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Originally Posted by Eph
My observation is that the West is acculturated with the Christian values so you genuinely care for the poor. Then, you have the Gates Foundation with Buffet's full support to help the poor around the world. In the East, people usually leave their wealth to the heirs, not the charity. However, some charity groups such as Tzu Chi, a Buddhism in nature charity organization, did a great job in helping the poor and needy. It really turns me off when the local church Christians despised Tzu Chi and said that it is not a work of Christ.
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Thank you for your observation. This is the first time I've seen a report like this from Asia.
As I wrote earlier, Western culture is not necessarily better, or superior, to Eastern. But the Lord's Recovery's disregard for the poor clearly displays its Asian cultural origins, and thereby subordinates both its Christian heritage and the words of scripture, to its organization-building scheme.
"Don't waste your time" on the poor, was what we were told in the FTTA.