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Contents:
- INTERNAL SALVATN ARMY DOCUMENTS AREN’T THE ANTI-GAY SMOKG GUNS LGBT ACTIVISTS ARE LOOKG FOR
- SALVATN ARMY: GAYS NOT ALLOWED
- SALVATN ARMY OFFICIAL: GAYS DERVE DEATH
INTERNAL SALVATN ARMY DOCUMENTS AREN’T THE ANTI-GAY SMOKG GUNS LGBT ACTIVISTS ARE LOOKG FOR
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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:.
SALVATN ARMY: GAYS NOT ALLOWED
Found over 150 years ago, the Salvatn Army has anized lns of people the service of Christian chary. However, the group's gay history is plited. There are a dozen or so s of directly discrimatg agast LGBT people, firg an employee bee of her bisexualy, remendg nversn therapy for LGBT youth, and refg to ply wh anti-LGBT discrimatn ordanc San Francis. Follow The Advote for more about this anizatn's troubled rerd. * salvation army and gay *
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.
SALVATN ARMY OFFICIAL: GAYS DERVE DEATH
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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. In 2019, Out Magaze offered s rears 7 Organizatns to Support that Aren’t the Homophobic Salvatn Army. 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.