Salvatn Army Atralia apologiz for official's anti-gay ments

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An Atralian Salvatn Army major outrag gay-rights supporters — aga — by agreeg that the bell-rgg-Santa chary thks gays serve to die

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SALVATN ARMY ATRALIA APOLOGIZ FOR OFFICIAL'S ANTI-GAY MENTS

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. * salvation army australia lgbt *

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.

GAYS 'SHOULD DIE': A TIMELE OF THE SALVATN ARMY'S ANTI-GAY FLARE-UPS

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.

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.

SALVOS BACK AWAY OM ANTI-GAY MENTS

The Tim also published the Salvatn Army’s “Posn Statement” on homosexualy, which has sce been leted om the anizatn’s webse:.

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.

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Salvatn Army Atralia apologiz for official's anti-gay ments .

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