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Salvation Army's Donors Withdraw Support in Response to Racial 'Wokeness' Initiative
Newsweek ^ | November 24, 2021 | CARLY MAYBERRY 

Posted on 11/25/2021 6:09:57 PM PST by lowbridge

As The Salvation Army launches its Red Kettle Campaign this holiday season, some of its long-time donors are withdrawing their support from the 156-year old charitable organization citing its newly embraced "woke" ideology as the reason.

Of great concern to loyal supporters and faithful Salvationists is the initiative dubbed "Let's Talk About Racism." In a nutshell, its curriculum outlines the Christian church's alleged racial collusion and provides action steps to analyze and combat racism through an "anti-racist" lens while incorporating Critical Race Theory.

Definitions of institutional and systemic racism are included while real or perceived differences in life outcomes ("inequities") are attributable not to individual effort and other circumstances, but to discrimination. Sections address topics including police brutality, health care and Black unemployment linking such topics to "racial inequity."

That's troublesome for those who note The Salvation Army has been a leader in confronting racism long before the rest of the country and over five decades before the civil rights movement. And they're asking why then should members of an organization built by the Christian faith to actually assist people of all races in need, be repentant of behavior they never perpetuated?"

In my estimation, CRT is a Trojan horse taking in well-intentioned Christian enterprises that—because they care about justice and oppose oppression—naively promote the most serious threat to biblical Christianity I have seen in 50 years," wrote Christian apologist and radio talk show host Greg Koukl in a Facebook post earlier this month.

Entitled An Open Letter to The Salvation Army, Koukl prefaces the post by informing TSA that he is terminating his monthly donations and directing them to another organization. Koukl is also the founder and president of the Stand to Reason, a non-profit religious organization

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To: lowbridge

I evaluated my white privilege and closed my wallet to those white devils masquerading as Christians.


61 posted on 11/25/2021 7:45:24 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (When Satan craps another demon possessed Progressive is born.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The leadership is destroying the organization. It has been going on for years but they have become more open about it with their woke statements.


62 posted on 11/25/2021 7:47:21 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (When Satan craps another demon possessed Progressive is born.)
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To: lowbridge

Maybe those workers will give my share..


63 posted on 11/25/2021 7:47:48 PM PST by Cottonpatch
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To: Captain Rhino

“Once the top leaders understand how offensive this material is, they will also understand the damage that it is doing to the organization. Only then will things change.”

Quit rationalizing and apologizing for upper management. Quit blaming consultants. Once management accepts woke ideology they’re all in for life.


64 posted on 11/25/2021 7:49:04 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: BobL
YMCA, YWCA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Salvation Army, etc.

Are there any that are still out there that need protecting?
65 posted on 11/25/2021 7:58:12 PM PST by Bikkuri ("Anyone who trusts this government hasn't been paying attention." <Hat tip to DJ Macwow>)
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To: lowbridge
The SA partnered with the NFL this year to kick off the new Kettle season. Guilt by assoication, birds of a feather, etc.


66 posted on 11/25/2021 8:02:45 PM PST by Rebelbase ( State Dept. Havana Syndrome victims: Guinea pigs of 5G/graphene oxide vax experiments?)
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To: Rebelbase

Screw Jerry Jones and his lousy football team, that can’t even figure out what Pass Interference is.


67 posted on 11/25/2021 8:03:49 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

You can’t be serious that they don’t see the damage they have brought upon themselves. They are intelligent. When I see them, I will tell them that I won’t donate a dime.


68 posted on 11/25/2021 8:04:33 PM PST by healy61
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To: GOPJ

Battle Creek Masonic lodge has done bell ringing for them the last few years.


69 posted on 11/25/2021 8:10:28 PM PST by healy61
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To: Captain Rhino

Captain, have you read the comments here? You aren’t going to change any minds.


70 posted on 11/25/2021 8:15:46 PM PST by healy61
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To: lowbridge

Let me cite O’Sullivan’s First Law: “All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing.”


71 posted on 11/25/2021 8:16:39 PM PST by Lysandru
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To: Lysandru

So true.


72 posted on 11/25/2021 8:17:20 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: lowbridge

not another cent to them from my family.


73 posted on 11/25/2021 8:17:22 PM PST by euram
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To: lowbridge

Well, woke is bad grammar,...


74 posted on 11/25/2021 8:20:43 PM PST by lurk ( )
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To: upchuck

Thanks for the link! I’ve heard good things about Color Us United.


75 posted on 11/25/2021 8:24:57 PM PST by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Talking to any organization that would do this is pointless. The only way to reach them is through their finances. Enough cancelled donations and they will have to review their misguided policy.


76 posted on 11/25/2021 8:27:17 PM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: hinckley buzzard

And yes, this is what the Left truly wants, as they believe Government should be the source of all “Charity”.


77 posted on 11/25/2021 8:28:08 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Mean Daddy

You can buy motion picture prop money:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=motion+picture+prop+money
Write your message on a sharpie.
(I am not a lawyer. Perhaps it is illegal to put fake money into a red kettle.)


78 posted on 11/25/2021 8:30:40 PM PST by bhl
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To: madison10

2019: administrative: 407 million plus.


79 posted on 11/25/2021 8:33:43 PM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: dfwgator

80 posted on 11/25/2021 8:39:45 PM PST by Kevmo (I’m immune from Covid since I don’t watch TV.🤗)
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