Dear internet: what does charity mean?
- Provision of help or relief to the poor; almsgiving.
- Something given to help the needy; alms.
- An institution, organization, or fund established to help the needy.
- Benevolence or generosity toward others or toward humanity.
- Indulgence or forbearance in judging others. See synonyms at mercy.
- often Charity Christianity. The theological virtue defined as love directed first toward God but also toward oneself and one’s neighbors as objects of God’s love.
Ain’t t’internet grand? Look at that, six handy definitions for the word. And not one of them is exhibited by this ‘charitable’ idea.
Parents who give alcohol to children aged under 15 should be prosecuted, a charity has said.
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Alcohol Concern also wants a 16% rise in alcohol taxes, a ban on brewers selling to retailers at a loss, and a crackdown on under-age alcohol sales.
Hng on, let’s revisit those definitions… Items four and five in that list being the particular interest at this point:
- Benevolence or generosity toward others or toward humanity.
- Indulgence or forbearance in judging others. See synonyms at mercy.
And how does calling for harmess activities to be made illegal fit in with those? How does calling for the prosecution of parents mesh with the forbearance mentioned? How does being a chariy equate to being in a position to make totally unrealistic demands of everyone in the land, just because you don’t like the Demon Drink?
Looks like temperance is on its way back. I myself am a firm believer in allowing children to drink alcohol in moderation. Of course as I grew older and (hopefully) wiser the age at which I first introduced them to it rose. Perhaps it wasn’t such a good idea to give Zoe cider in her Tommee Tippee drinking cup.