Quote:What an absurd thing to say - that parents and friends of students are not interested in whether or not they get screwed over again and threatened with school shutdown.
School shutdown - bad
Muslim institutions acting as businesses - oh that's normal. Catholic Church. Pedophiles. Alien abductions.
Quote:Do you think we enjoy not knowing whether our kids will have a school in two weeks, and madly trying to run around looking for another school they can go to?
I think the fact it was allowed to get so bad reflects a more fundamental problem, but the response amounts to little more than complaining about getting caught.
Quote:And you you seriously think we are not pissed off with the people who are responsible - just because we acknowledge the bleeding obvious - that organised religions invariably act like businesses.
Muslim ones certainly do, but I consider this far from inevitable for normal religious institutions.
Quote:You can say they shouldn't be for profit, but the reality is its impractical not to
Running on a not-for-profit basis is considered by most people as a fundamental pre-requisite for any charity, social or religious institution. Even sporting clubs are expected to do this. I am a member of one with significant spare funds that survive through disagreement and change of executive without anyone raiding the kitty or deciding the funds should go to anything other than the sport they represent. Having such institutions is an important part of civilised society.
Quote:and they need a business mindset to survive
Crap. You don't have to be a good businessman to not raid the kitty. You just have to be honest (I know, you cannot possibly expect this from Muslim leaders, and scratch your head that others would be so naive....). It was the "business mindset" that is now destroying the AFIC (I hope), and up to 6 schools.
Quote:I don't see how this is any worse that what AFIC is doing
I did not claim it is, but a profit seeking mindset is not the fundamental cause of the pedophilia problems facing the church, or even the church's handing of the matter, and you have demonstrated some interesting mental gymnastics to make the link.