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The Salvation Army

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The Salvation Army and the Catholic Church - I'm Sorry for Being Racist

The Salvation Army and Calgary, Alberta refused to accept toys based on a hairy product because of the devil. They also withdrew their support from an anti bullying campaign in Australian schools when they realized it was focused on countering anti LGBTQ bullying. And while they'll officially say that they provide aid to anybody regardless of their religion, they do so with the stated goal of changing that religion if it's not already Protestant Christian. Their New York division was sued in 2004 for proselytizing during government funded social work which was illegal back then.

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