The Salvation Army is a church...a religious denomination. They get to choose whom they want to choose, right? This is America, right?
**The lawsuit said when Clark asked why he wasn't hired, his supervisor, Maj. Larry Hambrick, replied he was not a practicing Christian.
When asked if he was a Christian, Clark said he was a Catholic and was then informed that was why he was not selected for the position, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit said Clark complained to the Salvation Army's national headquarters, and left the organization on Aug. 19, 2005.**
Uh-oh! I think they (the Salvation Army) just put their foot in their mouth.
Being a Christian, I would not be interested in working for the Salvation Army. They are a denomination, and they teach things that I find contrary to the Word of God.
This is ridiculous. Churches have a right to hire who they want to. Catholic organizations also should have the right to hire only Catholics if they want to. The First Amendment is being eroded horribly in this country.
I can't believe we turned this into a "I'm a Christian", "No your not", "Yes I am"...thread.
The rebuke here should not be whether the right phraseology was used, but rather why are Christians SUEING each other in the secular domain?
I believe Paul had some interesting things to say about this.
I will judge those who claim to be part of the body based on their actions, not so much on 'party affiliation'. The Fruits of the Spirit, or lack there of, will be the measuring stick.