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38. Their Doctrine states gays should be killed

Reply to Gman (Reply #11)

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 04:40 PM

Nov 2012

A "forgiving" reading of that passage would be gays should only be tortured.

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Salvation Army Official: Gays Deserve Death [View all] The Straight Story Nov 2012 OP

What we wrote isn't what we meant! enlightenment Nov 2012 #1

Haven't donated to them in many years bevb Nov 2012 #2

ditto. Not used goods, not in their red buckets. I do give them a cheery "hello!" though. nilram Nov 2012 #19

I've got a stash of these printed up and ready to go into those red buckets: beac Nov 2012 #62

nice! nilram Nov 2012 #66

Thanks, what a great idea! Care Acutely Nov 2012 #67

Tme to start dropping pieces of paper in their kettles again... joeybee12 Nov 2012 #3

+1 nt Zorra Nov 2012 #4

I agree with this. Lex Nov 2012 #9

Good idea Dakota Flint Nov 2012 #21

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #24

I stayed in one of their caravan parks shaayecanaan Nov 2012 #26

They do a lot of good War Horse Nov 2012 #34

Yes, nice idea War Horse Nov 2012 #30

Thyere are plenty of local charities to go to obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #37

Oh, I certainly agree War Horse Nov 2012 #46

I've smelled nicer horseshit TrogL Nov 2012 #5

Craibe gets busted in a gay sex scandal in 3-2-1... Archae Nov 2012 #6

He's a "media relations director" for a local chapter. JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #7

Expect and assume away, the organization could easily fire the man and make clear Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #8

Same here. I'll keep writing checks and dropping money in their buckets Gman Nov 2012 #11

You're either ill-informed or, well, a bigot Occulus Nov 2012 #28

Yup. Why not? Why stop donating to a good cause over isolated anecdotal incidents? Gman Nov 2012 #41

Let me understand here LibertyLover Nov 2012 #44

Well for one thing I saw no link Gman Nov 2012 #47

Well, here is their official position The Straight Story Nov 2012 #59

Their Doctrine states gays should be killed obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #38

I suppose if you want to read it that way Gman Nov 2012 #42

Why not give to a better cause? It's not like there aren't other good groups out there doing Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #51

Congratulations, you're a homophobia enabler and apologist. Maven Nov 2012 #56

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #57

Hysteria? None here. Dishonesty and willful blindness? Look in the mirror. Maven Nov 2012 #58

So your going to stop donating then? FreeState Nov 2012 #17

No, they're going to move the goal posts. JoeyT Nov 2012 #27

If the SA discriminates against anyone, including GLBT.... JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #35

From the Salvation Army handbook of Doctrine plantwomyn Nov 2012 #20

Perhaps he could find a job in Metz' Denny restaurants in Fla. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author Maven Nov 2012 #55

More proof that religious institutions aren't necessarily charitable lindysalsagal Nov 2012 #10

+1 sarcasmo Nov 2012 #14

Oh, well, now. So the real spokesperson for the SA says jtuck004 Nov 2012 #12

Salvation Army statement, spiritual death Yes, physical death NO. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #13

I'm starting to wonder loyalkydem Nov 2012 #15

Acceptance... Jasana Nov 2012 #25

No one is ever accepted by everyone. nt reACTIONary Nov 2012 #32

They just don't get it. sibelian Nov 2012 #33

One bigoted right wing asshole will cause... santamargarita Nov 2012 #16

Except this is what the Sallies actually believe obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #39

Your right, as sad as it is. santamargarita Nov 2012 #52

No Donations from Me... Jasana Nov 2012 #18

Bingo AgingAmerican Nov 2012 #22

Here try this plantwomyn Nov 2012 #23

This is why I never give to them. They want me dead. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #29

Just in time for christmas and Salvation Army's army of bell ringers. Matariki Nov 2012 #31

Which is why I don't give them a red cent obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #36

this kind of info needs to be spread around Mosby Nov 2012 #40

I will never give them another donation in my life. smirkymonkey Nov 2012 #43

I never give to them. jaded_old_cynic Nov 2012 #45

Wish I could get my $20 back that I stuck in the bucket yesterday. Never again kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #48

Give them a voucher instead of money eridani Nov 2012 #49

To a Christian, BY DEFINITION, the NT supercedes the OT. "Love thy neighbor......" WinkyDink Nov 2012 #53

the quote is from Romans, which is in the New Testament NuttyFluffers Nov 2012 #64

There are so many compassionate non-hateful charities to give money to gollygee Nov 2012 #54

What to put in the kettle, then? KamaAina Nov 2012 #60

Get a handful of arcade tokens. LadyHawkAZ Nov 2012 #61

These: beac Nov 2012 #63

Queer as a three-dollar bill!! KamaAina Nov 2012 #65