Congressmen Demand Details on Bush Charity Deals

July 14, 2001: An aide to President Bush is at the heart of brokering deal and center of attention.

The backroom deal makers are top of Congressmen's list to get details $ 4 Discrimination Deal

Bush was about to make. He may be denying it all, but, the truth is out.

 

Memo Leaked So the Bush Deal On Yesterday, Is Off Today

July 11, 2001: It was reported that Bush made a deal to allow federally funded American Religious

Groups, discriminate against Gays~Lesbians.Spokesperson for Pres. Bush denied Washington

Post report he cut a deal. But, it appeared in every new service. Now public, deny the deal, but, they

did not deny the claims they were still discussing ways groups, i.e.: Salvation Army, can continue to

discriminate, and still receive millions of dollars in federal aid. No deal to discriminate, and the

Salvation Army's request was rejected, to protect their anti-gay hiring policy.

 

 

GLBT Boycott of Donations to Salvation Army News

http://www.tampabaycoalition.com/files/SallyAnneNews.htm 

 

Tampa Bay Coalition's Boycott the Salvation Army (Sally Anne) Protest Page.

*Protest Donation Message print and place bell ringers kettles instead of monetary donations...

*Boycott Donations Banners to post on your web sites. Support for Equality in the Workplace.

*Contact information for powers that be and links to each territories web sites. Click Here

Salvation Army Responds to Protest Allegations

December 16: The Salvation Army Canada responds to boycott of them, because they refuse

to allow gays and lesbians to join, it denounces homosexuality in its publications. In a letter

sent to 365Gay.com, they deny these statements are true.

 

Salvation Army, "Sally Anne" Protest Heads To Canada

December 14: A similar campaign to put notes in Sally Anne kettles denouncing anti-gay policies

in Atlantic Canada, has been started by a Halifax doctor.

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Salvation Army "Using Deceptive Ads"

December 10: Recent fundraising letter by the Salvation Army included was a separate card

with the bold headline: "Equality." The letter states in part, "We at The Salvation Army, want

you, our cherished donor, to know that we are all about equality in the work place" Salvation Army's

recent national policy mandate and statements, claims of Workplace Equality are far from the truth.

 

 

Salvation Army Picketed

December 6: The picketers demonstrating outside the Salvation Army in L.A., did so in the name

of equal benefits. And without any ill will, some even hoped donations would still be made to the

Salvation Army, during this holiday season. Even the picketees', had no ill will toward the picketers, 

a few came outside offering donuts to the picketers. Be it as it may, nice is nice. However, equal

opportunity in receiving insurance benefits for all employees isn't just the nice thing to do, it's the

 right thing to do,

 

 

 American Family Association, [AFA] to Buy Back fake 5's with real Fives.

December 2:  The AFA labels GLBT Salvation Army protest against their discriminatory policy

"an untimely campaign of anti-Christian bigotry."  But, their campaign to exchange five dollar bills

for fake ones being put in Salvation Army Kettles by gay activists is dubbed  "Redemption for the

Intolerant." Incidentally, the price of Redemption has a $1,000. limit. Now, keep dropping those fake

five, so, we use up every penny of their buy back campaign.

"Salvation Army Gay Fight Shows Fed Funds Costly"

The view from the Christian Far Right, from AFA web site, on the Salvation Army, Gays an Government

Funds are Costly. [As it should be, the decision to discriminate against others should not be cheap. Z.] 

 

Kettle Protest Goes National

November 28:  "It's amazing what one PFLAG mom can do." the surprised president PFLAG Genesee

County, Michigan, Mary Scholl recently said. Condemning the charity for its refusal to provide benefits

to the partners of its gay and lesbian staff, Mary started a local campaign for people to drop notices of

protest in the Sally Anne's Red Kettles. This campaign has now become a national campaign, now,

Red Kettles are collecting as many protect notes as greenbacks all across the country.

 

Chicago Anti-Bashing Network, CABN, news report of recent protest rally held and plans for their future

protest to be held. December 4: CABN News Update.

 

TBC's Salvation Army News, Press Releases, Action Alerts Archives.

The complete coverage of the Salvation Army Western Division Announcement offering equal insurance

benefits their employees Gay, Lesbian and Unmarried Partners. The National Policy adopted to prevent

any of the Salvation Army's Territories/Divisions from offering such benefits to any one other than Spouses

or dependent children. The National Protest against their discriminatory policy. Click Here.