Soup Kitchen in a south Dublin Suburb

redarmyblues

Has anyone else heard the reports that a charity is to open an "Dietary Assistance Programme" in desirable yet not overly exclusive South Dublin postcode, this is in response to reports that once affluent families struggling with mortgages and loans are making cuts to the weekly shopping budget. The charity will assist those who may be feeling the pinch as they wait for the monthly pay cheque, Childrens allowance or Social Welfare to come in.

In the event that a family has no other line of credit the charity will discreetly deliver nutritious foodstuffs to the family home at no cost. I hear the charity is to be a Moslem one but it will provide assistance to all homes regardless of faith, Islamic pamphlets will however come with the food parcels.

Who could have imagined anything like this a year ago. I may be misinformed about this but I am perfectly willing to believe that cash rich Gulf States are willing to fund such a programme.

arse..biscuits

Stop beating around the bush, where is it???

I live beside a soup kitchen, if thats what you want to call it, always a few dudes asleep/drinking outside it, they're all quite friendly though.

I heard some soup kitchens in Paris always have bacon in the soup to keep Muslims away.

redarmyblues

My sis in law told me about it, she didn't or wouldn't tell me the exact location, but as far as I know the promoters do not expect dossers to turn up for bowls of soup. It will be a depot where food can be collected or distributed to families. if it Moslem run I think that Sausage Sarnies will be out of the question. She said it will be non demon as far as recipients are concerned however it will serve a proselytizing function.

Gaspode

redarmyblues wrote: »

Has anyone else heard the reports that a charity is to open an "Dietary Assistance Programme" in desirable yet not overly exclusive South Dublin postcode, this is in response to reports that once affluent families struggling with mortgages and loans are making cuts to the weekly shopping budget. The charity will assist those who may be feeling the pinch as they wait for the monthly pay cheque, Childrens allowance or Social Welfare to come in.

In the event that a family has no other line of credit the charity will discreetly deliver nutritious foodstuffs to the family home at no cost. I hear the charity is to be a Moslem one but it will provide assistance to all homes regardless of faith, Islamic pamphlets will however come with the food parcels.

Who could have imagined anything like this a year ago. I may be misinformed about this but I am perfectly willing to believe that cash rich Gulf States are willing to fund such a programme.

Any links to back up this cockamaney story?
This sounds like complete and utter blul**** to me, and seems little more than a deliberate attempt to make out Islamic charities as somehow being sinister. Despite the fact that the modus operandi sounds amazingly like the manner in which christian charities operate!

fatal

redarmyblues wrote: »

My sis in law told me about it, she didn't or wouldn't tell me the exact location, but as far as I know the promoters do not expect dossers to turn up for bowls of soup. It will be a depot where food can be collected or distributed to families. if it Moslem run I think that Sausage Sarnies will be out of the question. She said it will be non demon as far as recipients are concerned however it will serve a proselytizing function.

Similar to alot of christian missionaries do in places like Africa,South american and Asia?

Does it matter whether a soup kitchen is run by jews,muslims,christians or jedi's etc,or am I missing something here?

stovelid

Do they do a nice chowder?

Or would it be cheapo, stock-based job?

Where I can find these sinister, soup-dispensing towel-heads?

redarmyblues

fatal wrote: »

Similar to alot of christian missionaries do in places like Africa,South american and Asia?

Does it matter whether a soup kitchen is run by jews,muslims,christians or jedi's etc,or am I missing something here?

It is exactly how Christan charities operate, nothing sinister about it.

redarmyblues

deswalsh wrote: »

Any links to back up this cockamaney story?
This sounds like complete and utter blul**** to me, and seems little more than a deliberate attempt to make out Islamic charities as somehow being sinister. Despite the fact that the modus operandi sounds amazingly like the manner in which christian charities operate!

It is exactly how Christian Charities operate, nothing sinister about it.
No links to the story it was a rumour that was passed on to me. I was more interested in the fact it was supposed to be in a salubrious suburb, but I thought that the Islamic twist was interesting in the light of our own often patronising (black babies) missionary efforts to the developing world.

jdivision

The mosque in Clonskeagh afaik already sells soup and other food at very cheap prices and has been doing so for years

Gaspode

redarmyblues wrote: »

It is exactly how Christian Charities operate, nothing sinister about it.
No links to the story it was a rumour that was passed on to me. I was more interested in the fact it was supposed to be in a salubrious suburb, but I thought that the Islamic twist was interesting in the light of our own often patronising (black babies) missionary efforts to the developing world.

So in fact there is no truth to the story at all.

arse..biscuits

I don't care if it's true or not, I'm going to add loads of extra details to it and spread it around.

It's based in Foxrock, and they are looking for building in Howth for a second one. Basically they will give you free food but your kids have to read a page from the Koran and wash the head sweat stains off some towels for them.

redarmyblues

deswalsh wrote: »

So in fact there is no truth to the story at all.

Please read my first post. I heard the story and came on here to see if anybody else had heard it because this site is often a clearing house for rumour, I was a little sceptical and admitted as much.

Please don't jump to conclusions that a post is motivated by bigotry because Islam is mentioned.

Please do not assume a story is untrue because you are personally incredulous about its verity.

Wishbone Ash

I think this thread has run its course. I'm willing to open it again but only if there are developments.