The Newly “Woke” Salvation Army is Struggling, “Our Situation is Dire”

Nobody likes to see a charitable foundation go broke. But it’s unacceptable to push a racist, anti-white progressive philosophy and expect people to rally around your cause.

The Christian “Salvation Army” found themselves in the middle of a brutal scandal, after it was discovered they were pushing a form of “Critical Race Theory” on their employees. Once word got out, the proverbial poop hit the fan, and the group quickly reversed course, but it was too little, too late for Americans who’ve grown tired of everyone and everything becoming “politicized” by left-wing politics.

WPDE reported that The Salvation Army has withdrawn the “Let’s Talk About Racism” guide that suggested white people apologize for their race, according to a statement given by the organization Thursday.

The Christian group acknowledges the guide has become a “source of controversy,” stating it was originally intended to be a “voluntary resource.”

“We have done our best to provide accurate information, but unfortunately, some have chosen to ignore those efforts. At the same time, International Headquarters realized that certain aspects of the guide may need to be clarified,” reads the statement. “Consequently, for both reasons, the International Social Justice Commission has now withdrawn the guide for appropriate review.”

“It’s supposed to be to help us understand some perspectives in the world today … It’s not endorsed or followed by the Salvation Army here in Wisconsin, and it’s not endorsed and used in this particular unit – it’s not something we use or follow,” Maj. David Minks, commanding officer at the Fox Cities Salvation Army, told WLUK-TV in Green Bay, Wis.

Recently, some Salvation Army donors have withdrawn their support for the organization due to the group’s so-called racial ‘wokeness’ initiative, which included the “Let’s Talk About Racism” guide that allegedly incorporated Critical Race Theory ideology, according to Newsweek.

These donor retractions come right before the holiday season, when the group launches its Red Kettle Campaign, best known for having its members stand outside of grocery stores in Christmas-wear, ringing a bell and asking for donations.

I’m truly gobsmacked that an organization like The Salvation Army, @SalvationArmyUS, whose members are the least racist people across history, has now caved to blaming white people for racism. I will not be giving to the Red Kettle campaign.

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— Kenny Xu (@kennymxu) November 25, 2021

The Salvation Army claims everyone misunderstood their efforts, and they were simply following the Bible’s teachings.

But the backlash was too much, so they issued an update to their program, saying they were simply trying to meet “human needs” in Jesus’s name, “without discrimination.”

“Elements of the resource mistakenly led people to believe that The Salvation Army thought people needed to apologize for the color of their skin, that America is inherently racist, and that the organization had adopted critical race theory,” Joseph Cohen, a spokesperson for The Salvation Army, told TND in a statement.

“The confusion was leading to disrespectful discourse, which distracts from our mission to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human need in His name without discrimination. Our focus remains on helping the 30 million Americans who are relying on us,” Cohen added.

But now, the group claims that their donations are down, and the situation is “dire.”

And while they won’t come out and admit that they’re feeling the squeeze from the tremendous backlash for their “CRT-style” program, it’s obvious that it has had an impact.

Right now, the group is mostly blaming the pandemic for their “dire situation.”

Q13Fox reported on the dire situation:

“There are many reasons why both financial and toy donations are down this year, not the least of which is likely pandemic fatigue and concerns about employment and the future,” said Colonel Cindy Foley of the NW Salvation Army Division. “We are actually trying to provide food, shelter, toys and clothing to double the number of families we served last Christmas, and in the midst of the growing need we are seeing fewer people donating at our virtual and physical kettles.”

Not only is the nonprofit organization short on donations, they also are in desperate need of bell ringers to staff the red kettles seen at businesses around the country.

“The situation is dire, and we are asking our generous supporters in the region to donate to the virtual Northwest Red Kettle as well as make donations at every physical kettle in whatever way you can,” said Foley.

I can tell you this much, as someone who used to donate generously every time I saw a red kettle, I have not donated once this year, and will not.

There are far too many charities out there doing good work, who are not pushing leftist “race-dividing” politics, and I’d much rather give my money to them, and I have a feeling I am not the only one who feels that way.

And while I agree that perhaps the “pandemic” is playing some role in their struggles, it’s also obvious that backlash is also playing a significant role.

You know what they say – get woke and go broke.

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Looks like The Salvation Army is finding that out the hard way.