The Christian-based Salvation Army has unjustifiably taken heat from politically correct radicals on the left over the last several years on a number of fronts, most notably on LGBTQ-related matters as well as on allegations that they are insufficiently “woke.”
It was likely due to the immense pressure such places are put under by progressive Outrage Mobsters that the internationally known charity organization put in place – via their “International Social Justice Commission” – a “Let’s Talk About Racism” guide back in April, which among other things poured on the liberal white guilt to get white Christians to feel personal remorse and apologize about racist things that happened in American history that they literally had nothing to do with.
As we previously reported, the guide, which received renewed attention this month, was sort of like the Salvation Army’s version of Critical Race Theory, where white donors were given companion guides that talked how they were inherently racist whether they knew it or not:
In some cases, racism can become so deeply ingrained in culture and institutions that it is possible for people to unintentionally or unwittingly promote racial inequality. Devout Christians may use racist epithets, or have a Sunday School program that uses only white imagery and photography.
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People who don’t identify as racists are able to enjoy the benefits, empowerment, and privileges of their dominant race, perpetuating unintentional injustice.
Apparently, the outrage over fresh scrutiny of the existence of the guides has caused the Salvation Army to revisit the issue, and walk back the guides – kinda sorta:
In this case, the guide “Let’s Talk About Racism,” was issued as a voluntary resource, but it has since become a focus of controversy. Although we tried to be accurate, many people chose to disregard our efforts. International Headquarters also realized the need for clarification of certain parts.
Therefore, both the International Social Justice Commission and the Guide for Appropriate Review have now been withdrawn.
“Appropriate review.” Translation: The guide is getting ready to get chucked while the Salvation Army’s “social justice” team works on other ways to demonstrate their “woke creds” in more subtle ways that hope will still get their “points” across. Don’t be deceived.
Even at that, we should still celebrate this small victory in the wokeness wars, because the pushback against the guides raised awareness of the issue on a national level, putting it on people’s radars. The Salvation Army was forced to reconsider the issue, at least for now. Though they’ll no doubt try a slick workaround of it going forward, more eagle-eyed people are going to pay attention to how they “rectify” the matter in the coming months and will respond accordingly by calling them outYou can find us on Facebook and Twitter.
All that said, there’s nothing wrong with addressing the fact that racism still exists to a certain extent in America. But the way to go about appropriately addressing it in meaningful ways that don’t further divide people is Not byAs Jeff Charles (my colleague) observed, it is possible to use materials supplied by CRT or SA proponents.
It seems the Salvation Army has pulled away from Christianity and is gradually turning into another Temple of the Woke™. If the organization actually wishes to minimize the impact of racism, this ain’t it. The Wokeism religion’s proponents aren’t really concerned about healing racial divides. In fact, they are more concerned with widening the divide than any other. This group is more focused on demonizing and casting white Americans as unredeemable racists.
They also wish to make black people feel as if they are permanent victims.
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