Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting the American Red Cross headquarters for the Maryland/Delaware Region for a tour and to thank the many volunteers.
It was a real honor to meet with many of the 200 disaster assistance workers—many of whom have traveled here from other parts of our nation—to help those in our region whose lives have been uprooted by Hurricane Sandy.
Since Hurricane Sandy, the American Red Cross of the Chesapeake Region has mobilized more than 2,300 disaster workers who have served more than 100,800 meals and snacks. On Tuesday night, more than 9,000 people spent the night in 171 Red Cross shelters, including 400 who spent the night in Maryland shelters. Many of these Marylanders would’ve had nowhere to go without the help of the Red Cross.
Our region and our nation owe so much to the American Red Cross because they provide often critical assistance to Americans in times of real catastrophe or crises. When disaster strikes, the American Red Cross is there to provide essential needs like emergency shelter, food, clothing and counseling.
Red Cross volunteers embody what is best of America. They make us very proud, and I want to thank each and every one of them for all they have done for our state and our nation.
Some other things that should be noted: 1) Both the Red Cross and the Salvation Army get 'A' ratings by Charitywatch.com's latest assessments. 2) Per Forbes.com --> http://www.forbes.com/top-charities/list/ The Red Cross has an efficiency rate of 87%, The Salvation Army has an efficiency rate of 88% However, the Red Cross has a Charitable commitment rate of 92%, whereas the Salvation Army's is a bit lower - 82%. What this means is, despite Amy's concerns/disgust about the well paid CEO at RC, a considerably higher % of that 13 cents per dollar went directly into expenses then with the Salvation Army. Both organizations are well run, and I donate to both ( a bit more to Red Cross, as in each case I tend to donate mostly to disaster relief situations - seems like there's something almost every year.
No it isn't. Salvation Army is a massive institution that can survive some donors defecting funds, and if Calique gives money to another institution that does the same things without Salvation Army's discrimination then there's really no difference. An individual on the street not getting a meal from Salvation Army because they are Muslim/Gay/whatever because of some perceived moral slight to the Christian Religion is going to feel actual pain, unless another more charitable institution steps in (and thanks to Calique that might be the case). Discrimination isn't in and of itself evil, and to assert that is silly.
What is silly is your red herring of "Discrimination isn't in and of itself evil, and to assert that is silly." why the need to make up something? No where did I make the claim of your red herring. THAT is just a silly made up claim.
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/us/beliefs-salvation-army-hears-dissent-over-gay-views.html?_r=0 "In 2001, The Washington Post obtained a Salvation Army document that said the administration of President George W. Bush had promised to honor a Salvation Army request: that religious charities receiving federal money be exempt from local gay antidiscrimination laws. The day the request became public, the Bush administration said it was being denied." I imagine that how Salvation Army behaves in different parts of the country is going to be different and not at all standardized, but in the above example that was a national exemption.
And actually, there are anti discrimination laws when it comes to some federal dollars so it isn't at all accurate. A private institution receiving federal funds has to abide by federal laws, individual private donors are under no such obligation.
"An organization that discriminates on the basis of race or sex is not the same as the person who will not support such an organization because of such discrimination. " It is exactly the same. Each has a choice and each has made their own choice. Everyone of us discriminates in various ways every day. "She claimed they were acting immorally (a.k.a. evil)" That is her discrimination. To not give to a gorup because of the groups beliefs. Definition of DISCRIMINATION 1 a : the act of discriminating b : the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently 2: the quality or power of finely distinguishing 3 a : the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually b : prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment <racial discrimination> — dis·crim·i·na·tion·al adjective
False equivalence is a logical fallacy which describes a situation where there is a logical and apparent equivalence, but when in fact there is none.
1A : a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter
http://waronracism.blogspot.com/2008/07/american-legion-immigration-report.html
No they don't, just the funding from the taxpayers. PP will survive just as Sesame Street would without the taxpayer subsidies.
Why lie to make your racist point Steve? the study was about ILLEGAL immigration not legal immigration. Why is it so hard for you to distinguish between LEGAL and ILLEGAL immigration? I will answer, because if you did distinguish between the two your racist self could no longer use the club you JUST used on a great organization full of those who suffered and fought for our country so you could be free to be the rabid racist you are. From your link to that racist bigoted site. "The legion’s 34-page booklet, A Strategy to Address Illegal Immigration in the United States, asserts that “poverty, political instability, disease and war” are “on our back doorstep” because of porous borders and the failure of the government to stringently enforce immigration laws. But in making its case, the legion repeatedly cites dubious sources, ignores well-known facts and makes baseless claims — such as the false assertion that the undocumented infected more than 7,000 people in America with leprosy during a recent three-year period." ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION not legal.
Gee Karl, I never said "You clearly would be torn...and that says something very odd about you." Those are your words, not mine.
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