Posted on 12/05/2011 12:28:01 PM PST by BenLurkin
Gay and lesbian activists have accused the Salvation Army of discrimination against homosexuals because of its affirmation of traditional marriage and other Biblical viewpoints.
Its statement of faith does affirm that there is no scriptural support for same-sex unions as equal to, or as an alternative to, heterosexual marriage a position that has one LGBT activist urging people to skip giving to the Army altogether.
We are urging a boycott of the Salvation Army because it uses its selective interpretation of the Bible to promote discrimination against LGBT people in employment benefits and leadership positions within the Army, said Andy Thayer, co-founder of the Gay Liberation Network.
On its website, the Salvation Army offers its services to anyone without regard to sexual orientation.
While the words are nice, their actions speak volumes, said Bill Browning, editor-in-chief of the influential LGBT blog The Bilerico Project. They blatantly ignore the position statement and deny LGBT people services unless they renounce their sexuality, end same-sex relationships.
But with more shoppers still unsure about the economic recovery, such a boycott could have a devastating impact on donations that were already down as much as 10 percent after the official start on Thanksgiving Day.
Its a sad day in America when gay rights become more important than giving to the needy, said Brad Dacus, president of Pacific Justice Institute.
Heres a better idea, he added. The next time you pass a Salvation Army bell-ringer, why not thank the volunteer and put a little extra in the kettle to make up for the LGBT grinches who will not be giving this year?
So the Lubricious Glitter-Ball Trendies are posing that timeless question, “What about ME?”
It is to laugh.
This will only make me increase what I give to them.
You can be sure the SA’s administrative overhead is a fraction of the Red Cross and other charitable groups.
We have a cash only policy and I always drop my coins into the buckets on my way out of the store. I now am adding a bill to it as well.
No problem.
Methinks not many of us donate to LGBT funds either.
Time to visit a donation kettle! KMA LBGT! Oh, wait. Never mind! Their follow through just would be too much to bare!
Great! I'll make a point to donate some more to the Salvation Army. They make a much more positive difference in the lives of people than groups obsessing over each others genitals.
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When tens of thousands of gay, lesbian, and transgendered people work tirelessly for the poor, when they spend year after year feeding the homeless in soup kitchens, when they create magnificent institutions helping the decrepit and those facing disaster, and they do it for free and with a smile... maybe I’ll take them seriously.
I would say they can kiss my ass, but that’s a needless provocation for some of those folks.
Trading the Salvation Army for recreational sex is not just stupid. It’s downright evil. How dare they even suggest it.
I’ve never donated to the SA before, but that just changed today.
I’ll be slippin’ a little something extra into those red kettles this year. :-)
The Salvation Army is the ONLY group I donate to at Christmas and Thanksgiving.
They blatantly ignore the position statement and deny LGBT people services unless they renounce their sexuality...
I am so sick of this LGBT bs!
Lesbian=homosexual, Gay=homosexual, Bisexual=homosexual, Transgendered=nothing, this last one really gets me. Sorry freaks, but there is no such thing.......
/Rant off.
make up for the LGBT grinches who will not be giving this year?”
Does anyone really think that the sodomites give any material amount to the Salvation Army? Of course they don’t. The press release was just a tactic for some sodomite organization to get a little free press.
“Bailif, whack their pee pees!”
Well then, I’ll just give more.
We give to the Salvation Army every year. Certainly better than pissing your money away with the Red Cross.
Always an even better idea to give, when a liberal organizations tells us not to.
"Suck it up.."
"Blow it out their..."
"Shove it up their.."
"Get bent!"...
None of the standard responses will do if they actually WANT it to happen!!!
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