Saturday, December 03, 2011

Don’t let your spare change support hate

People look at me odd when I rail against the Salvation Army, but I know them to be anti-gay rights campaigners of a vein similar to the Catholic Church. They do not deserve our spare change. What we give may help feed the poor with one situation, but in another it may be put to work to deny basic human rights to gays and lesbians around the world. Screw the Salvation Army. There are better ways to help the needy.

Read this: The Salvation Army: Ringing anti-gay bells this holiday season by Jamie McGonnigal.

The article chronicles some of the Salvation Army’s overt anti-gay misdeeds. The Salvation Army does not deserve secular support. Do not give to the local storefront Santas. Give elsewhere, like Kiva, Goodwill, Doctors Without Borders, or better yet, donate to a local HIV/AIDS charity, like the Long Beach AIDS Foundation or C.A.R.E. Help people without hatred and bias. Put your spare change to work helping all people in need. Do not support hate. It’s bad for your nonexistent karma.

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Buffy 83p · 697 weeks ago

I can't remember the last time I gave them anything. Now I'm very particular about which charities I give to. I pre-screen them to weed out the ones that proselytize, as well as any that are anti-gay, anti-choice or otherwise in opposition to my values.
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Jack 119p · 697 weeks ago

Thanks for posting this. I find that most people are simply uninformed about what the Salvation Army does. Hell, I probably haven't known about their anti-gay bigotry for more than 5-6 years now. Getting the word out like this helps.
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Lurker111 · 697 weeks ago

Agreed. The local food bank or food pantry is another good charity. Or, if a friend of yours is in deep trouble for no reason of their own, an anonymous money order to them wouldn't be out of place either.
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koalapunk 19p · 697 weeks ago

Pushy Salvation Army ringers, like pushy Boy Scout beggars, get the same answer from me: when your organization supports liberty and equality I'll think about supporting it.
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ChristopherTK 81p · 697 weeks ago

I agree but it's too bad your statement is likely over their head and forgotten by the time you are out of sight.
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deleted8470268 143p · 696 weeks ago

Charity is a liberal cause.Giving is it's own reward,and Although I do not agree with the Salvation Army's religious bigotry; the over all mission of the SA is I believe an honorable one.
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mirele · 695 weeks ago

I got snipped at by a Salvation Army bell ringer yesterday because I didn't smile at her after she wished me a Merry Christmas. I am not opposed to wishing people Merry Christmas, as I'd just done it over at the post office after standing in line for 30 minutes to mail a package. However, I'll confess that I did see red when I heard the bell ringer in front of the Safeway, because it's a reminder that this church (the Sally An is a church first, and a charity second), over all others, is privileged and can shake down people between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

But it took me over a minute to figure out that it was ME she was dissing. I went back out, gave her a piece of my mind (I don't support groups that work actively to curtail the civil rights of GLBT persons) and got her name. I haven't decided yet whether or not to ask Safeway why on earth they are allowing just one church to collect cash in front of their stores, but I am surely tempted.

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