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.
Now you won’t get anything 🤪
Might have to drop a note in the red kettle.
Here’s your apology. It’s an empty hand as I walk by.
Same here…I will henceforth give them neither money nor ‘apologies’
Well they just missed out on a donation this year.
WHAT???
Insane.
Confessing to thought crimes you never committed? How does this help the less fortunate??
Well, guess my charitable donation will be going to me now. The last vestige......gone.
Is this the national point of view or just these loony locals
It’s better to be hated by the Woke than be someone they can tolerate.
Never another dime
“I found the guide here”
I just read it. This guide seems rather innocuous.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jun/24/salvation-army-going-woke-anti-racism-document/
https://colorusunited.org/salvation-army-imposes-racial-wokeness-within-churchs-ranks/
Among others...
They call me a racist and say I don’t welcome other races. These are hostile and erroneous allegations. No way do they get any more donations from me.
Is this story even true?
Huh. I donated $5 to the Salvation Army yesterday outside Sam’s club. Little did I know.
I always identify the Salvation Army with sister Sarah in the movie Guys and Dolls. Great movie to watch on Thanksgiving day.
Beast way to have a dreamy holiday season I know of while commemorating black culture with menthols
Count me in
Kools or Salem
Or even L&M menthol in a pinch
I’m looking for he satire tag.
I won’t be dropping anything in the kettle anymore, my White Privilege of being hard working and successful precisely because of what you call White Privilege is too much for Black people to grasp and apparently harmful to thier well being, so I am doing everything humanly possible to avoid having any kind of contact with black people, because if my White Privilege rubs off on them, I don’t want to be blamed for them becoming successful, hell maybe even married with kids and a mortgage. I could never live with myself if I caused something that terrible to happen to a black person.
It seems like they are planning for their organization to disappear.
Are they also going to ask blacks to apologize for THEIR racism???????
That’s why I’ve been ignoring their donation pots this year and probably will from now on. What they’re trying to do IS truly racist, plain and simple. It’s racism turned on its head. So screw you SA, you’re dead to me.
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