  The Salvation Army is in a showdown with New York City reports the New York Post in urlLink Army Girds for Gay War If the organization leaves town, it would give up $70 million a year in city funding. The loss of public financing - half the Army's yearly budget in the city - would cripple its programs, which serve 5 million New Yorkers, the group says.
Salvation Army insiders said they will refuse to comply with the proposed law because it goes against one of the organization's core beliefs - that marriage is for straight couples only. "The Army will not change its policy," said one official, who declined to be named. "You cannot change theological views. Those are so deeply embedded, they form the root of the faith itself. " The result could be a nightmare scenario for needy New Yorkers. Kudos to the Salvation Army for not waffling on their beliefs. Now if only Catholic Charities would follow suit in California. Via Jeff Miller at urlLink The Curt Jester 
