Gunner Asch wrote:

On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:53:57 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Aug 9, 4:23 pm, "Pete C." wrote:

I reward companies for not supporting cults, and the SA most certainly
meets all the definitions of a cult.

The Salvation Army may be a cult, but so what. What is more important
is what they do. I do not see that they are especially harmful in any
way , and do help local and foreign people. The local one color codes
all items in the thrift shop. Marks down the older merchandise by
half. And if it is still there after a week or so, ships the older
merchandise to foreign countries.

Dan

Indeed. No matter what PeteC thinks..the big question is...does an
organization/cult etc do good works that are a plus for society..or a
negative?

It rather depends in the manner that they do things in i.e. coercive
proselytizing.


I dont recall the SA going door to door, pestering anyone, and they have
a very very long track record of good works.

Er, you don't recall very well then. The SA is known worldwide for
stationing themselves at doors (of stores) and pestering everyone, which
brings us back to the previous point about one store not allowing their
customers to be so pestered.


So if they can..can be considered a cult...so what?

Im a cult member myself. I belong to the Cult of the Gun.
John Moses Browning was one of the Founders.
Along with Col. Colt, the Wessons and Smiths...a very long
history..going back to a couple Chinese guys nearly a thousand years
ago. In fact..we may have the Vatican beat for duration.

I have one of Mr. Browning's wonderful designs (BAR), a couple of Smith
and Wesson's, one Colt at the moment, but another on the way, etc. I am
however not a cult member, I don't worship guns and my life does not
revolve around guns, I simply use them as the tools they are.