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The Salvation Army champions issues of justice and mercy. Our faith provides a solid foundation for life that helps us respond to moral and ethical issues.
28 Aug 2010
It doesn’t look threatening. It plays cheerful tunes and flashes little lights. It spins bright, colourful images. It offers hope and excitement and ruin—all at the push of a button.
28 Aug 2010
The Salvation Army is counselling a rising number of problem gamblers and strengthening its public health activities to address a serious social hazard
13 Aug 2010
At 17, Alysha knew she didn’t have the skills to look after her newborn son on her own. She figured her only realistic option was to adopt him out. But when she talked to a hospital social worker, she found out about The Salvation Army Bethany Centre.
12 Aug 2010
The Salvation Army’s work in poverty-stricken countries like Myanmar and dozens of others simply would not exist were it not for the faithful giving of Salvationists to the Self Denial Appeal.
29 Jul 2010
Sixty-five years ago—in two blinding, flesh-searing flashes of light—atomic bombs blasted the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
28 Jul 2010
The Rev Jim Wallis, US commentator on faith, politics and culture, argues that social justice is central to Jesus’ teachings and biblical faith. He calls the Church to turn from a privatised narcissistic faith to better serve the poor and protect God’s creation. Wallis will speak at The Salvation Army’s Just Action Conference in Manukau from 29–30 September.
19 Jun 2010
World Refugee Day is marked each year on 20 June. It serves as a reminder not to forget the needs of some of the world’s most vulnerable.
18 Jun 2010
The Salvation Army Oasis Centres offer a range of free and effective services for problem gamblers and their families
19 May 2010
A set of questions that might help spot what is really being said (or not being said) and what or who it is we’re valuing in Budget 2010
21 Apr 2010
Twenty-six years of tribal fighting in a remote region of Papua New Guinea have been brought to a close thanks to a Salvation Army programme that involved warriors swapping their guns for Bibles.
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