To Give or Not?

With their red buckets and ringing bells out among the shoppers, the Salvation Army reminds people of other worthy uses for their money.

The religious organization also has positions on many issues, including homosexuality, which the charity views with disapproval.

In The San Francisco Chronicle’s Op-ed pages (which today are inside the A section, as opposed to the back, along with the Editorial page. I enjoy the hunt now that I’ve stopped blaming my husband for taking it), Phil Bronstein, the paper’s executive vice-president and editor-at-large, jumps into the debate over whether the organization’s position on homosexuality outweighs the good it does.

There’s no whitewashing their beliefs, if you oppose them, though the Army mission also is clear that its relief services are available to anyone “without regard to sexual orientation.”

If you’re gay and find yourself homeless and hungry, would you refuse this help? Some, who hold dear to the separation of naughty and nice, clearly would.

More at: The NY Times!