Let's hear it for PFLAG!

by closer2fine 2 Replies latest jw friends

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  closer2fine

  reposted from another board: http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/thread?forumid=128637&messageid=1007134853

  from John Aravosis...
  PFLAG LAUNCHES BOYCOTT OF SALVATION ARMY
  You gotta hand it to PFLAG - when they're right, they're
  right. The organization everyone loves to love has just
  launched a boycott of the virulently anti-gay Salvation
  Army. As many of you know, the Salvation Army is actually an
  evangelical Christian organization and really really really
  doesn't like gay people. They even explicitly refuse to
  hire gay people, and a few months ago worked out a behind-
  the-scenes deal with the Bush Administration to codify that
  anti-gay hiring ban in the proposed faith-based-initiative.
  (For more info on that, read my story written at the time:
  . http://uspolitics.about.com/library/weekly/aa071001a.htm )

  Well, the latest bigoted shoe to drop from the Salvation Army
  happened a few weeks ago. You see, a number of western state
  Salvation Armies decided that they in fact like gay people,
  and wanted to give their gay staff domestic partner benefits
  (though not clear what gay staff they have, since the
  national office bans gay hires). Well, America's Taliban got
  its turban in a tizzy and launched a barrage of protests
  calls, emails and letters to the Salvation Army headquarters.
  And what do you think the hq did? They caved, and over-ruled
  the local Salvation Armies. So now, the Salvation Army
  nationwide will have domestic partner benefits, but it will
  exclude gay and lesbian employees from those benefits. And
  these people think we're going to give them money?

  Well, that's where PFLAG-the-avenger comes in. PFLAG has
  launched a campaign to boycott the Salvation Army by dropping
  little notes in their buckets letting them know that they
  would have gotten 5 bucks, instead of a nasty note, if they
  weren't such morons. Please visit the PFLAG Web site, where
  you can download the notes, and get more information on this
  campaign. And please tell your friends about this site
  (links provided below), and about the Salvation Army's
  bigoted position on gays and lesbians. Most people aren't
  familiar with how "radical right" and intolerant an
  organization the Salvation Army really is. Which is really
  too bad. I always grew up thinking they were the good
  guys...

  Finally, don't forget - while you shouldn't give a DIME to
  the Salvation Army, make sure you do give to another
  organization. No reason the poor should suffer simply
  because the Salvation Army wanted to take a slap at
  minorities at Christmas-time.

  This is the link to the Salvation Army boycott page:
  . http://www.pflag.org/advocacy/action.html

  There is a link to the notes you can download to drop in the
  Salvation Army buckets.

  (edited to correct a link)

  closer
  
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  Yerusalyim

  I continue to support the Salvation Army, I drop a dollar at a time at various points throughout the season. Why knock the SA for standing up for it's principals. If their principals would be compromised by providing benefits to same sex couples, then they should have the right to deny them such. Somehow, I don't think the SA is going to be losing all that much. Lets face it, this would be like asking a Catholic Organization to pay for abortion through their insurance plan.

  Now, if this were The United Way, or the American Red Cross, I would join you on it, there's no charter reason for organizations like these not to pay for same gender partner benefits.

  Lets face it, while their hiring practices may disallow gays, their charity is given to all comers gay straight or bi, don't ya wish the Society would do the same.

  YERUSALYIM
  "Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
  [Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]
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  joelbear

  I agree that the Salvation Army has the right to determine its hiring practices. I think this is true of any organization religious or non-religious.

  I do like to know the attitudes of the businesses with which I am dealing. PFLAG is simply bringing this policy to light. We can all make the decision whether to support the Salvation Army based on what we already knew plus this fact. Decisions have consequences. The Salvation Army made a choice that PFLAG feels is harmful to their gay family members and they are just making it known. Maybe their contributions will up maybe they will go down.

  Joel