Mexican Flag? Send Us Proof

Returning briefly to the Salvationist Church, a local attorney has contacted us that it's legal for a government to contract with a church to administer a taxpayer funded program. The program itself must be kept entirely separate from any church teaching.

That last statement would seem almost impossible in the case of day/night uses of Salvationist buildings and equipment. We also question if collaborating and co-mingling of funds for a project is quite the same as administering it. It will be interesting to see if the SA/Florence collaboration does bring legal challenges.

We have received two unrelated complaints about the Salvationists, one of which we condone and one of which we initially laughed at, but then reconsidered. The first complaint accused the SA coven of stealing children with DHR's help. 

Consider this: By the time a child is actually taken away from its biological family, the situation has to be extremely bad. We have to believe parental rights should be terminated. If these Salvationists will offer the abused children a permanent home, we feel this is much better than a life of abuse that will turn them into a new generation of criminals.

The second complaint against the Salvation Army? The local church flies the Mexican flag? We at first assumed that it was for some special program or the other, but after asking for details, we were told the female half of the current captain duo is a Mexican national. We believe the woman probably has dual citizenship, but the salient question concerns flying the Mexican flag or displaying it above its U.S. counterpart.

If anyone can back this accusation up, please send us the photos, and we'll publish them. If it should be true, perhaps it's best to remember that these people are always transients who will move to another posting in a relatively short time and that problem will be solved.