Oh they’re going to need salvation.
Not just making it illegal, but making being gay punishable with death.
This is one of the many reasons why I walk by every single red bucket in the run-up to Christmas. They’re not getting my money, I don’t care how nice the people ringing bells are.
Ever since the time they threatened to close all their soup kitchens in NYC if a law that did something as simple as allow companies to extend spousal benefits to their employee’s same-sex domestic partners I have refused to buy from them or donate to them.
It’s that time of year again! In case people don’t know… the Salvation Army is shitty peoples.
Also, the married women are not paid (and therefore can’t qualify for assistance if they should ever divorce, etc). And worth “of course” less than a man.
“ In the Army’s case, the agreement for compensation is that the officer allowance be paid jointly to the husband—the check is written in his name. Officially, the wife is a “worker without expectation of remuneration,” and her husband receives 40 percent more of an allowance as a married man than he would as a single man. “
hey since that season is coming up again!
To my American followers. Don’t support Salvation Army. Not only are they homophobic as shit, but I’ve also heard that they abuse a lot f homeless people.
They only care about money, please don’t donate to them and give your money to charities that actually help people
Never don’t reblog.
To be clear: this is specific to America. It is not necessarily going to be true for all countries. Please don’t boycott your own salvos without proper investigation: in many countries they do good work.
To be clear, this “This is specific in america” thing is completely false. The comments above, about how the organisation believes the gays should be put to death, from Maj. Andrew Craibe were made by an Australian, in Australia, about the Australian salvation army.
The organisation largely follows a global doctrine, which is what Craibe was talking about. They’ve allegedly changed the doctrine in light of all the negative PR, but it’s pretty well known that they haven’t really actually changed much beyond the occasional “Hey, we don’t actively hate the gays anymore” message.
It’s probably safest to just find a secular charity, or at least, a religious based one that’s not attached to such a strong history of discrimination.