Homosexuals seek to damage the Salvation Army
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The arrogance of some gay advocates knows no bounds. They demand their sinful lifestyle regardless of what others may think or fell and know what is right.
Yet it is not surprising when a call is made on their sinful behaviour they react without regard to the community only themselves.
They have no understanding of sin and offense but seek to pursue their agenda at any cost.
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From Courier Mail
THE Salvation Army is facing a backlash after its online anti-homosexuality and gay marriage stance sparked a social media boycott campaign.
Gay pop star Darren Hayes - the face of '90s hit machine Savage Garden, Logan's most famous musical export and a current mentor on The Voice - has called for the boycott.
The Salvos responded last night by pointing out they helped Australia's most marginalised and needy, including gay and transgender people.
The Federal Government will release its report on gay marriage today.
After spotting the Salvos' online statement on homosexuality, Hayes 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."
Hayes - who married his boyfriend Richard Cullen in London in 2006 after divorcing his "childhood sweetheart" Colby Taylor, who he had married in Brisbane in 1994 - said asking people to control their sexuality was like asking someone to change their eye colour.
The virtual spat came as parishioners across the country were being urged yesterday to call their federal MPs and tell them to vote no to gay marriage.
In Queensland, however, the Catholic and Anglican churches were more reserved. Neither church read a letter to their parishioners.
Instead, Catholic Archbishop Mark Coleridge placed a call to Premier Campbell Newman and his parliamentary colleagues asking them to repeal civil union legislation. It follows Mr Newman's decision last week to amend legislation so it no longer includes provision for a state-sanctioned ceremony.
Couples can instead hold a private ceremony.
The move helped appease the Australian Christian Lobby and was met with a mixed reaction from gay rights activists, but Archbishop Coleridge said the church was not satisfied with the compromise.
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.
"Look at how an organisation treats and deals with members of the community who are marginalised, vulnerable, experiencing disadvantage or oppression," he said.
"On that measure, 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 with 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.
