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Singer Ellie Goulding threatens to cancel Cowboys halftime show over 'Salvation Army concerns'

If you remember back to 2017, you might recall there was a minor controversy when President Trump announced the list of charities that would be receiving federal funds to help with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. “That’s a lot of religious (and only Christian) organizations,” commented one tweeter. Included on the list, of course, was the Salvation Army, which has now been elevated to Chick-fil-A levels of evil by the LGBTQ community and its allies.

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U.K. pop singer Ellie Goulding was booked to play the Dallas Cowboys’ halftime show on Thanksgiving Day, but after she shared that news on Instagram, her followers let her know that the show would help kick off the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Kickoff holiday fundraising drive. Now she’s threatening to cancel (yawn) over her “concerns.”

The Dallas Morning News reports:

Goulding made the announcement after fans took to her Instagram to accuse the Salvation Army of trans and homophobia — and condemn her for supporting the organization.

The comments prompted Goulding to respond with a comment of her own:

“Upon researching this, I have reached out to The Salvation Army and said that I would have no choice but to pull out unless they very quickly make a solid, committed pledge or donation to the LGBTQ community,” she wrote. “I am a committed philanthropist as you probably know, and my heart has always been in helping the homeless, but supporting an anti-LGBTQ charity is clearly not something I would ever intentionally do. Thank you for drawing my attention to this.”

Yes, thanks to everyone for drawing her attention to this.

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On Tuesday, David Hudson, National Commander of the Salvation Army, issued a statement: “With an organization of our size and history, myths can perpetuate. An individual’s sexual or gender identity, religion, or lifestyle has no bearing on our willingness to provide service. We stand firmly behind our mission to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.”

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Hmm … that “in His name” is still problematic. We’ll have to wait and see if the statement assuages Goulding.

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Update:

Oh, thank goodness:


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