Will you donate to the Salvation Army this Christmas?

[kentuck]

Even though the bell ringers will be collecting donations in a plain, red kettle - without any Christmas decorations on it at all? No Santa Claus in a manger. No Jesus with a crown of thorns. No Christmas trees and no stars of Bethlehem.

Nothing. Just a red kettle. How are we to know they aren't communists?

[justhanginon]

1. Good one! It's all so confusing to heathens, (that's everybody but fundies).n/t

[demmiblue]

2. No. n/t

[randys1]

3. NO not until they change their policy on Gay folks.

[NurseJackie]

5. +1

[daleanime]

7. +1

[Takket]

9. +1

I stopped giving to them a few years ago when all that news broke. Plenty of ways to give at christmas time.

[closeupready]

11. +1

Won't even walk by them in light of that policy.

[Gloria]

4. Haven't for years..

Due to the anti-gay thing..also my brother married one snd she's nuts.

I donate to foodbanks, no religious connections, please...

[Warren Stupidity]

6. Hell no. Homophobic hate group.

[catrose]

8. ExactlY.

I have thought of printing notes on gray-green print paper to explain my position and dropping those in the bucket instead.

[pangaia]

10. I do not care for religious organizations setting up in my post office.

[pintobean]

12. Yeah, I usually do.

[Le Taz Hot]

13. Nope

I don't know where that money goes wherein when I donate to our local food banks/homeless shelters I know EXACTLY where my money goes and I can see the results.

[whatthehey]

14. Never do, never will. Nothing to do with kettles.

But their homophobia, heavy handed proselytization and no pray no eat bullshit.

Decide if you want to be charitable or a pale copy of the Inquisition doing "good" works to swell adherent counts rather than to help. If you pick the former and follow through then ask me for money.

[closeupready]

17. Re: required prayer participation, can you post their policy?

I believe you when you say they have such a policy, but I'd like to have a link to post on FB. Thanks in advance.

[City Lights]

15. Nope. Their bigotry prevents me from donating to them. nt

[BigDemVoter]

16. NO!

They are homophobic assholes, and they have given a pretty candy-assed explanation for it. . . They can ring-a-ling their asses off; I'm not giving them a penny. . . . ever.

[Waldorf]

18. I will. Usually its just some loose change I have in my pocket.

[ryan_cats]

19. One

One of the few charities besides my Church that I will give money to.

[msongs]

20. no. don't support religious charities nt

[Mnemosyne]

21. Nope. My best friend is gay; they can bite me. nt

[linuxman]

22. 92 cents of every dollar goes to the charitable works. The rest keeps the lights on.

They are one of the only orgs I donate to.

We've given them a lot over the years. I plan to keep giving.

[LiberalElite]

23. No. My brother is gay.

There are many many many many other charities to give to.