Thursday, November 18, 2004
To Hell with Target
Target banned the Salvation Army from their storefronts this year so that they can are not forced to choose between competing charities and to protect their customers from being harassed.
Is nothing worth preserving? The ringing bell and red kettle are always outside the stores and malls in December. They are a part of the texture of our holidays. And the charity itself is an excellent organization that descends from the great social gospel movement of the 1800s and early 1900s.
Our lives are not dictated by the past, but there is some value in our traditions.
Is nothing worth preserving? The ringing bell and red kettle are always outside the stores and malls in December. They are a part of the texture of our holidays. And the charity itself is an excellent organization that descends from the great social gospel movement of the 1800s and early 1900s.
Our lives are not dictated by the past, but there is some value in our traditions.
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Okay, honestly. Are we just looking for reasons to get our dresses stuck over our heads? The only thing that I can see wrong with Target's decision to prevent the Salvation Army from begging on their property is that they don't hold the same sentimental view of the "ringing bell and red kettle" you seem to. They are a chain store making a business decision-- not Norman Rockwell. I completely fail to see the inherent value of a guy ringing a bell, as I fail to see the implied threat to the fabric of our society.
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