Pubdate: Sun, 1 Nov 1998
Source: The Sun Herald
Page: 74
Contact:  http://sunherald.fairfax.com.au
Author: Henry Collier

ARMY LOST ITS WAY

THE Salvation Army is a fine institution, helping many people overcome
difficulties in their lives.

Why then does it insist on supporting and insisting on a policy on drugs
and drug usage that has been demonstrated as ineffective, unworkable,
expensive and counter-productive? Could it be because there is money in it
to be obtained from other like-minded bigots?

The latest rant about Ansett placing sharps containers on air-craft again
illustrates that the Salvation Army is incapable of rational thought on
issues of legal and/or illicit drugs- - As an insulin-dependent diabetic, I
find the Salvation Army's response to the issue irresponsible and
increasingly irrelevant to the solution to difficult problems.

HENRY COLLIER
Warilla

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