OUR TIME
Persons with Disabilities
Series: Taking a stand
Exploring the Army’s International Positional Statements Members of the International Moral and Social Issues Council (IMASIC) reflect on The Salvation Army’s International Positional Statements.
STATEMENT OF POSITION
All people are made in the image of God and are of equal intrinsic value. Thus, The Salvation Army celebrates difference and seeks to treat all people with dignity and respect. Many people around the world experience discrimination due to disabilities. The reality ranges from stigma or negative attitudes to deeply engrained and systemic exclusion. The Salvation Army’s response is to go beyond minimum national legal requirements and to make it possible for persons with disabilities to be fully included and to flourish. We know less of who God is and how God appears in the world when people with disabilities are excluded. Inclusion is beneficial for everyone. Diversity within our communities and congregations strengthens us and shapes our mission and ministry. The aim of all Salvationist practice is to ensure that we are a church that makes the embodied gospel accessible for all.
Download the complete International Positional Statement on Persons with Disabilities at salvationarmy.org/isjc/ips
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