{"id":1095175,"date":"2021-12-07T15:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T20:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1095175"},"modified":"2021-12-07T15:44:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T20:44:05","slug":"catholic-league-slams-salvation-armys-embrace-of-critical-race-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-league-slams-salvation-armys-embrace-of-critical-race-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic League Slams Salvation Army\u2019s Embrace of Critical Race Theory"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fcatholic-league-slams-salvation-armys-embrace-of-critical-race-theory%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=1095175&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 class=\"subheading\">Catholic League president Bill Donohue has blasted the woke leadership of the Salvation Army for succumbing to \u201cleft-wing politics\u201d by embracing critical race theory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLament, repent and apologize for biases or racist ideologies held and actions committed,\u201d the Salvation Army stated in a lengthy 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cache.salvationarmy.org\/e0c074e3-39db-4b09-a6ea-aa5bdb6ecaa6_Let%27s%20Talk%20About...%20Racism%20COMPLETE%20SET.pdf\">report<\/a> titled \u201cLet\u2019s Talk About Racism,\u201d Dr. Donohue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicleague.org\/salvation-army-elites-turn-left\/\">notes<\/a>. Throughout the document, \u201cthe understanding is that white people are racists, thus necessitating the need to \u2018apologize.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs always, it is the elites who are the problem,\u201d Donohue observes of the Salvation Army. \u201cThe average volunteer is just as good as ever, doing God\u2019s work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In its report, the Salvation Army explicitly declares of America: \u201cOur foundations were built on racism, and it is still strongly felt in every aspect of American life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no other way to read that other than to say that \u201cAmerica is an inherently racist society,\u2019\u201d Donohue writes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Salvation Army\u2019s \u201cdeep dive into critical race theory has created several blind spots,\u201d he notes, including its \u201cmorally neutral interpretation of the Affordable Care Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.50622406639\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chick-fil-A will reportedly stop donating money to charities including the Salvation Army and Fellowship of Christian Athletes following pressure from LGBT groups. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gKGUzTyCPT\">https:\/\/t.co\/gKGUzTyCPT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1196492461457235968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOne would think that a Christian organization would at least mention, if not condemn, the ObamaCare healthcare mandate forcing religious nonprofits, such as the Little Sisters of the Poor, to include abortion-inducing drugs in their healthcare plan,\u201d Donohue adds.<\/p>\n<p>In its definition of racism, moreover, the Salvation Army excludes the possibility that anyone but a white person can be a racist, calling it the \u201cprejudiced treatment, stereotyping or discrimination of POC [People of Color] on the basis of race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to this definition, \u2018People of Color\u2019 are incapable of being racists,\u201d Donohue observes. \u201cThat would mean that Louis Farrakhan, the notorious black anti-Semite, is not a racist.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNo one believes this save those drunk on ideology,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>Doubling down, the Salvation Army report declares that a racist is \u201ca person who belongs to a dominant or privileged group that discriminates against people of other races, or someone who believes that a particular race is superior to another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is ironic to note that this report, which was written to combat racism, smacks of racism,\u201d Donohue writes. \u201cThe bias against white people is palpable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18970386\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"39\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/12\/wi\/ap\/01\/philanthropy-givingtuesday-pedestrian-drops-dollar-collection-basket-michelle-miranda-of-salvation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18970386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/philanthropy-givingtuesday-pedestrian-drops-dollar-collection-basket-michelle-miranda-of-salvation-1024x667-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Associated Press\" width=\"990\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A pedestrian drops a dollar into a collection basket as Michelle Miranda of The Salvation Army looks on during the charitable organization\u2019s drive-through donations event at the TCL Chinese Theatre, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Los Angeles.&nbsp; (AP Photo\/Chris Pizzello, File)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhiteness and White racialized identity refer to the way that White people, their customs, culture and beliefs operate as the standard by which all other groups are compared,\u201d states the report\u2019s glossary.<\/p>\n<p>There is no such thing as white \u201ccustoms, culture and beliefs,\u201d Donohue continues, noting that the \u201ccustoms, culture and beliefs of the Irish are not that of the Ukrainians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest problems with this report \u201cis the propensity to see racism everywhere,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Salvation Army elites have done a disservice to this great organization,\u201d Donohue concludes, and they should apologize and \u201cpledge never again to succumb to left-wing politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tdwilliamsrome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @tdwilliamsrome<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catholic League president Bill Donohue has blasted the woke leadership of the Salvation Army for succumbing to \u201cleft-wing politics\u201d by embracing critical race theory. \u201cLament, repent and apologize for biases &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"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-1095175","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\/1095175","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\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1095175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1095175\/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=1095175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1095175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1095175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}