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.
welp... all I can say is FK the Salvation Army!! they will never get another red cent out of me...
Well Salvation Army was the ONLY charity I donate to on a regular basis, I guess being WOKE is more important than my money such a shame!! ANY charity that tells me I am racist and NEED to apologize IS DEAD TO ME!!!
Perhaps this list needs to be forwarded to the Salvation Army EVERY MONTH!!!
Bummer. I’ve always liked to contribute to them - a $20 whenever I pass a kettle. Usually adds up to about 3-4 hundred /yr.
This ends that.
Is this for real?????? If so, shocking!
This story appears to be clickbait. If this were true it would be all over the place.
This is the kind of story you click on, and you computer shuts down.
Some Freepers will believe anything.
“I think I’ll write a bunch of little notes expressing my outrage over this and the reason I am not going to donate any money.”
Did it already in Word (Tools / Labels). Chose base Avery labels for 2x4 mailing labels.
Created message in one label and copied it to the other 9 labels. Printed on card stock and cut them.
Two sets. One to leave in public places, like the rest room where we’ll have lunch tomorrow giving the info. (I expect most people don’t even know about it.) The other set to drop in the kettles with a different message.
“They have paid their penance.”
How?
“I guess Samaritan’s Purse will make better use of it.”
Right. Support Franklin Graham who said good Christians must get the clot shot.
Satan is hard at work.
For about five years I rang bells at our local grocery store. Those are about 50 hours of my life I’ll never get back.
While people are suckered into thinking the SA was good, they rode around in limos.
Salvation Army really has gone woke—check out these links for some more details:
https://colorusunited.org/salvation-army-imposes-racial-wokeness-within-churchs-ranks/
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jun/24/salvation-army-going-woke-anti-racism-document/
They can go pound sand. Accusing people of something that can’t be proven, like racism or white privilege, has done more damage to equality than anything the kkk ever did.
Ugh! I just went to the bank today and got $200 in tens, specifically for the red kettle. Looks like charity begins at home. My home!
DITTO
Their own material proves they are not worth the donations.
I remember when the Salvation Army was a Christian organization. I also remember when I used to support them. No more.
I want BLM to issue a thank you to me for my ancestors freeing their ancestors from Democrat slave owners.
I don’t need any money from the BLM bums, just a thank you.
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