A Salvation Army Captain in the midwest is being "drummed out of the corps" for conduct that is unbecoming for an officer. His misstep: he fell in love with a woman that is not an officer in the Salvation Army.
Salvation Army Capt. Johnny Harsh's first wife, also a Savlation Army captain, died of a heart attack this past summer. Capt. Harsh met a woman, whom he identifies only as Cia, through an online dating service. He fell in love with her and plans to marry her. Because she is not a Salvation Army officer, he will not be able to serve in the Salvation Army if he marries Cia. To see a related article from FOXNews, go to: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,462684,00.html.
This is a tough situation. I never knew that Salvation Army officers can only marry other Slavation Army officers. I wonder if people that are already married to non-officers can become an officer. Even if one disagrees with this marriage rule, Harsh made an oath to live by the rules of the Salvation Army. Still, this restriction seems pretty harsh.
My first instinct on hearing about this was to decide to not put any of my money into a Salvation Army kettle this year. However, to Harsh's credit, he is urging people that are upset about his situation to continue to support the Salvation Army. Given that he seems like a sensible person, I will follow his suggestion.
It is somewhat refreshing to hear about something like this that is not related to the Roman Catholic Church!
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