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Omaha Steve

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121. My dad hated Red Cross because of WWII and the way he was treated as a front line Vet

Mon Nov 24, 2014, 12:55 PM

Nov 2014

He had to pay for everything like coffee and doughnuts while it was free from the Salvation Army. They get my blood and that is it. I'm O positive, virus negative. So my blood is for newborns, elderly, and those with immune deficiencies from illness etc.

We are good with donating to the food banks, animal causes, DUers in trouble, etc.

Current DUers needing help:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025847858

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025842535

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Friendly reminder to ignore Salvation Army bell ringers this year.... [View all] Playinghardball Nov 2014 OP

From the Wikipedia page about the Salvation Army: Cooley Hurd Nov 2014 #1

". . . allows it to inquire into people's religious beliefs in its hiring practices. " Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #4

I don't donate to any corporate charities anymore arikara Nov 2014 #34

the only thing I give the red cross is blood. littlewolf Nov 2014 #54

The Salvation Army's CEO gets paid very little actually, but Heather Kube Nov 2014 #59

A good run-down on charity CEO salaries, for those interested: bhikkhu Nov 2014 #71

Maybe the ceo wages are reasonable at sally ann arikara Nov 2014 #72

I'm with you. hamsterjill Nov 2014 #125

Always donate local Drale Nov 2014 #126

Agreed, however don't use the Salvation Army as an excuse not to help. FSogol Nov 2014 #2

Your foodbank also needs food tabbycat31 Nov 2014 #67

The closest Feeding America food bank is over 30 miles away. PADemD Nov 2014 #81

Many local food banks aren't part of the Feeding America network pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #100

Didn't I say to give locally? The link was just a suggestion for folks that aren't FSogol Nov 2014 #106

Makes me laugh they hire bell ringers... Historic NY Nov 2014 #3

I volunteered a few years back. Octafish Nov 2014 #83

I've got nothing against them just seems like paying money to raise money is... Historic NY Nov 2014 #85

The people from my newspaper volunteered for two-hour shifts... Octafish Nov 2014 #107

Those bellringers that I have spoken to needed the money. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #114

Perhaps true, which saddens me- packman Nov 2014 #5

I remember my grandma saying that... freebrew Nov 2014 #11

I have never dealt with the Salvation Army Worried senior Nov 2014 #15

My father in hospital end of WWll in Germany douggg Nov 2014 #18

I've read numerous articles about the Red Cross blackcrowflies Nov 2014 #29

my FIL in WWII was part of D-Day landing rurallib Nov 2014 #32

My dad had a bad RC experience The Wizard Nov 2014 #64

Planet Money did a story about this SomeGuyInEagan Nov 2014 #76

well okay grinch but I won't PatrynXX Nov 2014 #6

If they lobbied to overturn the civil rights act of 1964 would you feel the same way? dsc Nov 2014 #8

I find it sick you want to support a anti-gay organization. Disgusting.... Logical Nov 2014 #68

BS nt cwydro Nov 2014 #96

Is that still true in every chapter? ctaylors6 Nov 2014 #7

The Salvation Army opposed marriage equality in Canada... SidDithers Nov 2014 #9

When I was a draftee during the Vietnam War QuestionAlways Nov 2014 #10

I always donate to them and will 840high Nov 2014 #24

It's shameful to be supporting them. phil89 Nov 2014 #30

Which do you recommend? WinkyDink Nov 2014 #57

Does their LGBT poilcy bother you? HERVEPA Nov 2014 #31

Yes, but the good work they do is much more important QuestionAlways Nov 2014 #38

So did Presdient Obama's in 2008. Did you vote for him? nt kelly1mm Nov 2014 #116

Salvation Army virulently anti-gay HERVEPA Nov 2014 #117

If you say so ...... somewhat like a kinder, gentler bigot? nt kelly1mm Nov 2014 #118

Sorry, logic failure in your comparison. HERVEPA Nov 2014 #119

Whatever lets you sleep at night .... nt kelly1mm Nov 2014 #122

Yes. cwydro Nov 2014 #47

I ran into a bell-ringer November 12th; LWolf Nov 2014 #12

Nordstrom mimi85 Nov 2014 #13

Some of the stores around here Mariana Nov 2014 #20

Looking for an alternate charity? eggplant Nov 2014 #14

Dang you! Daemonaquila Nov 2014 #44

I really like their purpose eggplant Nov 2014 #46

Fortunately, humans are animals. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #92

I have three friends, all gay, cwydro Nov 2014 #16

As I said downthread.... AngryOldDem Nov 2014 #104

Thank you for posting this - I was thinking the same Yo_Mama Nov 2014 #105

During the depths of the Reagan Great Recession of 1982-3 (when the KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #17

I can vouch for the KC SA helping anyone in need, no questions, no sermons REP Nov 2014 #39

"The help they give is real." cwydro Nov 2014 #48

There are other religious organizations who have similar positions on GBLT and reproductive rights REP Nov 2014 #50

The damage they do is real, too. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #93

Please link to some "damage" cwydro Nov 2014 #97

Ok, did you just not read the OP, or do you dispute it? AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #111

You can be selective if you want to. lpbk2713 Nov 2014 #19

I understand your position if they're the only providers of food in town... Moonwalk Nov 2014 #66

I don't donate to SA nor purchase from them since learning they force the needy to pray to their DesertDiamond Nov 2014 #21

That's not true. cwydro Nov 2014 #40

You got some wrong info here. 840high Nov 2014 #51

Or you do quakerboy Nov 2014 #78

When they offer help 840high Nov 2014 #80

No. They don't. AngryOldDem Nov 2014 #103

The SA does a *lot* of good War Horse Nov 2014 #22

I'm a ringer next Sunday, hope to raise a lot CAG Nov 2014 #23

Does their LGBT poilcy bother you? HERVEPA Nov 2014 #33

They hire gay folks. cwydro Nov 2014 #41

+100 CAG Nov 2014 #43

Most of the bell ringers I see seem to have an emotional or a physical disability graywarrior Nov 2014 #25

I never give them a dime! Their anti-gay policy is why. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #26

This is an organization that I find loathsome. I recall years ago they returned a donation WestSeattle2 Nov 2014 #27

If you have the stomach for it you can put these vouchers in their kettles: Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #28

Really? Shemp Howard Nov 2014 #82

I wouldn't say anything to the bellringer. Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #115

I am ambivalent. PDJane Nov 2014 #35

They do nothing that other orgs don't also do, often better. Daemonaquila Nov 2014 #49

When our daughters were very young SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #36

I carry one dollar bills cwydro Nov 2014 #45

Our Agnes hasn't donated to them for more than 50 years. PDJane Nov 2014 #60

Thyere posted in front of Publix darkangel218 Nov 2014 #37

As far as I can see, the ones saying "screw them" aren't being any shraby Nov 2014 #42

Thank you. I don't give to Red 840high Nov 2014 #53

Give to food banks demigoddess Nov 2014 #58

You obviously have trouble finding charities that are good and not anti-gay. nt Logical Nov 2014 #69

I have one criteria. How much do the officers of the charity make? shraby Nov 2014 #86

If a officer can raise 2 million and is paid 100,000 I have no problem with it. nt Logical Nov 2014 #108

Or much more likely, JoeyT Nov 2014 #99

I haven't given them a dime in over 30 years so arthritisR_US Nov 2014 #52

I'd rather give to an organization that helps LGBT homeless youth, this year I'm recommending Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #55

Then donate to your local ministerial alliance, or 'community chest', but give. ColesCountyDem Nov 2014 #56

Don't ignore them. Tell them why you won't contribute. Then walk away. L0oniX Nov 2014 #61

Leave the bellringers alone. Shemp Howard Nov 2014 #84

I need to learn more. The SA bellringers themselves earn a little money that they need. rhett o rick Nov 2014 #62

The Salvation Army IS the food bank in our small town. PADemD Nov 2014 #63

I used to give a fiver, because their drug program saved a friend of mine's life. Iggo Nov 2014 #65

That is just stupid. cwydro Nov 2014 #95

This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Nov 2014 #109

. Iggo Nov 2014 #110

Done bhikkhu Nov 2014 #70

lol... SummerSnow Nov 2014 #73

I just say NJCher Nov 2014 #74

Thanks, but I make my own decisions on which charities I support. badtoworse Nov 2014 #75

+1 SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #77

+1 WhiteAndNerdy Nov 2014 #98

I didn't know that! Stellar Nov 2014 #79

The Salvation Army is a rightwing church. Tax free, too, of course. blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #87

Can't the same thing be said about some of our popular churches? rhett o rick Nov 2014 #112

I'm mixed on the issue. I don't like the way they rope people into their organisation mackerel Nov 2014 #88

I had put $ in the red kettle every time I passed one for decades Omaha Steve Nov 2014 #89

I found other charities- mostly food banks and homeless shelters, Planned Parenthood, and a bettyellen Nov 2014 #120

My dad hated Red Cross because of WWII and the way he was treated as a front line Vet Omaha Steve Nov 2014 #121

I do not like how they interfered with those people helping each other during Katrina- bettyellen Nov 2014 #124

I stayed in one of their caravan parks once shaayecanaan Nov 2014 #90

Friendly reminder not to tell me what to do. WillowTree Nov 2014 #91

Every year, this sucks for me. AngryOldDem Nov 2014 #94

Giving to bell ringers is two things indivisibleman Nov 2014 #101

Well, I will continue to give to the Salvation Army because of the good they do with the money Yo_Mama Nov 2014 #102

Thanks. I ignore them every year; will do so this one, too. closeupready Nov 2014 #113

I get angry when I see them using kids and disabled adults as bell-ringers. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #123

Wow! Ink Man Nov 2014 #127

This thread is pitting groups against each other. Drunken Irishman Nov 2014 #128