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Freedom Catering Group (Or: Feeding the Rich)

Image: A “Hearty” meal for the homeless, courtesy of the soup kitchen. There is one truth about the Salvation Army’s Children’s Homes which is the most undeniable. Knowledge of it is virtually proof that a person was in one of … Continue reading

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Salvation Army Kardinia Children’s Home (Or: What Is Still Hidden?)

Image: Kardinia Salvation Army Children’s Home (Source: http://www.findandconnect.gov.au) The next hearings, due to begin 28th January, of the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, will focus on four Salvation Army Boys’ Homes. As covered in a … Continue reading

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Salvation Army Admissions to the Victorian Enquiry (Or: Things Are Good Now, Trust Me)

Image source: http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2013/02/06/358672_news.html The Salvation Army, at the Victorian Parliamentary enquiry into religious sexual abuse, has admitted to 470 claims of abuse from the Children’s Homes it operated until the 1980s. It had paid out between $15 million and $20 … Continue reading

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