Posted on 10/05/2021 11:17:19 AM PDT by massmike
The news is replete with examples of corporations and institutions going woke, from Google to Aunt Jemima. Unfortunately, now The Salvation Army is in danger of joining the ranks of Woke Inc.
In materials prepared for its more than 1.5 million members, The Salvation Army uses terms that echo both radical “anti-racism” jargon and the divisive teachings of critical race theory, which divides people into two camps: the oppressors and the oppressed.
The Salvation Army has begun to promote political and racial ideologies under the banner of its New York-based International Social Justice Commission since the protests and riots over George Floyd’s death in police custody began over a year ago.
Early this year, Brian Peddle, general and international leader of The Salvation Army, announced an initiative called “Let’s Talk About Racism,” a curriculum with devotionals, videos, and other materials dedicated to helping Salvationists conduct “courageous conversations about racism.”
Peddle, who is Canadian, says in the video announcement Feb. 9 that the resource would help Salvationists “overcome the damage racism has inflicted upon the world, and yes, The Salvation Army.”
The initiative also includes definitions of institutional racism, systemic racism, and “Whiteness” that identify real or perceived differences in life outcomes (“inequities”) as attributable not to individual effort and other circumstances, but to discrimination.
As such, the materials starkly resemble the radical “anti-racist” programs such as Coca-Cola’s “Be Less White” program, or The Smithsonian Institution’s own “anti-racism” materials.
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YUP, they have screwed the pooch!
YUP, they have screwed the pooch!
Oh good! Another institution determined to save me money.
Tragic loss. Twenty years ago, they were still a pillar of resistance to the queering of America. They got attacked for it badly, by Target and other retailers who kicked SA bellringers off their properties, and it’s been gradually downhill since then. Cowering and Stockholm Syndrome.
Ditto.
How about returning to Jesus Christ and thirst for his Kingdom, and let the world pick at the bloated, putrid remains of a nation that offers him false platitudes while systematically murdering children?
Ditto.
Go woke, go broke.
Sigh, as I will never drop anything in the cauldron again. I know of very little that the evil left has not rotted.
So disappointed. Sal Army was the one charity I totally trusted.
When the persecution hits America, the average church will dwindle from 300 to 15, as it did in Communist Russia. Christians will be looking around for support, and find most religious institutions have joined the enemy.
Leaning on anything other than Christ is dangerous.
I have been a bell ringer for over 20 years. Most of the money they take in stays in the immediate area. Very little overhead. But with this information, my days of ringing that bell are over.
I have been a bell ringer for over 20 years. Most of the money they take in stays in the immediate area. Very little overhead. But with this information, my days of ringing that bell are over.
Fine then. I’ll just redirect my annual donations to another worthier charity.
I thank you for doing your part in all kinds of weather for what we both thought was a worthy cause. Salvation Army corporate might have gone woke, but I sure did appreciate the kind spirit of you bell ringers.
Dropping in a virtual five in your bucket.
Same here. And it’s one of the few things I looked forward to during the holidays, dropping a donation into the bucket. That and prime rib. Guess I’ll just be looking forward to the prime rib this year. That and being with my family.
...social(IST) justice warriors... Just like social(IST) media and social(IST) security.
Saved money is just like won money or found money.
I give you my word: Most minorities do not WANT “courageous conversations about racism.” CRT is meant to promote dominance. Not equity. It would be more honest to call it “Get Whitey”. But it takes courage to confront WHY some parts of the minority community FAIL. Hint: It isn’t because whites are stopping them.
Heavy sigh,,,,
Really ?
They should change their name then
How about
Cultural Salivating Army.
Or just plain old
Satan’s Army.
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