Can a simple offer be a bribery?

Philippines
December 21, 2009 10:37pm CST
If a certain person try to offer you in a simple way like giving some stuff, foods, tokens, money etc. to do what they want in return, like doing their office tasking, voting a candidate etc., would you consider a simple offer be a bribery?
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andiel
@andiel (117)
• Malaysia
13 Jan 10
Yeah, if you put it that way. Whether it is bribery or not is based on the scenario, and for your scenario it is bribery. A simple offer will be a bribery when it comes to money, or by way which people cannot accept it as a sincere offer. That's what i think.
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shellback
@shellback (864)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
Yes, a sincere offer can cause bribery, sometimes we think that it is normal but in the middle core its truly sinful and I think it is a simple word with huge explanations that we ignore because we considered it normal and part of our daily lives
sabeehkhatib1989
@sabeehkhatib1989 (39)
• India
22 Dec 09
Bribery is bribery whether its worth 1$ or 1 million$,the defination does not change.
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shellback
@shellback (864)
• Philippines
22 Dec 09
That's absolutely true,
maygodblessu44
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
11 Jan 10
Hello my friend shellback Ji, So nice of you for your positive discussion about bribe. For me such exchanges are bribary only and they specially mashroom out their hoods during election compaign and I am sure you are talking about your National election. This kind of offers are simply bribe. May God bless You and have a great time.
maygodblessu44
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
13 Jan 10
Hello my friend shellback Ji, In Indian scenerio, there has always been stringoperation tied up which will unfold hidden facts about its tuthness in depth. There has been cases, when people have been caught by camera giving bribe . So this is politics.A birth has ti be earned at all costs, moral values have no meaning at all. May God bless You and have a great time.
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shellback
@shellback (864)
• Philippines
12 Jan 10
Actually most of the aspiring candidate or even nuisance candidate does, bribe is an ordinary thing that happens here, I think more people do this thing, because bribe is so simple to make, just make a simple lie then you have an extra cash.. so disgusting
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Fulltank
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
22 Dec 09
I'll accept them. Anyway, they would be on your side when you write the names of all the candidates you wanted to vote. They will not be around when your inside the voting booth. They will not be around checking whom you really voted for. So, better to accept all those stuffs, and do what is right with your one vote. It makes difference though, if you made it count.
shellback
@shellback (864)
• Philippines
22 Dec 09
That's true, accept the cash and vote to whom you like but what if giving you a task to perform such thing like punching of their own time card or writing their names in the attendance report during their absence, even the things what I've said are simple but it promote the bribery.
PastorP
@PastorP (1170)
• United States
22 Dec 09
Well I was going to stop posting and go to bed but your question caught my eye. I would say yes. I'm a pastor and I have heard how what is put in the offering plate can be a bribe. It is best to keep one's integrity and not take a bribe or yield to the pressure of an offering or gift.
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shellback
@shellback (864)
• Philippines
22 Dec 09
You're right Pastor,offering something causing a pressure on your part so it much better to disregard the offer and make a clean living and also to glorify God, thanks for your absorbing comments, God bless you Pastor.