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JohnnyRingo

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35. If the SA discriminates against anyone, including GLBT....

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 04:25 PM

Nov 2012

I would be much less inclined to help.

Though I'm not gay myself, and I admit things like gay marriage isn't one of my primary driving causes, I won't donate to an organization that discriminates against people who want equality... especially for religious reasons.

Since I don't actively research information on GLBT causes, I was unaware of the Salvation Army's policy on this. I promise to take your cue and investigate further. If what the article claims is true (and I have no reason right now to believe it isn't), and the SA universally discriminates against gays, I'll not give another dime. I thought the SA was a group of individual chapters that are locally governed and the money collected by each chapter stayed in that community. If it proves that the local SA here upholds this policy as a matter of organizational compliance, or if the change collected funnels to the top, I can easily ignore that clanging bell for a month.

There are too many other, perhaps more worthy charities, that I don't have to give to anyone in particular. Thanx for the tip.

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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