# The neverending homophobia of the Salvation Army **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 1, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663 "2011-12-01T03:29:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663/161 "2011-12-15T14:16:42Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > He’s had several. You just seem to prefer to read them all as ZOMGHOMOPHOBIA, judging by your responses. Actually, no, I didn’t just them all as ZOMGHOMOPHOBIA and that was my point I made quite a few times in this thread. Lemme review for all of the lame pile-ons that are adding nothing to the conversation. 1. The Salvation Army’s position on GLBT community is homophobic. Their current policy as well as their legal battle in NY are two major examples. 2. However the Salvation Army does do worthwhile charity work at the same time. 3. Giving to the Salvation Army is not de facto homophobic. 4. Giving to the Salvation Army **solely** because of their homophobic policy is homophobic. 5. MPB’s donation to the Salvation Army was partially as a reaction to this thread (that is homophobic) and also partially because MPB consistently donates to that charity for other reasons (that is not homophobic). 6. Target has a good track record towards GLBT community including work place inclusion, same sex benefits, giving to community charities etc. 7. Target does not have a perfect track record based on the HRC’s rating of 85 and items like: giving as large a donation as possible to extremely homophobic candidate Tom Emmer. 8. Like the Salvation Army which has a good track record towards helping the less fortunate and Target which has supported the GLBT community, these are not perfect entities and neither are above scrutiny. Neither are sacred cows. ---
**Author:** ![mister\_nyx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@mister\_nyx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_nyx)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663/162 "2011-12-15T16:14:54Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > actually, no, i didn’t just them all as zomghomophobia and that was my point i made quite a few times in this thread. > > Lemme review for all of the lame pile-ons that are adding nothing to the conversation. > > 1. the salvation army’s position on glbt community is homophobic. Their current policy as well as their legal battle in ny are two major examples. > 2. however the salvation army does do worthwhile charity work at the same time. > 3. giving to the salvation army is not de facto homophobic. > 4. giving to the salvation army **solely** because of their homophobic policy is homophobic. > 5. mpb’s donation to the salvation army was partially as a reaction to this thread (that is homophobic) and also partially because mpb consistently donates to that charity for other reasons (that is not homophobic). > 6. target has a good track record towards glbt community including work place inclusion, same sex benefits, giving to community charities etc. > 7. target does not have a perfect track record based on the hrc’s rating of 85 and items like: Giving as large a donation as possible to extremely homophobic candidate tom emmer. > 8. like the salvation army which has a good track record towards helping the less fortunate and target which has supported the glbt community, these are not perfect entities and neither are above scrutiny. Neither are sacred cows. ZOMGHOMOPHOBIA! (Does VBulletin automatically turn posts in all caps into all lowercase? Because it kept doing that with this post.) ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663/163 "2011-12-15T16:16:57Z")
> [@mister\_nyx](#): > > zomghomophobia! :mad:⭕dubious::rolleyes::eek:😕 ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663/164 "2011-12-15T16:44:41Z")
> [@mister\_nyx](#): > > (Does VBulletin automatically turn posts in all caps into all lowercase? Because it kept doing that with this post.) Yes. Hilariously, it will also lowercase all of the text in the quote box, meaning that technically the board software has run afoul of the “don’t change user text inside quote boxes” rule. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![mister\_nyx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@mister\_nyx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_nyx)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663/165 "2011-12-15T21:30:41Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Yes. Hilariously, it will also lowercase all of the text in the quote box, meaning that technically the board software has run afoul of the “don’t change user text inside quote boxes” rule. > > Carry on. OMG HAX! _cowers under a rainbow flag_ ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663/166 "2011-12-15T23:30:05Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > If he had a single salient point that wasn’t ZOMGHOMOPHOBIA… > [@Gyrate](#): > > He’s had several. You just seem to prefer to read them all as ZOMGHOMOPHOBIA, judging by your responses. > [@stpauler](#): > > Actually, no, I didn’t just them all as ZOMGHOMOPHOBIA… Anyone else see something off in this sequence of quotes? ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663/167 "2011-12-16T12:56:04Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Anyone else see something off in this sequence of quotes? :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663.md?page=8)