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What does the Salvation Army believe about...

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JoshuaCh1v9

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Hi Hope I can answer your questions for you


1.) Homosexuality

To save typing loads, I've copied this directly from our website.



2.) Abortion

This is too long even to copy and paste so here's a link
International Social Justice Commission: Abortion

However, this bit stood out as central...


3.) Pacifism

Here's a good link that seems to answer this one

Marching as to War

4.) Church and State

Again, this link seems to answer your question
The Salvation Army International - Positional Statement: The Salvation Army and the State


5.) Drinking in moderation

Soldiers of the Salvation Army (those who wear the uniform) take a pledge not to drink alcohol. However, it is a widely held misconception that the Army condemns alcohol totally. It doesn't. It condemns the abuse of alcohol. That's a different thing altogether.

Here's a snippet from the Army's web site on this


6.) The eternal destination of those Christians belonging to other denominations

Oh the Baptists are going to hell, no doubt about it...

Only joking. My daughter attends a Baptist church

Seriuosly, here's a link...a bit wordy but good reading

http://www1.salvationarmy.org/ihq/documents/Ecclesiological-Statement.pdf

The bottom line is this. The Salvation Army is a member of the universal church. We are first and foremost Christians and Salvationists second. ALL Christians who believe in the triune God of Father, Son and Holy Spirit are brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, and frankly it makes no difference to us (or to God for that matter) which church you choose to worship Him in.

I'm a Salvationist because I know that's where God has called me to be. My daughter is in a Baptist church for the same reason, as are my friends who are Anglicans, Methodists, Pentecostals etc etc etc.
 
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