thoughts & clippings: Regarding the Salvation Army »
There’s been a bit of stuff going around on Twitter and Tumblr tonight about how the Salvation Army is not an organization you should be giving your money to. As someone who grew up in a family connected to the Salvation Army, and as a former employee of the Salvation Army (three separate…
This bit is the facts on The Salvation Army because a lot of you have no idea what you’re talking about. Merry Christmas.
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principia-coh reblogged this from ginamak and added:
I’d like to add, as someone from the Washington, DC area, that no-one here is going to forget any time soon that the...
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discriminatory.They...Bolding mine and I agree. And they pretty much proved what a...
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poemsofthedead reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
Yeah, that’s why I gave up on this long ago. It *is* a church and the NGO is part of the church. ANYONE who works for...
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cruelyouth reblogged this from dreammerchant and added:
patronizing fuck...be while calling them “aggressive” and “rude.” But whatever,
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bohemelavie reblogged this from kenmorethompson and added:
This pretty much sums up what I was getting at last night, however this person is so much more eloquent then I. I wish I...
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dreammerchant reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
You still don’t understand that some people attend a church and others actually work for the NGO. You also come across...
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scar-lip reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
That they help some people while actively hurting and directly causing the death of others and that anyone could expect...
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cruelyouth reblogged this from dreammerchant and added:
I saw that line, but then I saw you completely dismissing their experience and sounding like an arrogant dipshit. Not...
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dreammerchant reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
I reread what I wrote and see how you could misunderstand my acknowledgement of her experience. However, if you missed...
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madgastronomer reblogged this from alexandraerin and added:
Everything Alexandra Erin said. In addition to, you know, not wanting to even tangentially support anyone who’s...
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alexandraerin reblogged this from kenmorethompson and added:
First of all, thank you for the prompt and thoughtful response. It’s clear that you care deeply about the issue and also...
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jadelyn reblogged this from knitmeapony and added:
They…just keep getting worse and worse. Jesus fucking Christ on a buttered muffin. Bit late to do much now, but next...
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kenmorethompson reblogged this from alexandraerin and added:
As requested, some thoughts on the Salvation Army in the USA’s lobbying to restrict the human rights of homosexuals:...
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kenmorethompson reblogged this from poemsofthedead and added:
OP here. It’s been very difficult for me to read through this exchange without responding, but I haven’t until now
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myflagisblackandred reblogged this from poemsofthedead and added:
Thankyouthankyou. And also, I don’t really have a problem with “grouping thousands - if not millions - of people” into...
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alexandraerin reblogged this from kenmorethompson and added:
Great. So any thoughts on the fact that the Salvation Army actively lobbies lawmakers to restrict human rights? If you...
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ancientcontemporaries reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
I’m just started coming on tumblr and I’m not really sure who’s saying what. And I never said that they were doing that....
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cruelyouth reblogged this from ancientcontemporaries and added:
You should apologize to DTWPS and notyourkinddear directly. I also can’t help but to notice you’re only responding to me...
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ancientcontemporaries reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
Damn, I guess I’ll have to apologize and admit that I was wrong. I should re-read things and make sure that I fully...
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poemsofthedead reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
And…… it’s NEVER irrelevant. It’s quite gross that you, a cis person, think you have any right to tell us what isn’t...
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cruelyouth reblogged this from ancientcontemporaries and added:
Notyourkinddear already explained why...differentiated between discrimination based
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ancientcontemporaries reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
My point is the fact that they are two separate issues is irrelevant in this conversation. The point of this post is...
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cruelyouth reblogged this from poemsofthedead and added:
Oh, I see. They were responding to you making the distinction on your original reblog. I just didn’t understand why they...
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cruelyouth reblogged this from ancientcontemporaries and added:
But you said, “Who cares if being trans...gay.” That kind of reads as you erasing trans...
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poemsofthedead reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
Yes, they are both bigotry, but as already said they are not the same experiences. But the specific reason that I felt I...
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ancientcontemporaries reblogged this from cruelyouth and added:
I never said the experience was the same. I said bigotry is bigotry regardless of who it’s being directed at. And I have...
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cruelyouth reblogged this from ancientcontemporaries and added:
Um, I’m not sure what your point is here exactly. Are you saying that gay people and trans* people suffer all the same?...
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so-treu reblogged this from polerin and added:
what. the. fuck.
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