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As a family who actively supports charity rganization(s)?
The *recent* move by The Salvation Army at the national level to reverse their western region's decision of last week to grant, "domestic partner" benefits makes this a no brainer for our house.
The Salvation Army shall continue to recieve our support because they've NOT permitted pressure from *certain* groups whose interests and agendas directly conflict with who & what the SA represents, from obscuring their primary mission.

The United Way on the other hand, and specifically UW's management who're responsible for more than a few mighty assinine politically correct policies (+padding their pockets)?
Shall continue to go for want, as far as our charity dollars go.

As I said, it's a no-brainer.
The Salvation Army merits our financial support, while the United Way does not.

The Salvation Army merits our financial support, while the United Way does not.

I used to like the Salvation Army, but being a strongly pro-life person, I've decided not to donate to them anymore after finding they're effectively "pro-choice."

This was a surprise to me, as the S.A. gives lip service to being pro-life. But here's the evidence, in a letter-to-the-editor of the Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission, and the editor's response:

SALVATION ARMY ON ABORTION
The Salvation Army store in Milwaukee is next to an abortion clinic. During a Freedom Tour type picket of the abortuary, the Salvation Army called the police to remove the anti-abortion picketers. That behavior was not out of context with previous Salvation Army behavior.
After hearing about this, I wrote the national headquarters of the Salvation Army and asked for their position paper on abortion. The Salvation Army's position paper is pro-abortion. Making this known is necessary.
Chet Kilgore,
Dousman, Wisconsin
Editor's note: the text of the Salvation Army's position paper follows.
The Salvation Army believes in the sanctity of all human life. It considers each person to be of infinite value, and each life a gift from God to be cherished, nurtured and preserved.
The Salvation Army supports efforts to protect and promote the welfare of weak and defenseless persons including the unborn. It takes seriously the rights and needs of both the fetus and the mother.
The Salvation Army holds to the Christian ideals of chastity before marriage and fidelity within the marriage relationship and, consistent with these ideals, supports measures to prevent crisis pregnancies. It is opposed to abortion on demand or as a means of birth control.
Termination of a pregnancy may be justified in those rare instances where in the judgment of a competent medical and allied staff the pregnancy poses a serious threat to the life of the mother or could result in irreversible physical injury to the mother; and in those instances of proven rape or legally defined incest or where reliable diagnostic procedures determine that a fetal anomaly is present which is incompatible with postnatal survival for more than a few weeks, or where there is total or virtual absence of cognitive function.

So, the Salvation Army favors "choice" in these instances:
1) life or "health" of the mother;
2) rape/incest;
3) "fetal anomaly."

So regarding abortion, the Salvation Army might as well be the National Organization for Women -- they take the same position.

At this point, I believe we are better off donating our $$$ to local organizations whom we can keep a close eye on. Large national organizations such as the United Way and the Salvation Army are liable to change their agendas while we're not looking.