Wounded Warriors reject donations from Religious Group

So basically, if you are church then you are not good enough to accept donations from.....

Wow... [foxnews.com]

Quote from Sokiru : So basically, if you are church then you are not good enough to accept donations from..... Wow... [foxnews.com]

Uhmmmmmmmm, maybe someone should remind them what the Corp's motto is.

Hint - Latin for always faithful. Faithful to God, Country, Family and the Corps.

I say fine with the decision (if it's what they want to do it's their right but I do think it's stupid) but what shocks me is that you have to pay a $100 registration fee to raise money for them. I'll remember both the next time they call. Actually they just called me this week so it'll probably be about 2 more weeks until they call back!

Quote : “We had to tell our children and parents we can’t give to the Wounded Warrior Project,” Pastor Cooley told Fox News. “We are second-class citizens now because we are people of faith.”

Play that victim card!

Ironically this same guy would be raising hell if a muslim organization wanted to do the same thing.

Quote from Gotchaforce : Ironically this same guy would be raising hell if a muslim organization wanted to do the same thing.

More likely to be raising hell about our government giving weapons to a muslim nation.

Quote from Xygonn : More likely to be raising hell about our government giving weapons to a muslim nation.

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Not sure what you mean, im saying if a mosque wanted to do a fund raising event for wounded warriors he would criticize them for associating with a "terorrist" religion.

Quote from Gotchaforce : ?? Not sure what you mean, im saying if a mosque wanted to do a fund raising event for wounded warriors he would criticize them for associating with a "terorrist" religion.

I was referring to the Egypt thread.

I don't know that the OP would object to anyone donating to Wounded Warriors.

Quote from Gotchaforce : ?? Not sure what you mean, im saying if a mosque wanted to do a fund raising event for wounded warriors he would criticize them for associating with a "terorrist" religion.

I see no reason to make that connection. My pastor certainly wouldn't have a problem if a Mosque wanted to raise money for Wounded Warriors...

Quote from Xygonn : I was referring to the Egypt thread. I don't know that the OP would object to anyone donating to Wounded Warriors.

Im not talking about the OP im talking about the blogger for fox news

Quote from Sokiru : Kindergarten teacher Tanya Sue Albritton posted a note on the Wounded Warrior Project Facebook page recounting what she had to tell her class. “They were very sad,” Albritton wrote. “One little girl wanted to know, ‘Why can’t we share with the soldiers?’”

The little girl was holding a puppy too.

The no-religious-organization rule is obviously a longstanding policy from an organization that does A LOT of good. So now FoxNews has decided to drive a Jesus wedge between a group that helps wounded soldiers and potential donors. Questions: who wins and who loses here? Can't these kind-hearted churchgoes make a donation without doing so through their church and without going to the media? Should donors to the Wounded Warriors and other worthy causes now expect something in return, ideologically at least?

There is absolutely absurd behavior by the church and FoxNews. Another good reason to bring back the draft and let these war hawks stare death and injury in the face.

What about if the church in question was Unification church or church of David Koresh? Or should charities be forced to accept all gifts?

similarly westboro baptist church

If Wounded Warriors doesn't want their money, I am sure there are plenty of other groups who would gratefully accept it. I think their policy is stupid, but I support their right to do stupid things.

Quote from Sokiru : So basically, if you are church then you are not good enough to accept donations from..... Wow... [foxnews.com]

What has church done to deserve such treatment?