Quote:
Originally Posted by SilentKnight
The reason I've donated to the Salvation Army for the past few decades is - as you point out...they are one of the few charities that doesn't waste the money and spend comparatively little on administration. And as I've said above - there's no denying they do good work.
Although I've always known the SA were a Christian-based organization - I'll admit that up until recently I knew very little of their actual policies concerning issues I feel quite strongly about.
But how do I turn a blind eye to personal morality and continue to support an organization that is intolerant of others based on their sexual orientation and/or their views concerning abortion?
|
Sounds like you have a personal dilemma then. BTW, they're also antiporn. Hopefully it doesn't come as a shock to you. If you want to get right down to it, no Christian-based organization worth its salt would accept money knowingly from a pornslinger such as you and me. Our money would be considered dirty money. If you don't think you can donate anymore because of what you call intolerance then don't donate they won't miss your handful of change. Donate to somebody who you agree with if that makes you feel better.
For example, I would never donate to Greenpeace or some other left-leaning organization but I could always donate to the SPCA or other such organizations that help animals. It's a politically neutral organization.
I would never donate to the Red Cross because the CEO does not need to make $1,000,000 a year in salary and benefits which is actually worse than what I thought it was, I was thinking more along the lines of $400,000 but according to
Snopes it's $1,000,000+ and claim to be 92% efficient which I find hard to believe. SA administrator gets $126,000 and are 82% efficient.