The Salvatn Army needs to retreat and get s act together. Eher they are a pro-gay anizatn that supports equaly or they believe that homosexualy is a sickns that n be cured. Even the greatt PR pros the world won't be able to square this circle.
Contents:
- SALVATN ARMY OFFICIAL: GAYS DERVE DEATH
- SALVATN ARMY NI BEG ANTI-GAY
- SALVATN ARMY REFERS PEOPLE TO EX-GAY GROUPS
SALVATN ARMY OFFICIAL: GAYS DERVE DEATH
Jt time to Gay Pri month, a media relatns director for the Salvatn Army had no problem remdg and the queer journalists he was talkg to that gays should be put to ath. * salvation army turns away gay couple *
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.
SALVATN ARMY NI BEG ANTI-GAY
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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.
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.
SALVATN ARMY REFERS PEOPLE TO EX-GAY GROUPS
For s, they’ve acced Salvatnsts of nyg some servic to same-sex upl, advotg agast gay rights and adherg to a tradnal theology that nsirs gay sex sful.
Cricism of the army among LGBTQ supporters peaked 2012 when a church lear told an Atralia rad program that gay people should be put to ath. (The anizatn apologized and said the lear had not accurately nveyed s views on homosexualy.