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Johnny Laird
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Human…
Plus ‘tens of thousands of soup kitchens’? Errrr…OK :-)
December 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
‘tens of thousands of New York soup kitchens’? Hmmm…
December 3, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Reposted by Johnny Laird
Well, it's kinda fuzzy...are there Salvation Army 'officers' ie ordained Ministers, who are LGBTQ+ folks? Yes - in some places. Are there SA Church members who are gay? Yes. Will the SA marry same sex couples within their faith community like they marry hetros - no. Not yet :-(
December 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Well, it's kinda fuzzy...are there Salvation Army 'officers' ie ordained Ministers, who are LGBTQ+ folks? Yes - in some places. Are there SA Church members who are gay? Yes. Will the SA marry same sex couples within their faith community like they marry hetros - no. Not yet :-(
December 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Genuine question; when you say ‘led by them’, do you mean in terms of SA Church leadership?
December 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
To a certain degree, yes…
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It was a thing…
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In fact, they went in the opposite direction, upping their game on serving LGBTQ folks in existing facilities and opening some dedicated ones focused on that community
December 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The story is decades old as well…and as far as I’m aware, I don’t think they closed anything
December 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Yes…perhaps
December 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Even the old articles aren’t always wholly accurate
December 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Whether you support the SA or not, it seems odd to use an image that says there are tens of thousands of soup kitchens in NY
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's a tough call...I might start leaning into it :-)))
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Must make you feel the same way I feel when someone offers to give me their seat on the train :-)
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Do you think it’s easier to trust an org and its people if you know them? (I mean up close and personal vs reputationally)
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
They.have a rationale...and are often at Pride events in lots of countries caringmagazine.org/why-the-salv...
Why The Salvation Army has a presence at Pride events
By Hillary Jackson - When people see The Salvation Army booth at San Francisco Pride, they often do a double-take.  The booth, now in its third year, is
caringmagazine.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In what way is it Scientology?
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
What racism incidents are you referring to?
November 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
‘Tens of thousands?’
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM