Posted on 11/29/2021 1:40:30 PM PST by nagant
The holidays are a welcome reminder of the things we are grateful for—and for the power of service on behalf of those who are less fortunate. The Salvation Army mission statement clearly outlines the nature of our service: to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and meet human needs in His name without discrimination. The beliefs that motivate our service are based solely on the Bible, and that will never change.
But although we remain committed to serving everyone in need—regardless of their beliefs, backgrounds, or lifestyle—some individuals and groups have recently attempted to mislabel our organization to serve their own agendas. They have claimed that we believe our donors should apologize for their skin color, that The Salvation Army believes America is an inherently racist society, and that we have abandoned our Christian faith for one ideology or another.
Those claims are simply false, and they distort the very goal of our work.
The truth is that The Salvation Army believes that racism is fundamentally incompatible with Christianity, and that we are called by God to work toward a world where all people are loved, accepted, and valued. Our positional statement on racism makes this clear. These beliefs and goals are critically important because we know that racism exists, and we are determined to do everything the Bible asks of us to overcome it.
The Salvation Army occasionally publishes internal study guides on various complex topics to help foster positive conversations and grace-filled reflection among Salvationists. By openly discussing these issues, we always hope to encourage the development of a more thoughtful organization that is better positioned to support those in need. But no one is being told how to think. Period.
In this case, the guide “Let’s Talk About Racism,” was issued as a voluntary resource, but it has since become a focus of controversy. We have done our best to provide accurate information, but unfortunately, some have chosen to ignore those efforts. At the same time, International Headquarters realized that certain aspects of the guide may need to be clarified.
Consequently, for both reasons, the International Social Justice Commission has now withdrawn the guide for appropriate review.
We at The Salvation Army remain undeterred in our mission because we are confident in the power of the gospel, and because millions of vulnerable Americans need our help. And we remain deeply grateful for the support of a generous public—people from all walks of life and from all parts of the country—who help us meet human need wherever it exists. Our supporters know that ours is a message of love, even for those who disagree or attack us. That is the model set by Christ, and we strive to follow it every day.
May God bless you, and Merry Christmas.
Bottom line, the article was withdrawn.
“Those claims are simply false, and they distort the very goal of our work.”
Funny, this claim is ‘simply false’ given that someone else in the SA says they’re pulling back their wokeness guide ‘for review’.
I give ZERO to anybody or organization that is woke.
The first thing that came to mind was a non-denial denial.
In this case, the guide “Let’s Talk About Racism,” was issued as a voluntary resource, but it has since become a focus of controversy. We have done our best to provide accurate information, but unfortunately, some have chosen to ignore those efforts. At the same time, International Headquarters realized that certain aspects of the guide may need to be clarified.
Consequently, for both reasons, the International Social Justice Commission has now withdrawn the guide for appropriate review.
No the bottom line is that they did in fact publish an internal document which stated whites should pray for forgiveness for racism. The fact that the “Social Justice Committee” has not been disbanded and nobody has been removed from the organization is the clearest possible indicator that this garbage has become a core SA belief and the only reason they withdrew the article is letting the public know their disgusting “values” caused donations to shrink.
Too late..
I have already read it..
Get woke, go broke..
I wash my hands of them
Not good enough. It’s insulting to me that a Christian organization has a “social justice” commission in the first place, especially as that phrase has been stolen by woke activists as the emblem of their hateful ideology.
Non-apologies are a trademark of Leftists.
And this is a non-apology. I suspect that they hope by saying it was only for Salvation Army employees that it will get them off the hook, but for many of us, it damn well won’t.
“We have done our best to provide accurate information, but unfortunately, some have chosen to ignore those efforts.”
That’s ANYTHING but an apology!
“These beliefs and goals are critically important because we know that racism exists, and we are determined to do everything the Bible asks of us to overcome it.”
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It was always an attempt to destroy the Salvation Army.
And it doesn’t matter if it was withdrawn as long there is a “social justice committee” operating within the SA. That thing is a cancer. It can only be fixed by cutting it out.
Saved! To be printed and distributions will start tomorrow! Thank you!
We had just sent in our annual donation a couple of days before this whole issue erupted. I think SA was one of the few organizations that had the courage to stick up for traditional marriage, which is why we donated to them. Now the CRT material comes out, and I wish we hadn’t.
Isn’t enough to present the love of God through the gift of Christ our savior, and giving aid to the needy, without bringing race into it??? I don’t understand the compulsion to create misplaced white guilt, when you profess to believe in the one who is the expiation for the guilt of all who believe.
Clearly they have hired some young, woke staffers who are pushing this stuff. They need to experience a conversion of their hearts and understand the all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and through Christ all who come are forgiven. Race is entirely irrelevant.
I went to the SA website, and there was a bunch of talking points for the BLM, CRT there. So regardless of the exact verbiage, their website showed me who they are.
I like it!
Can’t see it expounded as a mission anywhere in the Word.
New Creation in Christ Jesus. Pretty simple.
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