{"id":1054950,"date":"2021-11-25T13:29:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T18:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1054950"},"modified":"2021-11-25T13:29:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T18:29:15","slug":"salvation-army-wants-white-donors-to-offer-sincere-apology-for-their-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salvation-army-wants-white-donors-to-offer-sincere-apology-for-their-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvation Army Wants White Donors To Offer \u2018Sincere Apology\u2019 For Their Racism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsalvation-army-wants-white-donors-to-offer-sincere-apology-for-their-racism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1054950&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Salvation Army has gone woke.<\/p>\n<p>The charity is asking its white donors to do more than just drop some coins into the kettle when they go shopping this holiday season. Leaders of the Army want whites to apologize for being racist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe desire is that Salvationists achieve the following,\u201d the Army says in an online \u201cr<a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cache.salvationarmy.org\/e0c074e3-39db-4b09-a6ea-aa5bdb6ecaa6_Let%2527s%2520Talk%2520About...%2520Racism%2520COMPLETE%2520SET.pdf\">esource<\/a>\u201d titled \u201cLet\u2019s Talk About Racism,\u201d listing several goals including&nbsp; to \u201clament, repent and apologize for biases or racist ideologies held and actions committed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resource claims Christianity is inherently racist and calls for white Christians to repent and offer \u201ca sincere apology\u201d to blacks for being \u201cantagonistic\u2026 to black people or the culture, values and interests of the black community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany 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,\u201d one lesson in the resource says. \u201cThere is an urgent need for Christians to evaluate racist attitudes and practices in light of our faith, and to live faithfully in today\u2019s world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd as we engage in conversations about race and racism, we must keep in mind that sincere repentance and apologies are necessary if we want to move towards racial reconciliation. We recognize that it is a profound challenge to sit on the hot seat and listen with an open heart to the hurt and anger of the wounded. Yet, we are all hardwired to desire justice and fairness, so the need to receive a sincere apology is necessary,\u201d said the resource.<\/p>\n<p>In an accompanying <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cache.salvationarmy.org\/456ab604-ccb8-430e-af65-f75e04f223f5_Racism+Study+Guide.pdf\"><em>Study Guide on Racism<\/em><\/a>, the Salvation Army says whites are racist. \u201cThe 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,\u201d it says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must stop denying the existence of individual and systemic\/institutional racism. They exist, and are still at work to keep White Americans in power,\u201d the lesson says.<\/p>\n<p>The Army\u2019s declaration comes as liberal media are blasting Thanksgiving as a holiday that promotes genocide and white supremacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is Thanksgiving to Indigenous people? \u2018A day of mourning,&#8217;\u201d a USA Today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2021\/11\/23\/how-native-americans-spend-thanksgiving\/8628270002\/\">headline<\/a> on Tuesday said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many, rather than a celebration of peace and shared prosperity between Native Americans and Pilgrims, Thanksgiving represents the dark shadow of genocide and the resilience of Native people,\u201d said the piece. \u201cEvery tribe and every individual may have a different way of spending Thanksgiving. Some will gather with their families and share a meal, exchanging prayers and stories from the rich oral history of Native Americans. Others will fast for the entire day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The paper quoted American Indian Dennis W. Zotigh saying that Thanksgiving is \u201ca day of mourning.\u201d \u201cTo most natives, Thanksgiving is not a celebration,\u201d Zotigh said. \u201cNatives, particularly in the New England area, remember this attempted genocide as a factual part of their history and are reminded each year during the modern Thanksgiving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A weather service called Currently also posted an article Tuesday suggesting that Americans who celebrate the holiday are \u201churting\u201d the Native American community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanksgiving will be celebrated by many people across the country,\u201d the service said on Twitter. \u201cThe holiday perpetuates in a false narrative, that spins the true history of genocide and colonization into a light and largely false story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Salvation Army has gone woke.The charity is asking its white donors to do more than just drop some coins into the kettle when they go shopping this holiday season. Leaders of the Army want whites to apologize for being racist.\u201cThe desire is that Salvationists achieve the following,\u201d the Army says in an online \u201cresource\u201d titled \u201cLet\u2019s Talk About Racism,\u201d listing several goals including\u00a0 to \u201clament, repent and apologize for biases or racist ideologies held and actions committed.\u201dThe resource claims Christianity is inherently racist and calls for white Christians to repent and offer \u201ca sincere apology\u201d to blacks for being \u201cantagonistic\u2026 to black people or the culture, values and interests of the black community.\u201d\u201cMany 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,\u201d one lesson in the resource says. \u201cThere is an urgent need for Christians to evaluate racist attitudes and practices in light of our faith, and to live faithfully in today\u2019s world.\u201d\u201cAnd as we engage in conversations about race and racism, we must keep in mind that sincere repentance and apologies are necessary if we want to move towards racial reconciliation. We recognize that it is a profound challenge to sit on the hot seat and listen with an open heart to the hurt and anger of the wounded. Yet, we are all hardwired to desire justice and fairness, so the need to receive a sincere apology is necessary,\u201d said the resource.In an accompanying Study Guide on Racism, the Salvation Army says whites are racist. \u201cThe 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,\u201d it says.\u201cWe must stop denying the existence of individual and systemic\/institutional racism. They exist, and are still at work to keep White Americans in power,\u201d the lesson says.The Army\u2019s declaration comes as liberal media are blasting Thanksgiving as a holiday that promotes genocide and white supremacy.\u201cWhat is Thanksgiving to Indigenous people? \u2018A day of mourning,&#8217;\u201d a USA Today headline on Tuesday said.\u201cFor many, rather than a celebration of peace and shared prosperity between Native Americans and Pilgrims, Thanksgiving represents the dark shadow of genocide and the resilience of Native people,\u201d said the piece. \u201cEvery tribe and every individual may have a different way of spending Thanksgiving. Some will gather with their families and share a meal, exchanging prayers and stories from the rich oral history of Native Americans. Others will fast for the entire day.\u201dThe paper quoted American Indian Dennis W. Zotigh saying that Thanksgiving is \u201ca day of mourning.\u201d \u201cTo most natives, Thanksgiving is not a celebration,\u201d Zotigh said. \u201cNatives, particularly in the New England area, remember this attempted genocide as a factual part of their history and are reminded each year during the modern Thanksgiving.\u201dA weather service called Currently also posted an article Tuesday suggesting that Americans who celebrate the holiday are \u201churting\u201d the Native American community.\u201cThanksgiving will be celebrated by many people across the country,\u201d the service said on Twitter. \u201cThe holiday perpetuates in a false narrative, that spins the true history of genocide and colonization into a light and largely false story.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1054950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1054950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1054950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1054950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1054950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}