Please enter your last name. Please enter a valid email address. Please enter a valid zip code. Follow us on Facebook. The people we serve Each year, thanks to generous donations, The Salvation Army serves more than 25 million Americans — or one person every second — from a variety of backgrounds. The people we hire The Salvation Army embraces employees of many different faiths and orientations.
The people who support us Many people — including those in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender LGBT community — support us with time and financial resources because of a common cause and commitment: To serve people in need. Client Testimonial "I called Harbor Light and told them everything - that I was on a fixed income, disabled, transgender and trying to get away from my ex.
Additional Reading A Place to Call Home "Transgender people face homelessness at a much higher rate than the general public. Many of us do annual reminders on social media, urging our friends and followers to not to donate to the Salvation Army and instead boycott the bell-ringers in favour of the many inclusive charities and community organizations that do not openly discriminate against LGBTQ people.
This year, my reminder tweets were replied to by the official Salvation Army Twitter account. And by the looks of things, they are responding individually to many others tweeting with similar concerns. But the reality is, this is a massive, international organization that unambiguously condemns homosexuality. All donations to the Salvation Army are supporting an extensive record of homophobia and transphobia and a symbolic approval of escalating anti-LGBT violence in the developing world.
Remember the Salvation Army is a quasi-militaristic Methodist Church, consisting of soldiers and officers known as Salvationists. Since the Salvation Army is essentially an evangelical church, the core positions on things like gay sex, abortion, family, pornography, sex work and euthanasia never change. We believe in prayer as a means of receiving grace and the unconditional love of God for those who ask. The Salvation Army confirms its ongoing commitment to respond to complex social, emotional and spiritual needs with sensitivity, without discrimination and with a commitment to deepening our understanding of how to support and serve people.
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Chick-fil-A backlash is nothing short of 'cancel culture'. Conservative Christians, who had lauded Chick-fil-A's founder for vocally supporting traditional Christian values even as it became the country's third-largest fast food franchise, turned on the company. Some treated its jilting of the Salvation Army as a surrender in the culture wars -- or worse, a betrayal.
Other conservative Christians were more circumspect, noting that Chick-fil-A never explained why it was no longer donating to the Salvation Army.
In the battle over same-sex marriage, some pro-LGBTQ activists have said Christians would be more appreciated if they foreswore politics and focused on helping the poor. Who are they going to go after next, Mother Teresa? Some want a truce. Others are wary. Nine years ago, the Bay Area Reporter, the "newspaper of record" for San Francisco's large gay and lesbian community, published an editorial urging readers not to drop a dime into the Salvation Army's red kettles.
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