Posted on 11/30/2021 6:34:33 PM PST by marshmallow
The Salvation Army has withdrawn its controversial "Let's Talk About Racism" guide following criticism and donor backlash over the text that asked white supporters of the charity group to deliver "sincere" apologies for their race and the past sins of the Church.
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.......
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Can’t un-ring that bell. Pun intended.
The guide was put together by a couple of whack jobs in a little known office of wokeism. They clearly overstepped their bounds.
Yep.
Damage is done.
No kidding. They are completely off my giving menu....
I feel empathy for the Woke dummies who published that. I mean, they must feel so guilty about their own racism, that they wanted to project it on the rest of the Salvation Army.
Yes, but the SA organization HIRED them. Now, SA has to deal with being completely blacklisted by people like me. NO SECOND chances here...
I saw a youtube with a pastor accusing them of doing it. I then searched the Salvation Army’s web sites and couldn’t find anything, so I became mad at the pastor. I guess I was wrong. Glad I sat on it and didn’t share anything about it last night. Lesson learned.
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Yep. Too little, too late. No second chances here, either.
Damage control is too late for me.
I have already moved my Amazon-Smile designation from the Salvation Army to Focus on the Family !!!
I am white. I also am hairy. My ancestry is Scottish.
I wear a kilt on occasion, and I have swords and guns. I hunt. I ride horses.
I will never apologize for my race. And I will never hang with any man or woman of any race or color who apologizes for their race.
I am an American. I love my country. And I will fight for it rather than surrender it to false and designing men.
This is as it should be, Its called the animating contest for Freedom.
Uh-uh, no deal until the Woke Committee is disbanded and all its members tossed - along with the ones who came up with the stopid idea in the first place - and probably not even then.
If there are no consequences for this type of thing, it will continue at a greater and greater rate in every corner of industry until it consumes us all.
In my opinion, they would like us to think that it was a small inside cabal who went to far. Maybe they thought just having a social justice committee would be enough to mollify the Marxists, but you and I know it never will.
Once installed, they will push to have this kind of pap institutionalized. And it will never stop there.
Ripped up the begging letter I got from them today.
Not a second thought.
Gave them an automatic monthly donation from my bank account for years.
Not anymore, and never again.
If a bank robber returned the cash after he got caught, would he escape punishment?
No, the marching orders for the Soviets are clear. Advance boldly, retreat slightly when confronted, but never to the starting point. Or, "Leap forward, step back".
The left destroys everything it touches. The Salvation Army has been destroyed. A fatal self inflicted wound.
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