As the holiday season comes around, I imagine we'll see more of those guys ringing bells outside stores. But this article points out reasons why they might not be such a great and innocent "charity".

Several Salvation Army employees refused to take the Salvation Army's pledge "proclaiming Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord," reveal which church they belong to or identify gay co-workers -- and were summarily fired.

I had no idea they required their employees to take such a pledge, or tell the organization about their religious affiliation! At least now I know, so I can avoid contributing any money into their baskets. Unfortunately, as the article points out, thanks to Bush, they now receive a bunch of taxpayer money anyway.