Comments on: Sadly, Giant Food isn’t feeling very charitable, this year. http://dcentric.wamu.org/2010/11/sadly-giant-food-isnt-feeling-very-charitable-this-year/ Race, Class, The District. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: -K http://dcentric.wamu.org/2010/11/sadly-giant-food-isnt-feeling-very-charitable-this-year/#comment-132 -K Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:34:00 +0000 http://dcentric.wamu.org/?p=2081#comment-132 I like the red kettle, but I don't necessarily like the Salvation Army. While a charity, it is also a christian sect that receives special treatment by grocery and department stores. My frustration is that these same grocery stores are unwilling to give other religious groups or non-profits equal time to raise money. While the Salvation Army is part of an American tradition, and that should be honored, I think its important to remember that they're getting special treatment to begin with. So when a store decides to not allow the salvation army more than a couple weeks, consider that it wouldn't even give a week to the Hare Krishnas, is that charitable? I like the red kettle, but I don’t necessarily like the Salvation Army. While a charity, it is also a christian sect that receives special treatment by grocery and department stores. My frustration is that these same grocery stores are unwilling to give other religious groups or non-profits equal time to raise money.

While the Salvation Army is part of an American tradition, and that should be honored, I think its important to remember that they’re getting special treatment to begin with. So when a store decides to not allow the salvation army more than a couple weeks, consider that it wouldn’t even give a week to the Hare Krishnas, is that charitable?

]]>