Comments | jesus_h_biscuit: You can ring my bellllllllllllll, ring my bell... (Repost by request)

jesus_h_biscuit

You can ring my bellllllllllllll, ring my bell... (Repost by request)

Nov 30, 2007 12:02

Discrimination, faith-based style
Salvation Army Lobbies for Religious DiscriminationIt’s almost time for those red kettles to go up in front of grocery stores across America, and all across America, people get all rosy cheeked just thinking about doing good… forgetting about all the organizations that do as much good without making such a big show ( Read more... )

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rpeate November 30 2007, 17:48:22 UTC

I actually saw my first SA bell-ringer of the year a few nights ago. He seemed not to expect donations. I nodded to him, and he nodded back (I made a decision last year not to be rude to them). I noticed later that most persons seemed to be walking past him without donating.

Times have changed for the better.

But I am printing out these $3 bills now.

monsterbrain November 30 2007, 17:51:13 UTC

Let's say someone had some time on their hands and wanted to stand near a bell-ringer and tell people about the SA's discriminatory ways... ^_^

Is there a fact sheet that could be handed out to the stunned populace? With sources and such, so that people know it's legit?

kent4str November 30 2007, 18:30:41 UTC

I stopped supporting them even as little as I did about 25 years ago when I found out (from a school friend whose father ran the misson at Fells Point, in Baltimore) that they force the hungry to listen to a sermon before they'll feed them. The whole organization sucks, IMHO.

And I'm so printing those $3 bills!

grimmlok November 30 2007, 22:10:51 UTC

They really need to design a canadian 5, 10, or 20.. I suggest a 20, so i can drop handfuls of them in the pots..

The Salvation Army are like locusts this area.. I feel like protesting in front of one someday, or organizing a protest in front of a majority in the downtown core.

yuri_shoujo November 30 2007, 23:54:40 UTC

I haven't supported the SA for a long while now and have been spreading the message. One thing that bothers me though is I don't know of any alternatives I can give to that won't pull the same crap. Any suggestions of a good organization that helps the poor in times of need that I can donate to, and advise others to donate to as well when I tell them how full of suck SA is?

pulsecub December 1 2007, 02:17:09 UTC

If I may be so bold as to suggest you find your local Food Bank and donate to them directly? This time of year, these places do a lot of good, giving food to truly needy families, and making their holidays somewhat more cheery.

yuri_shoujo December 1 2007, 02:23:12 UTC

Not too bold at all. (: It's a good idea. Honestly anytime I look into charity, it seems local is always the best. You get any bigger and corruption lurks, which is disgusting and sad to me.

pulsecub December 1 2007, 07:04:02 UTC

And to me. Having been co-president of a 501c3 non-profit charity for a year, I am still baffled by some of the so-called "charity" organizations, even the small ones, and their supposed "Code of Ethics." To me it's real simple, if you tell people you're raising money for charity, then the money goes to charity. Period.