THE SALVATION ARMY ISSUES STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO CONTROVERSIAL AUSTRALIA SOUTH RADIO INTERVIEW
23/06/2012

<p class="headline" style="text-align: center;"><span class="content">The Salvation Army in the United States fully and 
emphatically rejects the statements made by the media director of The 
Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory regarding the LGBT 
community. The Salvation Army opposes any discrimination, 
marginalization or persecutionof any person. </span></p>
<p class="headline" style="text-align: center;"><span class="content">There
 is no scriptural support for demeaning or mistreating anyone for any 
reason including his or her sexual orientation. We stand firmly upon our
 mission to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. <br /> &nbsp;<br /> The Salvation Army in Australia has also rejected the opinions stated 
and provided additional information which you can view here: (<a href="http://salvos.org.au/about-us/media-centre/documents/ResponseJOYFMqusFINAL_000.pdf" target="_new">http://salvos.org.au/about-us/media-centre/documents/ResponseJOYFMqusFINAL_000.pdf</a><span class="content">.)<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong>We deeply apologize for the hurt that <br /> these statements have caused.</strong></span></span></p>