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| Compelled | 9% | 24 votes | Total: 258 votes | |
| Voluntary | 91% | 234 votes |
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Everyone should be encouraged to donate to charity on some level. As Americans we live in one of the most prosperous countries in the world, yet we still have needy people in o...read more
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The dictionary gives three definitions for charity: voluntary giving of help, a charitable organization, and "kindness and tolerance in judging others." As the first definition...read more
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Charity is essentially voluntary. And many of the organizations are crying out for volunteers, all these organizations do is good work that really should already be taken care o...read more
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Compelled means to urge forcefully. Charity should be urged forcefully. The case for charity is powerful. In some ways I believe the reason for many of the world's problems i...read more
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Charity is always voluntary; if it's compelled, then we are destroying its precious meaning. If we try to unlock the historical evolution of the word "charity," we will discov...read more
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"A forced morality is no morality, a forced charity is no charity." (source unknown) There are many reasons for charity to be voluntary. Not the least of those reasons is, if i...read more
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Charity, by its very definition means to give voluntarily. Charity is sharing of time, space, material goods, with those who could use a lending hand. Charity is an individual...read more
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Should charity be voluntary or compelled? Before considering the question Should Charity be voluntary or compelled?' it is necessary to know what is meant by charity. Charity is...read more
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Compelled disbursement of one's money is called payment, holdup (as in robbery) etc. not charitable giving. It's also called taxes, levies, fines, penalties etc. and the list g...read more
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by Kris Kennedy
Voluntary Charity United States citizens are charity oriented. A drive through the drive up window shows change in the collection box for the Ronald McDonald House, Mother's Ma...read more
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by Rayne Britt
Charity originally was defined as "giving out of Christian love to other Christians" (and, contrary to popular belief, it is not synonymous with the word love). Much like the de...read more
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No More Donations Without Representation By using the Internet, people exercised power; activists took the lead, held others accountable, just said no, and exposed wrong. The ...read more
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Americans and citizens from many other countries already give to charity through their tax dollars. Some of the charitable contributions the United States gives are to fight AI...read more
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by Ted Sherman
Are you kidding? It would be a wonderful miracle if all charitable contributions were voluntary. If you're a taxpaying citizen, particularly American, you, your parents and gran...read more
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by Sean Davis
Charity, it is something that we all feel is something that has to come from our heart and soul. We also feel that charity in general is something that we can afford to give to...read more
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According to the American Heritage Dictionary (2nd College Edition), charity is defined as offering provisions to the poor-almsgiving. In the same dictionary, compel is defined...read more
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by G E Barr
GIVE AND TAKE: THE RATIO OF BALANCE "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?" -Rabbi Hillel The word "charity" doe...read more
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by Sita
The definition of charity, according to Mirriam-Webster, is "1: benevolent goodwill toward or love of humanity, 2 a: generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or su...read more
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by Magu Nguru
Charity is a thing that people do from the heart. A person sees a given situation in which another person is experiencing and is moved emotionally by thats persons situation and...read more
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Charity, by definition, is a generous action to aid the less fortunate. Beyond the definition, there is no longer a debate about charity being a compelled act. If the desire t...read more
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by GURUNATH
Charity means a)Love for one's fellow human beings, b)Kindness in judging others, c)The giving of aid to the poor and suffering, d)Public aid for poor, e)An institution or fund ...read more
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by Jeff Johns
"Compel-to secure or bring about by force"- Random House Dictionary. For those in favor of this ridiculous notion, who would you have do the "compelling"? Those in favor of th...read more
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by Culpster
"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin If a poor person were to hold a gun to a rich person's ...read more
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by Dave Knechel
You've got to be kidding! How can charity be forced upon anyone when, by definition, the word means to give on one's own? Look at how Princeton University's WordNet 3.0 describe...read more
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