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.
Get woke...go broke.
I will no longer donate.
It’s interesting as I have aged how simpler Christmas has become.
The statement, while about racism, does not appear to include all the
BLM/CRT crap alleged.
They are infiltrated, sure. If we eliminate every Christian organization
the moment there is an infiltration, instead of righting the ship, we end up
with zero Christian organizations.
That is not a policy that works in favor of Christianity.
What follows is the text from the Salvation Army Website in question:
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Our Belief
Racism is fundamentally incompatible with the Christian conviction that all people are made in the image of God and are equal in value. The Salvation Army believes that the world is enriched by a diversity of cultures and ethnicities. “There before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.” (Revelation 7:9)
Our Commitment
The Salvation Army is committed to combatting racism and its impacts at an organizational, individual, and societal level. This includes providing robust systems to report and discuss racism, continuing to make efforts to ensure ethnic diversity in leadership roles, and ultimately becoming a more welcoming, diverse organization that stands as a model for inclusion and non-discrimination.
Our Work
In providing its programs and services, The Salvation Army is committed to accommodating all those in need without unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic in accordance with our capacity to help.
Our Employment Practices
The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. Such equal opportunity for employment will apply to recruitment and hiring, training, promotion, salaries and other compensation, transfers and layoffs or termination.
Our Acknowledgment
While many Salvationists have acted firmly and courageously against racism, The Salvation Army acknowledges with regret, that Salvationists have sometimes shared in the sins of racism and conformed to economic, organizational and social pressures that perpetuate racism. The Salvation Army is committed to fight against racism wherever it is experienced and will speak into societies around the world wherever we encounter it.
We take allegations of discrimination very seriously. If you are aware of a specific situation where a person has been the target of discrimination, please contact your Salvation Army leadership, because this is contrary to our mission to “preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.”
The Salvation Army Mission Statement
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
I am instantly wary of any organization or business that makes it difficult to speak with a human being.
What!!! Their letter is sitting right here and I was going to send my annual donation. Can’t believe this. Got to check this out. I’ve always thought very well of them.
This has the faint smell of BS
Looks like some other charity will be getting their share from now on.
I always gave you them out of guilt. Now I’m allieved of that guilt.
No money nor white guilt from me…
When my family was evacuated from GITMO in 1962, the Salvation Army was there with warehouses of household items. They told us not to take what we needed, but to take everything we wanted.
When my uncles were fighting in Vietnam and their mother was dying, the Salvation Army stepped in. The Red Cross was useless.
So, I have made it a practice to give to the Salvation Army most of my life.
I usually make a very large cash deposit in to the red kettle. Never again.
Never heard of “Central Nova News”
S.A. Take me off your mailing list you leftist fools. If you support BLM, you support Marxists, rioters, and black racists. You’ve crossed over to the dark side. We remain on the bright, sane side, as does our money.
Similar experience. Red Cross SOLD the coffee to fire fighters. Salvation Army housed and helped an addicted relative. SA had low overhead costs and Red Cross was caught with extravagant overhead benefits.
Still hold out hope this isn’t true.
I wish it were not too. Unfortunately I just went on their website and a few minutes of clicking around confirms it.
Sad.
For anyone looking for a place to park their money, please remember that there is a Freepathon underway.
Cheers FRiends!
Is this for real?
I’m going to go out of my way to answer the bell with, “Sorry, I’m merely a racist white person, and I don’t want to taint the SA with my white traits.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! (ring, ring) “Sorry, I can’t donate today. I haven’t written my apology note.
The Salvation Army has the ability to instantly refute this on their Twit page, which they have not done.
At first I thought this might be a parody. Doesn’t look like it. Not one penny, ever again.
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