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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.
What a big bunch of B.S.
I’m black and I don’t require or want any such patronizing.
I consider it rather insulting and pretentious.
It only creates more division and embarrasses both parties.
Somebody in administration has really swallowed the bait and drank the koolaid. Those somebody’s need to go.
Bye.
Opdray ead-day Alvationsay Armyway.
Agreed..
is this a parody article?
I suppose if you get cornered you might ask, if they will be
firing all of their staff of Handi-capable white people in order to give those jobs to more “fitting” people of color?
It’s really sad. SA was one of those groups that I thought did a LOT of good things.
Don’t be sorry. SHOW you are sorry. Give minorities your home, care, clothes, food and all your material goods. Send them to college and pay for them all their lives. That will show them how sorry you are. S/O
That leaves no one except the ACLJ and a few others.
Et tu, Salvation Army?
I found the guide here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cache.salvationarmy.org/456ab604-ccb8-430e-af65-f75e04f223f5_Racism+Study+Guide.pdf It does not exactly say what this article claims.
I have to admit I thought this was Babylon Bee satire.
No more soup(money)for you!
I had an automatic donation to the Salvation Army coming out of my bank account every month for years.
Cancelled it in June.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jun/24/salvation-army-going-woke-anti-racism-document/
I don’t believe this story.
Are they TRYING to increase the frequency and depths of racism?
When all I hear is how racist I am because of the color of my skin, I just might take it to heart, and BECOME what I am accused of just as a defensive measure.
The folks stirring this pot really don’t know what they are tempting and if it is unleashed there will be holy hell to pay.
G_d save us all!
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Savation Army can kiss my White Italian ass AND any further donations bye, bye
See my post #28
I’m wondering about that myself.
Is this true?
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