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SALVATION ARMY TO PROTEST DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP DECISION
In response to
strong pressure from anti-gay organizations, the national
office of the
Salvation Army overturned the decision of its western
division to offer
health benefits to the domestic partners of it employees.
Theresa
Whitfield, the Salvation Army's media relations director said,
"We've been
listening to our internal and external constituencies, and we
now confirm
adherence to biblical principles concerning marriage and the
family."
Please urge the Salvation Army to allow its divisions to base
their
policies on fairness and not anti-gay extremism. For more
information and
to send an e-mail message, log on to
www.hrc.org/actioncenter and click
on
the Salvation Army alert. We have prepared sample language, which
you can
personalize if you wish. You can also call, write and e-mail
Commissioner
John Busby at the Salvation Army's national headquarters
at:
Salvation Army National Headquarters
605-615 Slaters
Lane
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 684-5500 (phone)
(703) 684-3478
(fax)
john_busby@usn.salvationarmy.org
(e-mail)
By establishing domestic partner benefits, leaders in the
Salvation Army's
western division stood up for fairness and family
diversity. Col. Phillip
Needham, chief secretary for the Army's Western
Corporation said, "this
decision reflects our concern for the health of our
employees and those
closest to them, and is made on the basis of strong
ethical and moral
reasoning that reflects the dramatic changes in family
structure in recent
years."
Urge the national office of the
Salvation Army to use "ethical and moral
reasoning" in reconsidering its
decision to deny employees and their
families equal health
benefits.
Please send this e-mail to family and friends and thank you for
taking
action in the fight for equality.
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