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Ellie Goulding performance at Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving game in uncertainty over Salvation Army’s stance on homosexual rights
Pop star Ellie Goulding said on Tuesday she may pull out of her scheduled halftime performance at the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game after her fans raised concerns over the Salvation Army’s stance on gay rights.
The statement came in a comment she made on her own Instagram send on Tuesday that showed her volunteering at a Salvation Army location in New York.
When some fans began to comment about the group’s history of allegedly not entity supportive of male lover or trans people, she replied and said she had reached out to Salvation Army leadership.
“Upon researching this, I have reached out to The Salvation Army and said that I would have no decision but to draw out unless they very quickly build a solid, devoted pledge or donation to the LGBTQ community," Goulding wrote. "I am a committed philanthropist as you probably realize, and my heart has always been in helping the homeless, but supporting an anti-LGBTQ nonprofit is clearly not something I would ever intentionally undertake . Thank you for drawing my attention to this.”
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The Dallas Cowboys might demand to start looking for another Thanksgiving Day act.
Grammy-nominated artist Ellie Goulding is currently scheduled to carry out during the Cowboys' game against the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving, part of a halftime tradition kicking off the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign.
At first, Goulding seemed excited to support the Salvation Army's signature campaign, which collects donations to benefit unfortunate and homeless people through Thanksgiving and Christmas.
She visited a Salvation Army soup kitchen in New York, spent time talking to people who had show up in for food and shared a heartfelt upload about the experience on Instagram.
But now Goulding is reconsidering after posters on Instagram were critical of the Salvation Army over what they say is its stance on homosexuality.
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In 2013, the group maintained that the Bible forbade sexual intimacy between members of the equal sex, saying that lgbtq+ Christians should embrace celibacy and that scripture did not support same-sex marriages, according to Snopes. However, it said, its services were available to all people
EllieGouldingmade a gay fan's visualize come true at a California concert earlier this month when she helped him pop the doubt to his boyfriend.
Video footage of Goulding's April 6 performance at the SAP Center in San Jose shows the singer-songwriter taking a moment between songs to welcome the gay couple onstage.
"While I was singing that song, a gentleman was trying to tell me something, and I believe I've got it right," Goulding said. She then told the couple, "The stage is yours!"
As one of the men dropped to one knee, the crowd erupted into applause. Shortly after the couple began to accept one another, and Goulding joined in by wrapping her arms around the newly engaged duo.
The 29-year-old Grammy nominee, who is currently in the midst of her Delirium World Tour, has long been an advocate for the LGBT community. In 2014, she vowed not to carry out in Russia, citing the country's controversial "gay propaganda" laws.
"Several of my favorite people in the whole world are homosexual and absolutely amazing," she told PrideSource in 2011. "I like how my gay fans are more in touch with their feelings. Some people exclaim I've helped them through a breakup or my music
"Guns and Horses," a single from her debut album, might have given Ellie Goulding some much-deserved attention, but it's a different type of guns that the ladies love.
"I think that I have a lesbian following because I'm quite muscley," the English singer-songwriter says.
Whatever the reason, the gays were onto Goulding even before one of her greatest career coups – being the only performer to perform at the royal couple's wedding. Now the 24-year-old is bringing her folk-pop songs on the road to assist her album, "Lights," which was released last year.
We caught up with the charmingly giddy Goulding, who chatted about her great gay following, moving into a gloomy place for her sophomore album, and how covering an Elton John ballad was a blessing in disguise.
I hear there's a big gay turnout at your shows, is that right?
Yeah, there is for some reason. I found I have quite a lesbian following, and I feel love I have quite a big male lover following – and I don't comprehend why.
Does your boyfriend ever obtain jealous of the lesbians that devotion you so much?
Yes! But he realizes that I meet a lot of people just generally on tour – but, you know, he always gets guys and girls after him, so…
ABOVE: Ellie Goulding (Photo credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
A long-standing controversy around the Salvation Army and its stance on homosexuality has been reignited by singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding.
The situation arose when the NFL announced that the English recording creator would give the halftime performance for the Dallas Cowboys football game on Thanksgiving Day – a game which also serves as the kickoff for the Red Kettle Campaign for Salvation Army. Goulding praised the Christian entity on her Instagram Nov. 12 for “providing nourishment for the hungry, emergency relief for disaster survivors, rehabilitation for those suffering from drug and alcohol abuse, and clothing and shelter for people in need.”
Goulding’s followers were rapid in expressing their disapproval, citing the Salvation Army’s long history of putting into action “homophobic and transphobic” policies and of spreading “anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.”
One commenter pointed out, “They only help *certain* people. Very homophobic, transphobic, anti-LGBTQIA+ organization. Please perform your research before endorsing a company that continues to hurt our community.”
Goulding then replied, in a since-deleted comment, “Upon re