Islamabad Hindu Temple
So in a personal capacity what can be said about donating to these projects etc
I can only share with you my understanding in principle. For personal capacity each person can decide for themselves just like we decide what other projects to support with our money.
Does respecting their view mean assisting and helping them build a place of idol worship and even donating money for it ?
The ones who adopt polytheism as a religion are doing Shirk but whether truth has been conveyed to them completely or to what extent, we have no way of knowing it. That’s why Quran calls the ones Kafir who after completion of proof still insist on polytheism. Polytheism is wrong, but is still subject to Dawah (preaching), however, the same polytheism after completion of proof by the prophet (Rasul) Himself becomes a target of divine punishment.
I believe the first part of my reply addresses your points or maybe i didn’t get your concerns right. Lets try again: If one of your siblings decides to marry a wrong person will you help him/her in the wedding ceremony? I would. Because deciding who to marry for others is not my domain. Thats the domain of the couple getting married. Helping them in the wedding does not make me accountable if marriage fails in the future. Similarly worshiping false gods is wrong in my view but thats not my domain to decide which God who should worship. My role is give them a honest advice. If they say no thanks and want me to help build a temple i will do it for them as my social and religious responsibility of helping others just like i helped my siblings to get married.
People involved in sexual relationships without marriages do NOT necessarily think that they are doing something wrong.
Sorry I just referred to water but meant electricity and the other services too. That’s why if a road is only leading to a temple on a dead end the question may arise. I don’t see how commuting shirk could lead to life death scenario unless maybe they have some strong connection with that idol. As you said we have to convey God’s message and they can reject or accept. But at the same time to lend credibility to our preaching and as a purification of our own selves I would say personally helping people commit this act is not supported by Islam
Perfectly fine, we can agree to disagree until I know any better. 😊
If it’s my money and I am under no obligation whatsoever to give money for temple, then I would prefer not to (similarly I would prefer not to donate money for building of certain sect’s mosques whose beliefs I consider polytheistic)