Through strong support of U.S. donors and a united front of traditional red kettles and virtual bell-ringers, The Salvation Army raised a record $142 million during the 2010 annual Red Kettle Christmas Campaign.

The increase of just over two percent from 2009’s record of $139 million raised reflects the continued determination of every American to support their neighbors during challenging economic times

A new decision from the European Court of Human Rights has found that the Russian government was wrong in assuming that Salvation Army members would “inevitably break Russian law”, World Net Daily reports.

For the Salvation Army in America, nothing will be the same again. Its image as an austere evangelical organisation best known for deploying its uniformed members to ring little bells outside shopping malls at Christmas to raise desperately needed dollars has been abruptly transformed by an unfamiliar glow.

Group leader rejects donation linked to gambling