No to Harry Potter, yes to M-16s:

The Salvation Army says it refuses to distribute Harry Potter and Twilight toys collected for needy children because they’re incompatible with the charity’s Christian beliefs. The policy has alarmed a Calgarian who volunteered to sift through a southeast warehouse full of unused, donated items and was alarmed when he was told by Salvation Army officials that the two kinds of toys are “disposed of” and not given to other charities.

“I asked if these toys went to another charitable organizations but was told no, that by passing these toys on to another agency for distribution would be supporting these toys,” said the man, who wouldn’t give his name due to his occupation. The man called himself an admirer of the Salvation Army and was impressed by the massive quantity of toys collected in city malls, schools and police stations through the Toy Mountain campaign.

But he questioned why the charity would be sifting out Harry Potter and Twilight toys, which involve sorcery and vampire themes, respectively. “I was told to withhold a six-inch Harry Potter figure, but when I picked up a plastic M-16, I was told, ‘That’s for the 10-year-olds,'” he said.

Via JMG.

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7 replies on “Christianity Today”

  1. If you don’t like the Salvation Army’s interpretation of Christianity, just go elsewhere. Why do some people want to drag everyone kicking and screaming to one narrow interpretation of what should be. I don’t smoke, but to me a blues bar needs to have smoke in it to be the real thing. I don’t want to see a world where all the men are feminized girls in masculine clothing. And I really don’t want to live in a world where a couple adults ask to sit on dept store Santa’s lap and then get him fired for joking that one of the benefits of being Santa is knowing where all the naughty boys and girls live. God…I’ll be glad when I’m dead and don’t have to live with this bullshit going on all around me.

  2. The post is highlighting the hypocrisy of the policy, not that they have that policy. This post is highlighting the waste (throwing the toys away) and the double standard (M-16). This post is not at all complaining about the Salvation Army’s interpretation of Christianity. I’m really struggling right now not to say ‘you won’t be the only one glad when you’re dead’, but I’m far too classy for that.

  6. “If you don’t like the Salvation Army’s interpretation of Christianity, just go elsewhere. “

    Will do. I do not go to any establishment that has SA bell ringers. The ringing sound is one of intolerance and a fairly dull religion.

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