Why even question it? Its a donation that no one ever had to make.

Carrok · 2026-01-29T01:37:16 1769650636

“You only get this money if you submit yourself to Christ and living a conservative lifestyle”

Still not worth questioning?

irishcoffee · 2026-01-29T02:02:41 1769652161

That isn’t a donation.

Also, $donator is making, as far as I know, zero demands. These people would be competing if they had to pay. Actually, most of them do have to pay.

Your analogy is comparing apples-to-sqrt(-1)

lovich · 2026-01-29T02:29:00 1769653740

If there are stipulations for receiving the money then it is a demand.

If you think the above example isn’t a donation then I don’t see the logic behind seeing this as a donation.

And to be clear, I view it as a donation that is still probably net good, but it’s not a selfless donation. The timeline as well also means it can be clawed back at some point in time.

I’d probably rate it a 2/10 for “goodness” where anything greater than 0 is still good.

rsanek · 2026-01-29T14:28:02 1769696882

Many, if not most, donations have limits / requirements on what the money can be spent on. That's why it's such a big deal when someone doesn't make such a demand and says the grant is "unrestricted."