Hypothetical: Shopping

[Ironhold]

Hypothetical to get a discussion going.

You are in charge of the local chapter of your organization's charitable auxiliary. As part of it, you must procure food and supplies for the poor and needy in your community.

There's a local individual who is famous for being able to stretch a dollar. This person knows all the tricks and tips for saving money, not just on basics like food but also on things like clothes, school supplies, and toys. Having this person help you out would be a big deal, as it'd enable you to stretch your auxiliary's assets significantly.

This person is also openly Mormon.

Do you ask them for help? If not, then why?

 

[MehGuy]

I don't see why them being Mormon matters..

 

[smaneck]

Having this person help you out would be a big deal, as it'd enable you to stretch your auxiliary's assets significantly.

This person is also openly Mormon.

Do you ask them for help? If not, then why?

You are posting in the World Religion Forum, remember? Why wouldn't we ask him? However, in my experience Mormons have their own auxiliaries for this purpose.

 

[awitch]

I also don't see the relevance of being a Mormon. This person would valuable skills and information, so why not ask?

 

[ChetSinger]

Yes, at our local food bank I don't think being Mormon would be an issue.

 

[smaneck]

Hey, I like Harry Reid. I even like Jon Huntsman, one of the last sane Republicans.

And Orson Scott Card is my favorite Sci Fi writer.

 

[morningstar2651]

Hypothetical to get a discussion going.

You are in charge of the local chapter of your organization's charitable auxiliary. As part of it, you must procure food and supplies for the poor and needy in your community.

There's a local individual who is famous for being able to stretch a dollar. This person knows all the tricks and tips for saving money, not just on basics like food but also on things like clothes, school supplies, and toys. Having this person help you out would be a big deal, as it'd enable you to stretch your auxiliary's assets significantly.

This person is also openly Mormon.

Do you ask them for help? If not, then why?

Yes, because I'm not a bigot.

 

[jacknife]

Yes I would, I don't see why not.

 

[Masihi]

Hypothetical to get a discussion going.

You are in charge of the local chapter of your organization's charitable auxiliary. As part of it, you must procure food and supplies for the poor and needy in your community.

There's a local individual who is famous for being able to stretch a dollar. This person knows all the tricks and tips for saving money, not just on basics like food but also on things like clothes, school supplies, and toys. Having this person help you out would be a big deal, as it'd enable you to stretch your auxiliary's assets significantly.

This person is also openly Mormon.

Do you ask them for help? If not, then why?

No, because the person is likely busy with his own Mormon endeavors. Also the point of running a church charity is to get other Christians in that church actively involved.

 

[jacknife]

No, because the person is likely busy with his own Mormon endeavors. Also the point of running a church charity is to get other Christians in that church actively involved.

It is? I thought charity was to help the needy

 

[ViaCrucis]

Hypothetical to get a discussion going.

You are in charge of the local chapter of your organization's charitable auxiliary. As part of it, you must procure food and supplies for the poor and needy in your community.

There's a local individual who is famous for being able to stretch a dollar. This person knows all the tricks and tips for saving money, not just on basics like food but also on things like clothes, school supplies, and toys. Having this person help you out would be a big deal, as it'd enable you to stretch your auxiliary's assets significantly.

This person is also openly Mormon.

Do you ask them for help? If not, then why?

Feeding and clothing the hungry and the naked is more important than religious politics. As such their religion or lack thereof would be inconsequential to that particular task.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[Hammster]

Hypothetical to get a discussion going.

You are in charge of the local chapter of your organization's charitable auxiliary. As part of it, you must procure food and supplies for the poor and needy in your community.

There's a local individual who is famous for being able to stretch a dollar. This person knows all the tricks and tips for saving money, not just on basics like food but also on things like clothes, school supplies, and toys. Having this person help you out would be a big deal, as it'd enable you to stretch your auxiliary's assets significantly.

This person is also openly Mormon.

Do you ask them for help? If not, then why?

If it was a church run charity, then no. A non-church charity, then yes.

 

[Ironhold]

If it was a church run charity, then no. A non-church charity, then yes.

And why would that be?

 

[Hammster]

And why would that be?

Christians should not be unequalled yoked. There's no restrictions on outside organizations.

 

[ChetSinger]

And why would that be?

I agree with Hammster, because one of the purposes of a church-run charity is evangelism. Our evangelism would be at cross-purposes with the hypothetical "openly Mormon" person in the OP.

 

[BigDaddy4]

I agree with Hammster, because one of the purposes of a church-run charity is evangelism. Our evangelism would be at cross-purposes with the hypothetical "openly Mormon" person in the OP.

What if that were the opportunity needed to witness to this "openly Mormon" person?

 

[ChetSinger]

What if that were the opportunity needed to witness to this "openly Mormon" person?

We're now deep into the land of hypotheticals. Is this "openly Mormon" person himself evangelizing?

 

[BigDaddy4]

We're now deep into the land of hypotheticals. Is this "openly Mormon" person himself evangelizing?

The OP asked if they would seek this thrifty "openly Mormon's" help in procurring some things. How is that being unequally yoked? There is no binding agreement or contract to be "yoked" to. Asking for help is not being yoked to someone in the Biblical sense. Insert atheist, gnostic, muslim, etc. instead of Mormon. Does that change your answer?

 

[ChetSinger]

The OP asked if they would seek this thrifty "openly Mormon's" help in procurring some things. How is that being unequally yoked? There is no binding agreement or contract to be "yoked" to. Asking for help is not being yoked to someone in the Biblical sense. Insert atheist, gnostic, muslim, etc. instead of Mormon. Does that change your answer?

I think procuring things would be fine.

 

[jacknife]

I never had a negative opinion on church charity's until this thread lol.