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Pc brigade Gays vs the Salvation Army.

  • 21-06-2012 06:55PM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,702 ✭✭✭


    Salvation Army spokesman Major Bruce Harmer said most of Australia's faith-based charities would be excluded from receiving donations if judged purely on Hayes' criteria.
    TSA is one of the most compassionate and non-discriminatory in the way it works with people who are marginalised in our community, including many who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender."

    He said gay people could be officers of the church if they vowed to be celibate as well as unmarried heterosexuals. Major Harmer said a statement on its website, which described homosexuality as "unacceptable" to God and that it should be "restrained" with willpower, was its current position.

    Gay pop star Darren Hayes - the face of '90s hit machine Savage Garden
    tweeted to his 60,748 followers: "Important for gay people to know the true position of the Salvation Army when considering who to donate to. Sad." He said asking people to control their sexuality was like asking someone to change their eye colour.

    http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/virtual-spat-gay-pop-star-savages-homophobic-salvos/story-e6freuy9-1226398373050


    So who wins here? A charitable organisation designed to save lives or someone from Australia. If yer man doesn't like the SA then couldn't he just stop donating to them?

    So AH who should win?

    *Darren Hayes 60,748 followers
    *Christianity 2.3 billion followers

    Who wins the PC battle? 63 votes

    Savage Garden bloke
    0% 0 votes
    The Salvation Army
    58% 37 votes
    What's that song go like again?
    41% 26 votes


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Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,846 ✭✭✭Fromthetrees


    I think everyone should have beers and a nice sing song. :)


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    I can sadly see this thread going down the same old route.
    I'm outa here. Play nice!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,819 ✭✭✭EuropeanSon


    *obligatory "religion is stupid" statement*






    But seriously, religion is stupid.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    2.3 billion Christians =/= 2.3 Billion homophobes.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 579 ✭✭✭cartell_best


    Good christ thats the first time I have ever thought about or seen "Gay" and "salvation" in the same sentence in AH....

    I'm gay and seemingly for some reason, don't seek salvation....why does it some how always turn to being "gay" as an immediate reference to religion in some context!!! God damn it like!!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,366 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    That's so gay.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    I thought you said this at first:D



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible


    'Truly OP?' he said, madly, 'I'm deeply offended'


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭BornToKill


    Can we all get along?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,538 ✭✭✭flutterflye


    Interesting. I'm going to have to say I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy. I'll be your hope, I'll be your love, be everything that you need.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible


    Interesting. I'm going to have to say I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy. I'll be your hope, I'll be your love, be everything that you need.
    i'd fly you to the moon and back,


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    He was probably just looking for affirmation


  • Posts: 53,068 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Oooh multichoice :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    BornToKill wrote: »
    Can we all get along?
    Zaaapp!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭Giselle


    squod wrote: »
    If yer man doesn't like the SA then couldn't he just stop donating to them?

    So AH who should win?

    *Darren Hayes 60,748 followers
    *Christianity 2.3 billion followers

    Does that mean bigotry should never be challenged?

    I'd stop donating to any organisation with gay blinkers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,533 ✭✭✭Jester252


    Why can we be friends


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    BornToKill wrote: »
    Can we all get along?

    Why does your username say BornToKill and you promote peace?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,940 ✭✭✭Corkfeen


    Why does your username say BornToKill and you promote peace?

    Suspect that is a Full Metal Jacket reference....
    http://readjack.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/private-joker.jpg
    And his post is a Rodney King reference... Tons of references going on.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    Corkfeen wrote: »
    Why does your username say BornToKill and you promote peace?

    Suspect that is a Full Metal Jacket reference....
    http://readjack.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/private-joker.jpg
    And his post is a Rodney King reference... Tons of references going on.

    He was suppose to say he was making a statement about the duality of war :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭BornToKill


    Why does your username say BornToKill and you promote peace?

    I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭BornToKill


    Corkfeen wrote: »
    Suspect that is a Full Metal Jacket reference....
    http://readjack.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/private-joker.jpg
    And his post is a Rodney King reference... Tons of references going on.

    Very well observed. Much of my best work is derivative. Almost everything original has already been done.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,926 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    I think everyone should have beers and a nice sing song. :)
    I'm not sure the good Major would be a beer drinker. Not their kind of thing.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,702 ✭✭✭squod


    Giselle wrote: »
    Does that mean bigotry should never be challenged?

    I'd stop donating to any organisation with gay blinkers.

    Which is fair enough. Would you start a hate campaign against them on twitter though?

    For the record I think The SA offer the same services to everyone, so they don't have gay blinkers.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭Bad Panda


    That's why I usually donate to animal charities - people don't care if you've a gay dog.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,640 ✭✭✭Pushtrak


    squod wrote: »
    Which is fair enough. Would you start a hate campaign against them on twitter though?
    Er, imagine instead of gays it were blacks, or chinese... I think it is safe to say the hate campaign was initiated by the charity under discussion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭plein de force


    i've known about the salvation army's position of active homophobia and campaigning against legislation which protects lgbt rights for years, and the lobbying must cost some money that people donate which is why i happily steer clear of their collection buckets.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭plein de force


    squod wrote: »
    Which is fair enough. Would you start a hate campaign against them on twitter though?

    For the record I think The SA offer the same services to everyone, so they don't have gay blinkers.

    As far as i know they do refuse services to people they know to be gay or lesbian


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 449 ✭✭Pantsface


    havent read any of this thread, but i do think that starving gays should be given food too


    if thats what this is about


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭strobe


    Giselle wrote: »
    I'd stop donating to any organisation with gay blinkers.

    Wow... just, wow.

    So not only are you a homophobe, you're also prejudiced against the visually impaired? ...aren't you a charmer...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    Savage Garden still have 60,000 fans?! Wtf?


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