Would You Donate Money To Worthy Causes If Run By Atheists?

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  1. Hedi Mitchell

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    Going by the title alone... my answer was yes I would donate to a cause ran by atheist's depending on what their Cause would be. Just as I would donate to any Christian cause provided I was in agreement with their cause. There is no direct statement from any origination that I know of asking for whites to apologize.
    If and when the day comes I am lead to believe I must apologize for my being born white, is the day I learn to shoot with intent to eliminate .
     
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    I guess the realized majority of their money comes from those whites they don't want around. According to polls [ if we can believe them ] most minorities don't give to many charities.
     
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    If a man tells his wife that he doesn’t love her any longer then the overwhelming assumption would be that the man is saying he wants a divorce.

    In the case of the Salvation Army telling white people that we need to apologize lays in the undertones of the “guide to racism” produced by said charitable organization.
    In the guide, the word “white” appears 119 times in the context of the way we feel about POC and the way we treat POC and how many advantages we have compared to POC and does indeed indicate that at best we caucasians are systemic racists.

    Whilst the actual wording of “white people must apologize to black people” doesn’t appear it leaves no other avenue other than to recognize our whiteness and be apologetic whether spoken or unspoken.
    In it’s very essence it’s CRT with a different label.

    Now, would I contribute to the Sally over it’s new policies? I do not normally contribute to them anyway but if I felt that I should then I would.
    Whilst the Salvation Army is the richest organization of its kind in the entire world, the organization does feed, clothe and house people when they are needy and if a home burns to the ground they will even help with whatever physical resources they have like furniture, stove and bedding.
    And, even though I do not necessarily agree with the way they treat the Gospel, that wouldn’t stop me from contributing to them if, again, I felt that I should.
     
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  4. Marie Mallery

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    In 1968 I was in Ft.Benning Georgia VA Hospital with my aunt visiting her son my cousin injured in VN war.I was pg with my first child but she didn't want to make the trip alone.
    We spent more than we had and needed money for food so she went to SA and they refused to help us she had always donated to them but after that all she had for them was cuss words.
     
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    How were you cooking the food, @Marie Mallery ? We’re you staying at a hotel that had a kitchenette for cooking ?
     
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  6. Marie Mallery

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    No we had a room on the base in the barracks I guess it was. I don't think it cost much at all to stay there. I'm sure it was offered to mothers not sure. But it was on base and had lots of buildings that looked like complexes best zI can remember. We walked to the VA Hospital
     
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    That is great ! So, you had an actual little apartment there, or just a room to sleep in ?
     
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    So asking for clarification makes me a "smarty pants?" If so, then yeah. I'm a smarty-pants. And kindly point me to where I was not "nice."
     
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    I don't remember the room at all now. I do know it was hot and so was I. Not a fun trip but cousin was healing ok from pnemonia he got in jungle overthere. A bologna sandwich would have worked for us at the time.
     
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    We did the same, and for the same reason.
     
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    Well, you know what they say about assuming. I'm one who tries not to make assumptions but wants things plainly stated.

    I have occasionally tossed a few bucks into the kettle but it's usually because I feel sorry for the bell-ringer standing out in the cold. I don't really care about the SA one way or another, but I'd hate for them to fall victim to internet rumors.
     
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    Which time? I was just letting you know and I'm not mad but didn't want you to keep letting me know things like putting up videos or off topic. But thats ok I forgive you and so happy your battle is over and hope to God its over for good. I'm new and opinionated some say to a fault . Forgive me if I upset you just didn't want it to get worse. And not going back over 1000 [post to show you.
    I'm ok with you Beth hope feeling is mutual.
     
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    I almost pulled the trigger when this was posted:

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    Amen, Sister.
     
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    It's sad to learn that the Salvation has become just another leftist social justice organization.

    It's on their site, which makes it pretty clear. If that wasn't their agenda, they wouldn't have put it there.
     
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    We did the same for a couple of them now its mostly small orgs we know are lejitimate.Hubby always donated thru his paycheck. Same for Christian Childrens Org we gave to but stopped 30 year ago. Maybe its safe now not sure.
     
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