Posted by Mitchell on September 2, 2001, at 15:34:24
In reply to Re: Dr.Bob - The Trees, Not The Forest!, posted by Cecilia on September 1, 2001, at 3:50:45
> Re: Sal`s advocating self medication from foreign sources is just the same thing John L. has been doing for a long time, but I agree with Cam; his offer of counseling suicidal patients is SCARY, given his religious obsessions and homophobia. Sal`s "counseling" is probably more like proselyting and could perhaps tip a young gay person over the edge.
To my knowledge, Sal never mentioned sexual orientation until he was asked about the Salvation Army doctrines. Then he replied only when asked.
There recently has been much discussion here about baiting. Do I correctly understand that baiting is the practice of posing a question with the intent of attacking a person for their answer?
Beyond Sal and those who ask his advice, god only knows what advice Sal might give in private correspondence, that's true. But we have no basis to reach conclusions about probability. The Salvation Army tends to be much more tolerent in its practices than some aggressively gaybashing groups, like Fred Phelps' Baptist followers. For many christian groups, sexual sins include premarital and extramarital sex along with homosexual acts. Sexual sins are only a brief section on a long list that includes magic (whatever that is), greed, pride and even gambling. Are we afraid christians will push gamblers over the edge?
Gays may dine at Salvation Army tables alongside gamblers, child molesters and promiscuous ex-Presidents of the United States. They just can't preach or play the trombone in the band. Interestingly, gays can be employed as temporary workers when the Salvation Army uses agencies such as Manpower to recruit extra help, as they often do. Employment agencies, by U.S. law, are not allowed to ask about sexual orientation.
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