POSTCARDS: THE DANCING SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGER OF BROADWAY
MICAH DANNEY, in an article first published on Religion Unplugged, speaks with the Salvation Army’s “secret weapon” in New York City, Lieutenant Chaka Watch…
Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A changes donations after facing LGBT+ protests
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation US fast-food chain Chick-fil-A said on Monday it had stopped funding two Christian organisations, including The Salvation Army, that have come under fire from LGBT+ campaigners. The fast-food chain’s charitable arm, Chick-fil-A Foundation, donated millions of dollars over a period of years to The Salvation Army and to the Fellowship of […]
SLAVERY: MALE SURVIVORS IN UK STRUGGLE TO GET SUPPORT AS NUMBERS SOAR
SONIA ELKS and KIERAN GUILBERT, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report…
UK Christian leaders write letter to new PM expressing concern over impact of ‘no deal’ Brexit on the poor
The leaders of seven UK Christian denominations have written to the country’s new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, expressing “urgent concern” over the impact of a “no deal” Brexit on the country’s poor. The leaders – who include Rev Dr Barbara Glasson, president of the Methodist Conference, Rev Lynn Green, general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great […]
HOMELESSNESS: DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS, WOMEN FIND REFUGE IN GRANDEUR
ZOE TABARY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Paris on how the city is helping homeless women…
UK soap opera ‘Coronation Street’ to spotlight modern slavery
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation British soap opera Coronation Street began a storyline on modern slavery on Monday, highlighting the plight of tens of thousands trapped in abusive work conditions across the country. Campaigners and slavery survivors have praised the storyline, which revolves around a nail salon worker trafficked by an Eastern European slavery ring, for showing […]
Salvation Army appeals for funding for response to Townsville floods in Australia
The Salvation Army has launched a new appeal for those affected by the floods in the far north of the Australian state of Queensland as well as those affected by bushfires in other states. In Townsville, which is experiencing its worst flooding on record, hundreds of homes have been inundated by floodwaters and some 200 […]
ESSAY: HOW THE SALVATION ARMY’S RED KETTLES BECAME A CHRISTMAS TRADITION
In an article first published on The Conversation, DIANE WINSTON, of the University of Southern California, looks at how the Salvation Army came to be associated with Christmas in the US…
Salvation Army urges Australians to support efforts to help drought-stricken farmers
The Salvation Army is urging Australians to support efforts to help farmers in the country’s east facing the worst drought in more than 100 years. The organisation has deployed rural chaplains and other personnel to drought-affected areas, visiting farmers and rural communities and providing assistance including food hampers, helping with bill payments and other expenses, […]
Australia’s Anglican Church, Salvation Army, Scouts and YMCA join national redress scheme for child sex abuse survivors
The Anglican Church, Salvation Army, Scouts Australia and the YMCA have all announced they will join the national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse. The establishment of a national redress scheme was a key recommendation of the recent Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The moves, which were announced at […]