CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 28, 2021
THE LAST ORGANIZATION YOU MIGHT EXPECT TO GO “WOKE” AND FOLLOW THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE IS THE SALVATION ARMY. BUT YOU WOULD BE WRONG.
FOUNDED IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY BY WILLIAM BOOTH, WHO WANTED TO TAKE THE GOSPEL TO THE STREETS, THE SALVATION ARMY HAS RELEASED A RACIAL RECONCILIATION CURRICULUM.
IT’S CALLED “LET’S TALK ABOUT RACISM” AND SAYS “WE MUST KEEP IN MIND THAT SINCERE REPENTANCE AND APOLOGIES ARE NECESSARY IF WE WANT TO MOVE TOWARDS RACIAL RECONCILIATION.” EVEN IF YOU DON’T THINK YOU HAVE DONE ANYTHING WRONG, IT SAYS, “YOU CAN SPEND TIME REPENTING ON BEHALF OF THE CHURCH AND ASKING GOD TO OPEN HEARTS AND MINDS TO THE ISSUE OF RACISM.”
TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE ARMY HAS NOT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ANYONE. AS WITH SIMILAR STATEMENTS THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OTHERS TO STAY IN SCHOOL, DON’T HAVE KIDS OUT OF WEDLOCK, OR TAKE DRUGS. WE FOUGHT A CIVIL WAR, WHICH KILLED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS. WE HAVE PASSED ALL SORTS OF LEGISLATION TO HELP MINORITES. WE HAVE SPENT TRILLIONS ON ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS. IT NEVER ENDS. THE SALVATION ARMY SHOULD STICK TO ITS ORIGINAL MANDATE TO PREACH THE GOSPEL. I’M CAL THOMAS.
