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The Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation has made massive donations to India and recently awarded 1 million dollars to Thialand as well, (The award is annually given to support the efforts of governments attempting to stop the spread of HIV.) The donations made by the Gates Foundation are intended to stem the threat of HIV and the uncontrolled population growth rates in heavily populated countries.

Do you think this is the right thing to do? Does it offend your religious conscience?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20070629/tod-uk-india-condom-45b2db8.html
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalHealth/Pri_Diseases/HIVAIDS/HIVProgramsPartnerships/Avahan/MeetingTheChallenge.htm

2007-07-02 04:35:51 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

26 answers

Sure--it'll save lots of lives. And if you allow something as paltry as your religion to make you against saving those lives, then you ought to be ashamed of yourself.

2007-07-02 04:38:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8 0

First of all, I'm wholeheartedly for it.

Secondly, to all of you who say; fine, but not with my tax dollars: will you still say that when an immigrant from India sleeps with your daughter and infects her with aids? Aids is a global problem. If we don't act on it in the countries where it originates from today, we'll have it on our doorstep tomorrow.
Oh and BTW, the B&M gates fundation is a privately owned fund. People donate money into it from their own free will. The vast majority of the funds are donated from Bill's personal income. Don't worry, your measly tax dollars are safe.

EDIT: carson: condoms are water tight. They hold in water. Every single molecule. Are you implying that the HIV virus is smaller than a water molecule?
HIV needs a medium to be carried - blood or sperm cells. Are you trying to say that condoms don't withold the sperm? Gee, in that case I'm overdue for some 200 babies or so.

You say "This is a fact seldom made public" - no wonder, the only source of such misinformation would be some crazy christian conspiracy theory. It's a good thing that people in general have enough brains that things like that only get spread very rarely.

2007-07-02 10:24:17 · answer #2 · answered by Ymmo the Heathen 7 · 1 1

i would support it although i think i pay enough taxes.... if the money that i pay toward gov funded crap would go towards the condom thing that's fine with me. And by crap i mean anything that is being given to people that sit around getting stuff for free that ARE able but not willing to get a job or keep having kids even tho they cant afford the 2 or 3 or 6 that they already have..... what they are takin is takin aways from the people that REALLY do need the help that is out there. I would rather give free condoms then pay for all the kids that are born to people that have no business being a parent.

2007-07-02 04:42:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Yes.
It gives people the ability to control the number of children they produce when they may not have otherwise. This makes it easier to care for the children they do have if money's tight. India is in a population crisis so i dont think condoms are a bad idea. Plus, it limits the spread of STD's.

2007-07-02 04:44:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4 0

Yes.

Anyone who has ever actually read about public policy knows that there is a positive correlation with condom distribution programs and the curbing of the spread of HIV.

2007-07-02 04:47:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

You know what is so funny about Gates?

In the 90's Gates was seen as an evil man by most liberals. He built this huge monopoly and crushed his competitors. Most liberals viewed him the same way liberals today view Sam Walton of Wal-mart. In fact, most liberals referred to Gates as a conservative in most political discussions.

However, now that he is started the Gates foundation, most liberals point to Bill Gates when they want to point out the good liberals do for the world. So apparently now Gates is a liberal and the crimes of creating an evil monopoly is no longer an issue.

Funny, isn't it.

As for the issue here at hand, yes, I would support it but not with my tax dollars. Instead, I support paying for it by dropping the salaries of all politicians to about $75,000 per year and getting rid of the policy of presidents and other key politicians getting paid for life.

Those who gave a thumbs down are obvious liars. Anyone who was of age of reason in the 90's KNOW this to be a fact. period.

2007-07-02 04:43:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2 3

I don't know why you ask this question in R&S

but it's a great question

I won't support a "free condom" program coz I am not rich enough to spend money in that kind of program.

But I am a volunteer in a "free condom" program in my country. But it's "female condom" for prostitute, coz they have bigger threat of HIV



I'm Indonesian, Muslim

2007-07-02 04:47:48 · answer #7 · answered by marhama 6 · 2 0

I think this is not only the right thing to do, but the ONLY thing to do.

I think people who don't support it should be held criminally liable (unfortunately our laws don' t permit that) for every case of aids that pops up through sex.

how anyone can not support trying to prevent aids through a logical proven prevention method (proven to reduce aids %) and still consider themselves a human bieng is mind boggling and sick.

2007-07-02 04:41:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6 0

Absolutely. It's one of the best ways to stop the spread of HIV and unwanted pregnancies.

2007-07-02 04:40:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6 0

Thank you Bill and Melinda!

Of course this is the right thing to do. Millions of lives will be spared by wrapping that rascal! Why is this even up for debate?

2007-07-02 04:39:49 · answer #10 · answered by UpChuck 3 · 8 0

Yes, I would support it. I do think the world needs some population control.

2007-07-02 04:39:42 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 7 0

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