Singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding threatened to cancel her planned halftime performance for the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving football game unless the Salvation Army issues a show of support for gay marriage.
Goulding made the demands after her fans appraised her of the traditional marriage stance of the Salvation Army, which is a Christian organization.
The popular football game promotes the “Red Kettle Kickoff” show that raises money for the charitable efforts of the Salvation Army.
“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,” she wrote.
“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,” she added. “Thank you for drawing my attention to this.” – READ MORE