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MORE LINKSAP Salvation Army Accused of DiscriminationCurrent and former Salvation Army employees sued the organization famous for its red Christmas kettles Tuesday, alleging the government-funded group preached religious and sexual intolerance to its staff.
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Washington Post Bush Drops Rule On Hiring of GaysDemocrats: 'Faith-Based' Initiative at RiskOne day after the Washington Post broke a story about how the Salvation Army had worked out a secret deal with the Republican Bush Administration that would have allowed them to discriminate against Gays - in exchange for them supporting the administration's so-called "Faithbased Initiative" and undertaking a $100,000 publicity campaign for it, the Bush Administration said yesterday that it "will not pursue the [Office of Management and Budget] regulation proposed by the Salvation Army and reported today." The update also points out how the Salvation Army is technically a church, and already receives $300 million per year from government. Also see:NY Times: Charity Is Told It Must Abide by Antidiscrimination Laws
Washington Post Charity Cites Bush Help in Fight Against Hiring GaysSalvation Army Wants Exemption From LawsThe Bush administration is working with the nation's largest charity, the Salvation Army [Which - the report makes clear - already receives $300 million per year in government money], to make it easier for government-funded religious groups to practice hiring discrimination against gay people, according to an internal Salvation Army document. ...The report also offers an image of the Salvation Army starkly different from that of volunteers ringing bells outside shopping malls at Christmas -- a notion that concerns the charity. "The Salvation Army's role will be a surprise to many in the media," it says, urging efforts to "minimize the possibility of any 'leak' to the media."
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OTHER LINKSMainstream Baptist The Salvation Army and Anne LownI got my copy of Michelle Goldberg's Kingdom Coming yesterday and started reading this superb book last night.
Stephen Pizzo Welcome to Faith-Based AmericaWhy not just streamline hiring at federally funded faith-based organizations by requiring that everyone's religious affiliation be tattooed on their arms? As part of President Bush's "faith-based initiative," US taxpayers gave the Salvation Army's children services division $47 million this year -- 95% of its total budget. Several Salvation Army employees refused to take the Salvation Army's pledge "proclaiming Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord," reveal which church they belong to or identify gay co-workers -- and were summarily fired.
Richard B. Schmitt Justice Unit Puts Its Focus on FaithA little-known civil rights office has been busily defending religious groups ...The Salvation Army was accused in a lawsuit of imposing a new religious litmus test on employees hired with millions of dollars in public funds. When employees complained that they were being required to embrace Jesus Christ to keep their jobs, the Justice Department's civil rights division took the side of the Salvation Army.
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