Withholding Good From the Poor at Christmas

"Target Bans Salvation Army Bell Ringers." This was the news last Thanksgiving which sent a chill to the fund-raising efforts of the charitable organization. Target management claims that it has a long-standing policy against allowing solicitations in front of their stores and can no longer make an exception for The Salvation Army.

Why can't they continue to make an exception now, this Christmas after the elections? Are they Kerry supporters and are paying back the "moral values" voters for their support of President Bush? Did the ACLU prompt them to do this? Whatever the reason, it is really strange that a business like Target which is organized for profit would risk losing the good will of many potential shoppers just to be politically in line with the secularists such as the ACLU.

If so, let us remember that there are other stores like WalMart who will continue to allow the Salvation Army bells to sound out for the needy in their local communities. Let us remember this not just this Christmas but for as long as Target holds out for the secularists against The Salvation Army and not shop at Target again. Target is not keeping out just the Salvation Army. It is withholding good from the poor when it is in its power to do them good.