Ellie Goulding takes the coward's way out

I confess I'd never even heard of her until the last few minutes. I still haven't checked out her music and probably won't. Her Wikipedia entry says that her genre is "folktronica," which shows you just how silly the classification of popular music has become.

Still, the story of how she allowed the SJWs to bend her knuckles so far backwards that she dropped to her knees and confessed to what they called a crime is an important topic of discussion.

She's a big enough deal that she had been selected to perform the halftime show at the Dallas Cowboys' upcoming Thanksgiving Day game.

She posted on Instagram about how proud she was that the team was involved in the Salvation Army's work "helping more than 23 million Americans overcome poverty, addiction and economic hardships through a range of social services."

But her fanbase obviously includes a lot of identity-politics jackboots, and she has kowtowed to their delusion-based demands:

But after fans of hers convinced her that the Salvation Army was hostile to the LGBT movement, as FOX4 reported, Goudling wrote, “Upon researching this, I have reached out to The Salvation Army and said that I would have no choice but to pull out unless they very quickly make a solid, committed pledge or donation to the LGBTQ community. I am a committed philanthropist as you probably know, and my heart has always been in helping the homeless, but supporting an anti-LGBTQ charity is clearly not something I would ever intentionally do. Thank you for drawing my attention to this.”

A spokesperson for the Salvation Army told NBC5, “With an organization of our size and history, myths can perpetuate. An individual’s sexual or gender identity, religion, or lifestyle has no bearing on our willingness to provide service. We stand firmly behind our mission to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.”

The Salvation Army USA website states:

Almost one-third of transgender people have been rejected from an emergency shelter. The Salvation Army created a dorm in Las Vegas to offer safety and shelter to this group, which is statistically more vulnerable to assault … LGBTQ youth contemplate suicide at almost three times the rate of heterosexual youth. With a presence in every zip code in the nation, we’re committed to providing spiritual and emotional care to those in need regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Pro Football Talk noted, “The Cowboys have hosted the Red Kettle Kickoff show since 1997, with the campaign raising more than $2.4 billion, according to the team’s media guide. The funds support Christmas toys for children in need as well as social service programs throughout the year.” 

There's probably some kind of place on social media where one can find the fans' attempted substantiation for this claim about the Salvation Army being bigoted against other-than-heteros, but I haven't the inclination to go snooping for it.

This episode is just another illustration of how far the overt intention to drive Christianity underground has advanced.