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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Seattle Salvation Army officials quiet on HQ-led call for white donors to ‘lament, repent and apologize’ for racism

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Officials of the Seattle branch of the Salvation Army remain quiet on the organization's demand that white donors "apologize" for racism and on calls by critics to repudiate the statement.

The Salvation Army of King County hasn't issued a public statement or addressed the matter on its Facebook page or Twitter account.

The demands were made earlier this year by the Salvation Army's Alexandria, Va.-based leadership, which released training materials to educate its white donors, volunteers and employees.

The materials call on white donors to the Salvation Army "to stop denying the existence of individual and systemic/institutional racism.” 

“They exist and are still at work to keep White Americans in power," they said.

"Many 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," one lesson explains. "There is an urgent need for Christians to evaluate racist attitudes and practices in light of our faith, and to live faithfully in today’s world."

Color Us United, a group "created to speak out against those who want to divide America," has demanded the Salvation Army "release a statement making clear that America isn’t a racist country."

The Salvation Army removed the training materials on Nov. 25, announcing it wasn't its "intention" to ask whites to apologize for being racist.

The Salvation Army of King County is located at 111 Queen Anne Ave. North. It has 33 advisory board members.

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Salvation Army Seattle Advisory Board

Advisory Panel memberAffiliated Business, if Available
Mike PothN/A
Ted BuckFrey Buck P.S.
Tom BuckN/A
Aaron CahoonLockton Companies
John CarlsonTalk Radio 570 KVI
Michael CarterN/A
Aimee CoombsN/A
John DiazKing County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention
Dan EddsPraxis Solutions
Charlie FarraNewmark
Joe GongN/A
Mark GropperRenton Housing Authority
Stace GrundTatley-Grund, Inc.
Jill HashimotoLMG, LLC
Bill HaydenN/A
Steve HiggsN/A
Debbie JacobsenN/A
David KennedyN/A
Dave KraftN/A
Paula LamasSinclair Broadcast Group
Sharon MastN/A
John MikeN/A
Jennifer MountN/A
Scott PhillipsN/A
Cheryl PleasN/A
Frank PodanyN/A
Matthew RodriguesN/A
Joe SchusterN/A
Tim SearingN/A
Colin SimonN/A
Jeff SnellN/A
Lee StilesN/A
Joleen ZanuzoskiN/A
Source: Metric Media News Service

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