Wednesday, November 20, 2019

RAINBOW MAFIA SAYS NOT ENOUGH: GAY RIGHTS GROUP DEMANDS MORE FROM PERSECUTED CHRISTIAN CHICK-FIL-A RESTAURANT~MEDIA MOSTLY OVERLOOKS SALVATION ARMY'S LONG STANDING PRO-LGBTQ & PRO-ABORTION POLICIES

Not Enough: Gay Rights Group Demands More from Chick-Fil-A

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Chick-Fil-A Caves to the Rage Mob


 NOT ENOUGH: GAY RIGHTS GROUP DEMANDS 
MORE FROM PERSECUTED CHRISTIAN 
CHICK-FIL-A RESTAURANT
 Salvation Army urges ‘public to seek the truth before rushing to ill-informed judgment’
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:

Gay rights organization GLAAD is demanding Chick-Fil-A further bend the knee after the fast-food restaurant announced it would sever ties with charities deemed anti-LGBT.



In a statement released Monday, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation called on Chick-Fil-A to take further steps to show it’s serious about cutting ties with what they call “divisive anti-LGBTQ activists.":



"If Chick-Fil-A is serious about their pledge to stop holding hands with divisive anti-LGBTQ activists, then further transparency is needed regarding their deep ties to organizations like Focus on the Family, which exist purely to harm LGBTQ people and families.







Chick-Fil-A investors, employees, and customers can greet today’s announcement with cautious optimism, but should remember that similar press statements were previously proven to be empty.



In addition to refraining from financially supporting anti-LGBTQ organizations, Chick-Fil-A still lacks policies to ensure safe workplaces for LGBTQ employees and should unequivocally speak out against the anti-LGBTQ reputation that their brand represents."



One of the charities Chick-Fil-A chose to stop donating to, The Salvation Army, released a statement Tuesday expressing its dismay and claiming the split was due to misinformation being spread without fact.








“We’re saddened to learn that a corporate partner has felt it necessary to divert funding to other hunger, education and homelessness organizations — areas in which The Salvation Army, as the largest social services provider in the world, is already fully committed,” reads a statement from The Salvation Army.



Far from being “anti-LGBTQ,” the Salvation Army claims it serves “more than 23 million individuals a year, including those in the LGBTQ+ community.”



“In fact, we believe we are the largest provider of poverty relief to the LGBTQ+ population,” the Salvation Army wrote, adding they believe a disinformation campaign was to blame.



“When misinformation is perpetuated without fact, or ability to serve those in need, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or any other factor is at risk. We urge the public to seek the truth before rushing to ill-informed judgment and greatly appreciate those partners and donors who ensure that anyone who needs our help feels safe and comfortable to come through our doors.”



Chick-Fil-A also halted donations to The Fellowship of Christian Athletes over its support of heterosexual marriage.












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SEE ALSO:
THE CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT OVERLOOKS 
SALVATION ARMY'S PRO-LGBT RECORD:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/chick-fil-a-betrays-christians-surrenders-
to-lgbt-forces
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/chick-fil-a-moving-away-from-contributions
-to-groups-tarred-as-anti-lgbt
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/praise-for-lgbt-more-important-than-charity
-to-activists-who-pressured-chick-fil-a
EXCERPT: "“We made multi-year commitments to both organizations and we fulfilled those
 obligations in 2018,” Chick-Fil-A’s spokeswoman stated, noting that going forward the fast
 food chain would focus on donating to the causes of “education, homelessness, and hunger.”
 One might argue that the Salvation Army is the perfect organization to donate to if one 
wants to contribute to the fight against homelessness and hunger, but it is no longer charity 
or effectiveness that is important. It is ideology."
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The LGTBQ Community and The Salvation Army; 
Statements of Support In Their Own Words: 
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/the-lgbtq-community-and-the-salvation
-army/
https://nne.salvationarmy.org/manchester/lgbt
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OUR PREVIOUS POST: MORE ARMY THAN SALVATION: 
THINK TWICE BEFORE GIVING DONATIONS TO THE "SALVATION ARMY"~NOW THEY SUPPORT THE LGBT "COMMUNITY"~
INTERFAITH, ECUMENICAL, CALVINIST, WORKS GOSPEL
https://ratherexposethem.blogspot.com/2018/04/more-army-than-salvation-think-twice.html
EXCERPTS:
According to Forbes the Salvation Army's top dog, Todd Bassett, took home $175,050 
from the “CHARITABLE” organization's donations for the fiscal year ending in 2004. 
THAT'S $90 AN HOUR!!! I wonder how many Santa Claus buckets need to be filled to 
pay Mr. Bassett's extravagant salary? For the fiscal year ending in 2012, the top dog at 
the Salvation Army, William Roberts, received an annual salary of $249,833. 
THAT'S $125 AN HOUR!!! (based upon a 40-hour work week). I wouldn't give a dime 
to the Salvation Army. No doubt, they have all kinds of excuses to justify such outrageous 
salaries; but no one needs that kind of salary, and it is certainly unbecoming of a so-called 
“charitable organization.”


*Update June 2016—In 2012 the Salvation Army paid it's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) $259,720!!! I have a serious problem with that! Over 44 officers received 6-digit salaries over $100,000 a year! Charities are supposed to be benevolent organizations, helping the public, not paying themselves 5-10 times what the average American earns per year. Over half of American citizens in 2016 are earning less than $30,000 per year! So why should a so-called “charity,” especially a professed Christian charity, pay those kind of extravagant salaries. Few people know that the Salvation Army also owns luxurious vacation properties in Hawaii for their executives to enjoy. I don't care how much money (billions!!!) they take in per year, it is wrong for ministers (which means “servant”) to pay themselves exuberant salaries. To put it into better perspective, the CEO of the Salvation Army in 2012 was paid $21,643 a month!!!

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 SEE: http://salvationarmynorth.org/about-us/what-we-believe/lgbt-statement/; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:





The following statement is The Salvation Army Northern Division’s response to false accusations claiming that The Salvation Army discriminates against the LGBT community and pays lobbyists to fight against their interests.


    

  • The Salvation Army is open and inclusive to all people. Anyone who comes through our doors will receive help based on their need and our capacity to assist. We annually serve around 30 million Americans from a variety of backgrounds – we do not pick and choose who we serve based on religion, sexual orientation or any other factor. This promise to serve goes to the core of our beliefs as laid out in our organizational Mission Statement: “The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.”
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  • Any instance of discrimination is in direct opposition to our core beliefs and is against all of our policies.
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  • It is not The Salvation Army’s practice to spend funds on lobbying.  The Salvation Army is apolitical and concentrates its resources on providing relief and compassionate care to those in crisis. Any advocacy is done in regard to the services we provide and educating legislators on how government actions will impact those we serve.
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  • The Salvation Army embraces employees of many different faiths and orientations and abides by all applicable anti-discrimination laws in its hiring.
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  • There is an effort to continue the misinformation and this seems to be pushed most heavily during the red kettle season.  It is difficult to fight a phantom.
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  • We need your help in ending these rumors. They can persuade people not to give, which in turn diminishes our resources and our ability to serve people in crisis. Please share what you know about The Salvation Army – that we serve anywhere there is need, without discrimination.
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VIDEOS THAT REVEAL PRO LGBT IN THE SALVATION ARMY:





Salvation Army 2013 video for the LGBT community











The Salvation Army Serves Without Discrimination




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SALVATION ARMY-UNRINGING THE BELL: WHY YOU & YOUR CHURCH SHOULD AVOID PARTNERING WITH THEM




EXCERPTS:



The Salvation Army is outwardly and purposefully disobedient to Jesus Christ. Many people are unaware that the Salvation Army is not a secular charity (such as the United Way or Goodwill Industries) but an institutional church which claims to be part of the body of Christ. Not only does it offer charity to the poor but it offers membership in the body of Christ to whomever would profess faith and agree to live by its “soldier’s covenant“. The Salvation Army does not, however, offer the professing Christians who join its ranks the opportunity to identify with Christ in baptism or remember the sacrifice of Christ through the Lord’s supper. The Salvation Army has issued the following statement in its handbook, which it defends on its website:




“Early in our history, The Salvation Army was led of God not to observe specific sacraments, that is baptism and the Lord’s Supper, or Holy Communion, as prescribed rituals.”

The Salvation Army, in direct disobedience of the Lord Jesus Christ, leads its converts and members away from experiencing the fullness of Christian life. Bible-believing Christians should not stand in partnership with any “church” who so blatantly disregards the instruction of the Lord. 

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SALVATION ARMY; CHURCH OF THE RED KETTLE: WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT IT (PART ONE & TWO):



EXCERPTS:



The Army & The LGBTQ Issue:



In 2012, during an interview on an Australian radio broadcast, an officer (who is, don’t forget, an ordained minister) responded to a question which left the clear impression to many that the Army believes that “gays should be put to death.”




(Just for grins, compare that to this leading Southern Baptist pastor who suggested not that gays should be put to death, but that those opposed – on Biblical grounds – to his church’s gospel-void, affirming embrace of homosexuals should be put to death.)




Nevertheless, the Army officer’s comments created a whirlwind of outrage. The Army was quick to offer a clarifying apology stating that “The Salvationist Handbook of Doctrine does not state that practicing homosexuals should be put to death and, in fact, urges all Salvationists to act with acceptance, love, and respect to all people.”




(Aussie salvo apologies are nothing new, apparently. The Salvation Army, again in Australia, issued an apology in 2006 related to 500+ claims of child abuse occurring over numerous decades in its Children’s Homes throughout the continent. Though no longer on its website, the archived webpage of the Army’s “response to child abuse allegations” may be found HERE.)




But the effective headline of “Salvation Army Thinks Gays Should Die” did, itself, not die with the apologetic response. The photo-shopped graphic shown above has been extensively shared across social media.  Now, nearly five years later, the Army website continues to feature an “About Us” link which directs to “The Salvation Army and The LGBT Community” page. The pithy comments distinguish the Army’s discrimination-free position among “The People We Serve,” “The People We Hire,” and “The People Who Support Us.” All three groups find embrace of and acceptance by the LGBT community.




The Army’s comment about “The People We Hire” is – for a “church” with the self-touted mission to proclaim the gospel – particularly curious. “The Salvation Army embraces employees of many different faiths and orientations. Our hiring practices are open to all, and we adhere to all relevant employment laws, providing domestic partner benefits accordingly.”




This “church” hires people of “many different faiths?” Hmm. And it also “provides domestic partner benefits?”   If you’re in a Scripture-obedient church, you probably won’t be able to find these practices repeated at home (or touted as Biblically valid, either.)




The Army’s aggressive response to appear “pro-gay” is perhaps best seen in Australia where the contentious issue of an anti-bullying program for schools is being hotly debated. Called the Safe Schools Program, it is less an anti-bully initiative than it is an effort to indoctrinate Australian children into LGBTQ acceptance. The website for the effort, SafeSchoolsCoalition.org, features the tagline, “A Public-Private Partnership In Support of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Queer and Questioning Youth.” In complete support of this initiative, which offers such curricula resources for youngsters as “Growing Up Queer” and “OMG I’m Queer,” is none other than the Salvation Army. (More about this issue can be found HERE. H/T: Dianne Snider)   The Army’s statement of support can be read HERE.




The Army & Abortion:




To many, no doubt, the Salvation Army has a seemingly morally palatable statement regarding abortion. It uses such favorable phrases as “all people are created in the image of God,” “human life is sacred,” “responsibility to care for others … including unborn children,” and “life is a gift from God … we are answerable to God for the taking of life.”




But, reading further, the Army’s statement makes clear that, in certain cases, it is pro-abortion, a position that may sit well within liberal churches, but certainly not within Bible-believing ones. 



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THESE OTHERWISE EXCELLENT NEWS SOURCES OVERLOOK THE SALVATION ARMY'S LGBTQ SUPPORT:
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