Christ gives to his people feels compassion for those who suffer, no matter what their faith.
When the Bible says, “Weep with those who weep” (Romans 12:15), it does not add, “unless God caused the weeping.” Job’s comforters would have done better to weep with Job than talk so much. That does not change when we discover that Job’s suffering was ultimately from God. No, it is right to weep with those who suffer. Pain is pain, no matter who causes it. We are all sinners. Empathy flows not from the causes of pain, but the company of pain. And we are all in it together."
The LDS church has an active and operational relief organization, something I’m guessing the islamists did not. So the best way to add useful help from the islamists is for them to tack onto an already working program.
Next people will be complaining that George Bush is working with Bill Clinton on relief efforts.
BTW, my good mormon work friend’s daughter is intimately involved in the haiti relief effort, although we haven’t gotten a report back yet from her.
It’s “Mormon”, not “Morman” (which always makes me think of the south park episode where terminator “Bill Cosby” keeps saying “Eric Cart-man”.
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