Even if the shelter happens to be located at a church.
This particular case has to do with those tha tlost their homes in Louisiana.
Meanwhile, a pastor in the town of Albany told me that four families left a Red Cross shelter after they were told they could not pray or read their Bibles at their cots.
“They said the Red Cross workers told them they could not pray or read Bibles. I told them to go to their cot and pray and read. I told them they’re on church property and they could read a Bible on church property.”
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/08/2...ctims.html
In the Bible belt no less. If I was staying in a Red Cross shelter and someone told me I couldn't read my Bible or pray with my family or with other willing participants, I would refuse to comply and they would have to throw me out. Often in these disaster situations, faith is all folks have left. God help and forgive us.
I'm sure prayer rugs are allowed.
It's not a surprise that the Red Cross is a corrupt, money-wasting black hole.
Seems the Red Cross needs to change it's logo. If not, sure is hypocritical.
I urge everyone to reserve judgment knowing full well nobody will.
This article is mostly about the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief team, however it does talk about other organizations as well.
It has always seemed that the Red Cross manages the disaster from a top logistics level, but there are smaller disaster relief charities that handle certain subsets of the relief effort. Its actually quite interesting...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/us/09b....html?_r=0
I have been at RC shelters during a couple of hurricanes here in NC and saw pastors openly praying with people. There was no problem. Is this some new mandate?
He must have run into a rogue Red Cross employee/volunteer or something.
Because “I was told that the Red Cross does not allow spiritual counseling in their shelters,” he said. “The supervisor told me the Red Cross is not a religious-based organization and they don’t allow religious interaction with the residents.” is not true, or at least it wasn't in the following article 'from late 2015, which states "During a disaster, the American Red Cross provides a variety of services to help people recover including emotional support, health services and spiritual care." and "All spiritual care responders are trained to provide appropriate and respectful disaster spiritual care in line with Red Cross fundamental principles of impartiality and neutrality. It’s best to let the survivors follow their own beliefs. Some welcome prayer while others don’t.":
http://www.redcross.org/news/article/Mor...an-Praying
(08-25-2016 11:37 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote: [ -> ]I have been at RC shelters during a couple of hurricanes here in NC and saw pastors openly praying with people. There was no problem. Is this some new mandate?
Its a type of selective enforcement that some in the organization try to pull, and then they back way off of when the cameras point their way. In LA, the Red Cross tried hard to keep the story from being reported at all, and then when cornered, came up with a weak-ass excuse as "we dont have a problem with people praying, however, we dont want anyone to feel uncomfortable with people praying. So we ask people not to pray in here. But please dont report that, because it makes us look bad and donations will be cut."
I stopped donating to RC when I was still working after they had troubles with their chairman. I only gave to Salvation Army and some other that I can't remember.
Had a local relief agency worker tell me not to donate to RC as most of the funds go national despite being sent for local relief. And any national organization that large has lots of overhead costs. There are always better places to donate $ & time than these super organizations.
JM2cents.
I highly doubt this is a national Red Cross policy and probably more like a rouge employee deal. I know that there have been plenty of times that we have called in the Red Cross for people after house fires and Red Cross staff have prayed with the families in the front yard of their burned house, and a couple of times at major incidents when the Red Cross came in and fed those of us on scene they have offered to pray with us before meals.
Having worked hand in hand with the Red Cross numerous times over the years they are one organization that I happily endorse and support whenever I can. The services they provide are invaluable to a community in need and they are available 24/7. Unlike some other organizations I can never recall the Red Cross not responding to assist.
the Red Cross got rave reviews in my neck of the woods after Katrina. I suppose a lot can change in 10 years, but I would hope that this is something that has gone screwy in a small corner of Louisiana.