Posted on 11/24/2021 10:13:00 AM PST by TigerClaws
The Salvation Army wants its white donors to give it more than just money this Christmas season. Its leadership is also demanding they apologize for being racist.
It's part of a push by the Christian charitable organization to embrace the ideas of Black Lives Matter, an activist group working to, among other things, "dismantle white privilege" and "disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure."
The Salvation Army's Alexandria-based leadership has created an "International Social Justice Commission" which has developed and released a "resource" to educate its white donors, volunteers and employees called Let's Talk about Racism. It asserts Christianity is institutionally racist, calling for white Christians to repent and offer "a sincere apology" to blacks for being "antagonistic.. to black people or the culture, values and interests of the black community."
"Many have come to believe that we live in a post-racial society, but racism is very real for our brothers and sisters who are refused jobs and housing, denied basic rights and brutalized and oppressed simply because of the color of their skin," one lesson explains. "There is an urgent need for Christians to evaluate racist attitudes and practices in light of our faith, and to live faithfully in today’s world."
In an accompanying Study Guide on Racism, Salvation Army authors explain that all whites are racist, even if they don't realize it.
“The subtle nature of racism is such that people who are not consciously racist easily function with the privileges, empowerment and benefits of the dominant ethnicity, thus unintentionally perpetuating injustice," it says.
"Sunday school curriculum that only uses white photography and imagery" is an example given that perpetuates injustice.
"We must stop denying the existence of individual and systemic/ institutional racism. They exist, and are still at work to keep White Americans in power," the lesson says.
"These systems give privileges to white people"
Let's Talk about Racism pushes arguments identical to those of leading "Critical Race Theory" purveyors Robin DiAngelo and Henry Rogers (a.k.a. Ibram Kendi), whose work is recommended by Salvation Army authors.
DiAngelo and Rogers (Kendi) claim that any observable difference in relative behavior or accomplishment between racial groups is due to the inherent racism of whites, arguing against the traditional American concept of equal opportunity in favor of the Marxist-inspired goal of equality of outcome.
"Structural racism.. is the overarching system of racial bias across institutions and society. These systems give privileges to White people resulting in disadvantages to (blacks)," reads a Salvation Army lesson.
Proponents of "Critical Race Theory" don't believe whites, Asians or Hispanics can avoid being prejudiced against blacks. They want them to demonstrate what they call "anti-racism" in favor of blacks, helping to establish lower standards for them than they do members of other racial groups, or making cash "reparation" payments to blacks as compensation for alleged previous racism.
"Stop trying to be ‘colorblind’. While this might sound helpful, it actually ignores the God-given differences we all possess, as well as the beautiful cultures of our Black and Brown brothers and sisters," Let's Talk about Racism explains. "Instead of trying to be colorblind, try seeing the beauty in our differences, and welcome them into your homes churches and workplaces. Being colorblind also ignores the discrimination our Black and Brown brothers and sisters face and does not allow us to address racism properly."
Founded in 1865 in London, England, the Salvation Army is both a protestant Christian church and an international charitable organization. Its first "red kettle" was set up in Oakland, California in 1891.
National advisory board members include Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, Chick-Fil-A Foundation President Rodney Bullard and charter school pioneer J.C. Huizenga.
No longer will we give to them.
“blah blah blah ... thus unintentionally perpetuating injustice,” it says.
Merry Christmas you stupid fv$&@ers, good luck collecting donations by hurling vile insults. Are you people insane?
Never a dime from me, ever again. In fact I kind of look forward to laughing at anybody dumb enough to be a bell ringer and telling them exactly why. I’m sure that will brighten their day, too. Assholes
This is at the end of the story.
National advisory board members include Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, Chick-Fil-A Foundation President Rodney Bullard and charter school pioneer J.C. Huizenga.
So I guess chick fil a is out. nfl is already a no watch.
Running out of places and things to boycott!
I have seen about a half a dozen bell ringers and none have ask me for an apology?
This "demand" will hurt the Salvation Army, and the people they help, greatly. Sick.
Same here.
I hope all their kettles are robbed by hood rats.
We should fill the kettles of this year with post it notes saying let’s go Brandon! Maybe the stickers of the resident in chief saying” I did that!”
Yup, I stood for them many times. They were among my favorite charities until today.
That stinks.
My munney is too raciss for you, Salvation Army.
sad.
Your are right: that’s all she wrote.
I constantly throw change & bills in the pot when I’m out & about for the holidays...no more.
Bye!
Guess they’re not getting any donations
Here is their contact info: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/contact/
Here is their diversity policy page that has the links to items you were given links to already:
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/commitment-to-diversity/
Thier international positional statement: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cache.salvationarmy.org/7d3c015c-1af5-4211-830f-b7b0c6a65898_English+Racism+IPS.pdf
and the associated Study Guide Reference: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cache.salvationarmy.org/456ab604-ccb8-430e-af65-f75e04f223f5_Racism+Study+Guide.pdf
Taken right from the SA official website.
Is this just the policy for a particular local Salvation Army or is this official for all Salvation Army kettles? I always give to SA when I see them, but if this is official policy, never more.
"Yep! I wouldn’t want to soil their immortal souls with my filthy, white-man earned money!"
It looks like it is for the SA in general. The links in the articles don’t look like they are just for local distribution.
Dunno.
They have done so much good, I hate to see it tainted this way.
sad
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