Jt hours after the LGBT advocy group “Tth Ws Out” published an terview which a senr Salvatn Army official Atralia said the belief that gays mt die is part of the Salvatn Army’s “Christian doctre,” the anizatn on Saturday issued an apology to the LGBT muny.
Contents:
- SALVATN ARMY ATRALIA APOLOGIZ FOR OFFICIAL'S ANTI-GAY MENTS
- GAYS 'SHOULD DIE': A TIMELE OF THE SALVATN ARMY'S ANTI-GAY FLARE-UPS
- SALVOS BACK AWAY OM ANTI-GAY MENTS
SALVATN ARMY ATRALIA APOLOGIZ FOR OFFICIAL'S ANTI-GAY MENTS
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A Salvatn Army statement on homosexualy that dat back to the 1990s has been the subject of public bate this week (17 - 24 June 2012). The Salvatn Army today clarified that the statement was not posted as part of the current bate on gay marriage, and has been on The Salvatn Army webse for many years.
Salvatn Army social service centr around the natn have had multus of gay people stay and fd acceptance, support and love TSA's re. Some of our bt employe and volunteers are people who are openly gay. In terms of Salvatn Army church life, homosexual people are wele to worship wh, and jo the fellowship of, Salvatn Army church.
On that measure, TSA is one of the most passnate and non-discrimatory the way works wh people who are margalised our muny, cludg many people who are gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr.
GAYS 'SHOULD DIE': A TIMELE OF THE SALVATN ARMY'S ANTI-GAY FLARE-UPS
Time and time aga, the anizatn ni havg anti-gay bias, even though the paper trail documentg anti-gay stanc go back s.
A brief history of the Salvatn Army’s alleged anti-gay csadg. In 2011, the New York Tim terviewed a man who claimed the Salvatn Army nied him and his boyiend shelter the ‘90s “unls we broke up and then left the ‘sful homosexual liftyle’ behd, ” the man, Bill Browng, said.
The Tim also published the Salvatn Army’s “Posn Statement” on homosexualy, which has sce been leted om the anizatn’s webse:.
SALVOS BACK AWAY OM ANTI-GAY MENTS
Homosexual nduct, like heterosexual nduct, requir dividual rponsibily and mt be guid by the light of scriptural teachg. Many Salvatn Army shelters do help LGBTQ people — but crics say harm-rctn servic don’t make up for anti-gay lobbyg. In his recent op-ed, Hudson explaed that even if some Salvatn Army lears are themselv anti-gay, their personal beliefs are outweighed by the servic the anizatn provis to at-risk LGBTQ people.
In other words, the Salvatn Army do provi lifavg servic, cludg food and shelter, to LGBTQ people facg homelsns, but also appears to have no problem wh s learship potentially exprsg homophobic views that help ntribute to broar discrimatn agast LGBTQ people. The high rat of homelsns among LGBTQ youth are often due to homophobia their fai or their muni. “Supportg the Salvatn Army this season, whether by tossg your change their red kettl or donatg your ed goods to their rale shops, means assistg an aggrsively anti-gay church furtherg s goals of discrimatn, ” Jon wrote.
As Vox and others have reported, the anizatn is officially welg, but s members and lears still firmly oppose marriage equaly and genr inty, and make no secret of their homophobic and transphobic relig beliefs.