The personal IS political

November 24, 2009

The personal IS political

Part II: The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army is a conservative Christian organization that is opposed to homosexuality, equal marriage rights, abortion, and assisted suicide. By putting your change in those little red kettles, you’re also supporting political and social biases.

While they have the right to believe whatever they want, we also have the right not to support their ideals with our loose change. Ideals that so many people are suffering under and fighting against.

While I’m certainly not trying to undermine the good that the Salvation Army does in terms of needy families, there are so many other ways we, as fortunate charitable citizens, can support others without supporting bigoted ideologies. Please choose to give your money direcly to programs like Coats for Kids, foodbanks, and various Festivals of Light, which all help needy families but do not support a political agenda that includes homophobic beliefs or invasive/controlling health care practices.

More information on the views of the Salvation Army can be found at:

http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf/vw-dynamic-index/B6F3F4DF3150F5B585257434004C177D?Opendocument

Here’s what I’ll be putting in those little red kettles this year, a note that says: “I’m choosing to no longer to give my charitable donations via the Salvation Army because I am opposed to the bigoted and personally invasive ideologies that the Salvation Army supports. Do unto others as you would have done unto you – support equal rights and everyone’s right to choose what’s best for themselves.”

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