Posted on 12/03/2019 4:53:49 AM PST by Kaslin
We all know some individuals who are so obviously good and kind that we are certain if anyone were to dislike them, that's all we would need to know about the person. We would immediately assume he or she is a bad person. To hate the manifestly good is a sure sign of being bad.
Such is the case regarding the left's hatred of The Salvation Army. You don't have to be a Christian -- I am not -- to appreciate the goodness of the people who run and work for The Salvation Army. They devote their lives to helping the poorest, the saddest, the loneliest and the most troubled among us -- completely irrespective of race, gender, transgender identity, faith or no faith. And they do it for almost no money. They do it because of their Christian faith.
They provide these downtrodden people with not only food and shelter but also human warmth and love. And they offer the people they care for the one thing most likely to get them out of their predicament: meaning. They offer it; they do not coerce it. And while the vehicle for this meaning -- Christian faith -- may not be your faith or mine, so what? It takes a truly narrow-minded bigot to want to deprive people of meaning just because that meaning is rooted in faith or in a faith other than their own.
Yet, leftists -- most especially LGBTQ groups, which spread a remarkable amount of hate in the name of "love" -- seek to crush The Salvation Army. They threaten and pressure whoever supports The Salvation Army. "British pop singer Ellie Goulding," the Wall Street Journal recently reported, "threatened to cancel an appearance at the Dallas Cowboys' Thanksgiving halftime show, which will celebrate the army's red-kettle campaign, unless it made a 'pledge or donation to the LGBTQ community.' She backed down after the Salvation Army assured her it serves needy members of that community."
Most depressing of all, Chick-fil-A, a business owned by a Christian and heretofore run according to Christian principles, caved in to LGBTQ organizations' pressure and stopped funding The Salvation Army, while it has also donated to a left-wing group that hates the good, the Southern Poverty Law Center.
I never thought I'd see the day when The Salvation Army would be hated by a substantial number of Americans or lose the support of a Christian-run business.
But given the left's loathing of virtually all things good -- such as America, Israel, traditional Christianity and Judaism, the Boy Scouts, the nuclear family ideal, Thanksgiving and America's founders -- it is not surprising.
As I have said for years, the left destroys everything it touches: music, art, Christianity, Judaism, economies, universities, high schools, late-night comedy, pro football, women's likelihood of finding happiness, men's likelihood of maturing, the Boy Scouts and the innocence of children (think "Drag Queen Story Hour" for 5-year-olds at libraries), to cite some of the more obvious examples.
And while it destroys good institutions, the left never builds a viable replacement. Is there a left-wing equivalent to the Boy Scouts, a left-wing institution that helps mold boys into responsible men? Of course not. The left destroys, but it builds nothing -- except state power. Or, to take the present example, is there a left-wing equivalent to The Salvation Army? No, there isn't.
"We believe we are the largest provider of poverty relief to the LGBTQ+ population," The Salvation Army said in a statement after Chick-fil-A announced its decision. As the Wall Street Journal concluded, "Considering it serves nearly 25 million people every year, that's likely true."
But all the good The Salvation Army does means nothing to the left. The left judges people or institutions not by their behavior but by their beliefs. And The Salvation Army believes -- as has every civilization in recorded history, and as former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton did until a few years ago -- that marriage should be defined as the union of a man and a woman. To the left, that belief outweighs helping 25 million people including married gays.
One of the great puzzles in contemporary American life is whether there is anything the left could do to make Americans understand how destructive it is. If suppressing free speech at colleges and on the internet, fomenting interracial anger, supporting those who wish to annihilate Israel, allowing (and even encouraging) teenage girls to have their healthy breasts surgically removed if they think they are a boy and trying to crush The Salvation Army don't do it, probably nothing will.
From the article:
To hate the manifestly good is a sure sign of being bad.
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Christ was the living definition of manifestly good so tacitly calling him a liar everyday might be something Dennis should consider when attacking others as being bad.
Had not heard that about SA or the existence of SP until now.
SP doesn’t appear to be an option for me, was somewhat joking about adding the stuff to the recycling bonfire.
Someone here yesterday said Graham had backtracked on supporting CFA, but didn’t provide any evidence.
is whether there is anything the left could do to make Americans understand how destructive it is. “””
They are called ‘useful idiots’for a reason. The Left panders to their ego and sense of self-gratification then tosses them on the shite pile when they’ve gained the power that was the main objective all along.
My bigger point is to be careful throwing out comments like ‘SA is anti-Trump’. I don't think they are anti -Trump and I don't think Franklin Graham truly supports anything anti Christian.
They hate anything they can’t control.
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I thought of posting that but
I just knew it would show up right quick.
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Thanks, am expecting Big Media to soon tell us that CFA sales have “unexpectedly” dropped.
The sanctimonious CFA trolls here still seem to feel compelled to troll, but are now being out-posted 50 to 1 or so.
Love Prager, but he's forgetting the most obvious example: babies, and their likelihood of drawing breath.
Well, the morning is still early and I've just now started posting. I love a good challenge.
“Sorry. The Salvation Army came out a while ago as anti-Trump.”
Link to that??
I like their choices in enemies.
As I shoved money into the kettle yesterday I told the bell ringer "If Chick-fail-A won't donate, I WILL!"
There is a pay-wall to that link.
The Salvation Army, the Boy Scouts... if it is good the left hates it.... period.
Friday I tried the chicken sandwich at the Popeye’s across the street from the local Chick-Fail-A. First time ever. It was pretty good.As an individual, I don't need an organization to change where I shop.Yes, I crossed the road to get to the other side.
The chickens made me do it.
Judging by the drive through line lengths at CFA and Popeye's, neither do a bunch of other people.
I've quit. Next will you be calling me a deplorable, or perhaps a stinky Walmart person?
Go for it!
Well, you can’t help anyone on earth with perfect assurance they deserve it and won’t make you regret it...
I’ve donated plenty to SA and as long as they pass it along to the needy, I’m not too concerned about what their suits say.
It’s a lot like lending money to a relative. Either do it in a spirit of giving, no strings attached and no expectations, or don’t, because the bonds of kinship should prevail.
Same with charity, do it because your fellow man is needy, or don’t do it because those strings won’t play your tune.
And after all, between my place and the SA dropoff there are dozens if not hundreds of needy people, which I know from delivering meals from my church kitchen.
Those military personnel serving in combat zones love the Salvation Army (aka the “Sally Ann”). The Red Cross? Not so much.
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