The Salvation Army pays a big price for
its foray into wokedom
American Thinker,
by
Andrea Widburg
Original Article
Posted By: Magnante,
12/16/2021 3:57:22 AM
In November, the Salvation Army officially went woke, declaring that, after soul searching, it was calling upon all White people associated with or donating to the Salvation Army to admit their racism and repent. After an angry response from the public, the Salvation Army itself repented...of its wokeness and it walked back its message. It was too late, though. Local Salvation Army chapters are seeing 50% drops in both volunteers and donations. Get Woke; Go Broke. (snip) Antifa won’t pony up money or labor and those normal people who usually do aren’t going to this year.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Knotwyrkin 12/16/2021 4:22:56 AM (No. 1008611)
I don't think that I will ever be able to trust them enough to go back to donating, despite any amount of backpedaling they may do. I have moved on and found other charities that are not offended by me.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
ussjimmycarter 12/16/2021 4:52:21 AM (No. 1008620)
Until some heads roll I don’t trust them!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Rinktum 12/16/2021 4:54:39 AM (No. 1008621)
It is unfortunate that these organizations allow wokesters in positions of power. I would like to know who it was who thought this was a good idea. Name names and assure your donors that you have reasonable adults running the show and not a bunch of woke fools who believe virtue signaling is a good business practice. When people in power make a really stupid decision they should pay a price along with whomever approved it. It is time to start holding people accountable. If organizations fail to do this when needed, the public will definitely do that job for them. Look what damage this has done to the SA. Was it worth it?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
mobyclik 12/16/2021 5:08:28 AM (No. 1008625)
I will say that when I saw the first bell ringer this season, I dropped in a few bucks. Then I read about these fools and their utter stupidity and have since walked by them several times. Do they really think their main doners are the insane leftists that hate everything? Unbelievable.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
minuteman 12/16/2021 5:13:13 AM (No. 1008626)
Any organization that embraces marxist propaganda should die. Salvation Army used to be my favorite charity.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
kreeger 12/16/2021 5:28:39 AM (No. 1008631)
Who would of thought that accusing the majority of your donor base of being racists who are contributing to a charity that benefits mostly POC is not good for fundraising.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
mifla 12/16/2021 5:41:21 AM (No. 1008634)
This is the only thing liberals understand.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
DCGIRL 12/16/2021 5:54:08 AM (No. 1008643)
I will NEVER give this crazy organization one red cent. They can dry up and blow away. My real question is how long have they been feeling this way about their white contributors.
110 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
jalo1951 12/16/2021 6:02:12 AM (No. 1008649)
You cannot stab us in the back with your "wokeness knife" and expect to receive our support. We will take our dollars and time elsewhere. I am waiting for one of these organizations to publish a paper on why the black community is their own worst enemy. 85% of child born out of wedlock, do not participate in their own education, black on black crime in general, a black man;s chances of being murdered by another black is insanely high, you cannot hang with people who steal, carry guns, drink too much and sell drugs and expect a good life. These are just a few of the bullet points you can start with. There are so many more. Don't pin their mess on me. You have lost my support forever.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
5 handicap 12/16/2021 6:02:24 AM (No. 1008650)
I disagree that "it" is for this year only. I believe the Salvation Army will die the inglorious death it so richly deserves!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 12/16/2021 6:16:31 AM (No. 1008656)
Maybe the Salvation Army should ask the Boy Scouts how they're doing.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
chumley 12/16/2021 6:17:29 AM (No. 1008657)
Just saw an ad they put on facebook. The comments after it were not pleasant. Sounds like a lot of people feel the same way we do. How far they have fallen by embracing evil.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
lakerman1 12/16/2021 6:22:27 AM (No. 1008663)
Leftist loons must be secretly smiling, since thui is a bonus situation for them.
They don't like religion, and they don't like charity. (Dementia Jo and Adultress Jill, according to their tax forms released, gave less than 200 dollars to charity in any given year. And since they are living in sin (Jo is married to a divorced woman, which, under Church law is adultery) they represent the leftist loons quite well.
I believe Samaritan's Purse to be an excellent charity and will support them from here on out. The Salvation Army, which I have supported for 60 years, is now dead to me.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Otis Gill 12/16/2021 6:42:44 AM (No. 1008670)
As a former parole/probation officer I always thought the Salvation Army program was the best resource for addicts and alcoholics. A combination of work therapy (very hard tedious work), introduction to the 12- step model of recovery, and Christian services is a powerful combination that would put men back on their feet in six months. They would take almost anyone, even right out to jail, and there was no insurance or government funding needed. The men would be paid in room and board and maybe get $5.00 a week -so much better than the revolving door of drug and alcohol rehabs.
Sad to see, but all wokeness much be punished and opposed. It's destroying our country.
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Firing 2 or 3 levels of MISMANAGEMENT would be a great start, now. Sorry for the people who won’t be helped this year because of this self-created disaster.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
LanceLink1 12/16/2021 6:58:12 AM (No. 1008681)
Everything woke goes to fecal matter.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
WD40 12/16/2021 7:12:15 AM (No. 1008692)
I get the creepy feeling that they are destroying the SA intentionally. The SA stood out as an example of good and effective Christian charity. Can't have that.
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Give more of your volunteer time and contributions to local charities. There are many ways to give locally all year round - food banks, group homes for children, safe places for domestically-abused women, etc., and many more ways to give locally at Christmas.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Mr C 12/16/2021 7:25:43 AM (No. 1008700)
"after soul searching", S> A> finds itself 'searching for souls to ring bells and fill RED buckets' hmmmm, seems reasonable to me!
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I Got a S A letter in the mail asking for a donation and mailed the receipt back telling them they didn’t want my money, I’m white. It was hard to do too.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
privateer 12/16/2021 7:51:22 AM (No. 1008720)
When an organization leverages compassion for those in need to empower 'fundamental transformation' i.e. Marxist totalitarianism, they can jolly well do it without my dough. And CRT is exactly that weapon.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
smokincol 12/16/2021 7:52:17 AM (No. 1008721)
I don't care what they say -and I used to donate monthly to Salvation Army- because if they said it once, they will say it again.
has anyone checked out Salvation Army literature lately? Try it and you'll see why they spoke the way they did.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
FunOne 12/16/2021 7:54:07 AM (No. 1008723)
To me, the Salvation Army is like the Gillette products in my medicine cabinets--after years of traditional welcome in my life they aren't there anymore.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
bgarrett 12/16/2021 8:02:35 AM (No. 1008733)
I havent seen ANY volunteers ringing their bells!
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
udanja99 12/16/2021 8:07:39 AM (No. 1008738)
Kinda reminds me of the communist in the Vatican when he condemns capitalism as if he doesn’t seem to have a clue that his collection plates would be empty without it.
On Monday I did my annual end of the year purge of my closet and household items. In the past I have always given these items to the SA. Not this year. There’s a Habitat for Humanity resale store a few blocks from my house and everything was donated there.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Trapper 12/16/2021 8:18:46 AM (No. 1008753)
FTA: “After an angry response from the public, the Salvation Army itself repented...of its wokeness and it walked back its message.”
NO! Salvation Army did NOT repent or walk back its offensive message. It withdrew its offending Study Guide, but neither disavowed nor apologized for the guide’s assertion of collective white guilt from merely being born white. Salvation Army not only failed to disavow and repent its blood libel, but doubled down in its statement withdrawing the guide by castigating and insulting anyone who objected to it.
Salvation Army leaders do not have even the first inkling of a clue what just happened, or why. Clearly they see nothing wrong with their document that asserted collective white blood guilt, nor do they have any understanding of how profoundly unchristian blood libels are. Hint to Salvation Army: you might not want to issue a Study Guide titled “Jews: Born Christ Killers.”
The Salvation Army cannot cease to exist fast enough to suit me. It is lost. Mourn it and move on.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
ROLFNader 12/16/2021 8:20:39 AM (No. 1008759)
I lament, repent and apologize every April 15th when I pay my taxes.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
MickTurn 12/16/2021 8:37:30 AM (No. 1008772)
It appears the Commies have infiltrated and Infested another once good organization...
Time to get rid of the Rats, Poison works well!
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
little guy 12/16/2021 8:56:18 AM (No. 1008808)
The only thing I repent is having given this organization money, furniture and clothing over the years! The dummies on their BOD are not my confessor ... nor can they hand out forgiveness. They are not the Lord!
Why do they want my racist money anyway? According to them --- it has "minority" blood on it. No church of any kind that I know of would take gold from the Nazis ... knowing where it came from! The SA can get its money from BLM, Antifa, etc. Good luck with that!
There needs to be a huge restructuring and a very public apology and a claim that they are under "new management" before they will be able to shake this off. And that moment may never come now.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Kafka2 12/16/2021 9:00:00 AM (No. 1008813)
I was truly appalled by the Salvation Army officially promoting "Critical Race Theory." It is no wonder that local Salvation Army chapters are seeing a 50% drops in both volunteers and donations. Good people do not want to be associated with this hateful propaganda.
Sadly, these "woke" people have wormed their way into positions of authority in many formerly good organizations.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 12/16/2021 9:02:34 AM (No. 1008816)
The SA has really blown it bigtime. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. For me, I could care less what happens to the SA as a result of its wokeness.
My donations between now and the end of the year are going in a different direction. Donating to the Victor Saracini Memorial Scholarship fund at New Mexico Tech, my alma mater. Vic was piloting United Flight 175 on 9/11. Vic was a good guy. We were in the same degree program. I will also be contributing to Lifeline Pilots. And the JJ Watt Foundation. I showed my local symphony orchestra the door due to their sudden wokeness and recent proof of vax mandate and will not be donating to them.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
bogeegolf 12/16/2021 9:07:00 AM (No. 1008823)
It could be a good time to spend your SA money on people that are actually working. Go out to eat and tip heavily.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Connor 12/16/2021 9:14:13 AM (No. 1008837)
It is unfortunate but they have to pay for their wholeness. People must see the damage that this does to society.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
WV.Hillbilly 12/16/2021 9:21:21 AM (No. 1008846)
Act 1: "Salvation Army wants people to 'lament, repent, and apologize' for racism."
Act 2: "Salvation Army defends guide telling white people to apologize for racism."
Act 3: "Salvation Army pulls controversial racism guide amid public outcry."
Epilogue: "Salvation Army says volunteer numbers are down 50%."
Get woke, go broke.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
red1066 12/16/2021 9:28:27 AM (No. 1008864)
Leftists don't donate to charities. So the decision to come out with a woke message makes no sense for an organization that depends on donations from the public. I'll assume that the heads of the Salvation Army wanted to be with the in crowd and thought they could protect the people who would be bell ringers from the woke mob that robs and burns businesses. The people in charge may have looked at this as a way to protect not only the bell ringers out on the street, but also those little red pots with money.
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#17 is on the right trail.
I'm sure the board room that made this decision is completely out of touch with the people running their shelters in every city. These people on the ground who are slugging it out helping men in crisis are probably as mad as we are, at what has been done to decimate their work. Unfortunately they will have to bail on the national brand and start small and locally.
The lesson for charities is take the time to watch very carefully their governing boards that select their CEOs.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
bighambone 12/16/2021 9:45:33 AM (No. 1008893)
For the functionaries who consider themselves to be the “Generals” running the Salvation Army there is nothing like literally shooting themselves in the foot. Too bad it with be the disadvantaged and “down and out” folks, a lot who are categorized as minorities, who are now bound to be short changed because of those “Generals” virtue signaling.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
VegasGrump 12/16/2021 9:53:12 AM (No. 1008908)
Off topic just a bit, but several months ago I sent a modest check to a charitable organization I felt close to. Within a few weeks I became inundated from other charities with their hands out. It was obvious that my information had been shared or sold to every group on the planet. I am still getting an average 5 - 6 items a day, some I have never heard of. I have stopped supporting any national organization and will only spend my money on locals.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
NamVet70 12/16/2021 10:00:15 AM (No. 1008913)
Almost all the institutions of every type in the USA have gone woke. Each of those institutions will ultimately either close or find a sacrificial lamb to place the blame on. The AP, the fake news, the NFL, most large retail chains, Gillette, the list goes on and on. Most church denominations are also struggling with this insanity.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
RayLRiv 12/16/2021 10:04:30 AM (No. 1008923)
Salvation? Smarmy!
Go Woke, Go Broke
LGBFJB
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
felixcat 12/16/2021 10:04:59 AM (No. 1008926)
The Salvation Army helped me out (1987) when I got stranded in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Seemed they practiced what they preached - until now. My donations, be they money or items for a thrift store go to those local charities I know and trust: local animal rescue groups.
No offense but forget Habitat for Humanity - another organization making lots of money on the poverty industry. Husband volunteers at local resale store and you would be amazed at the number of full-time paid employees, aka managers that HFH employs. And everyime they feature a new home built by our local chapter, it goes to a black or Hispanic family.
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Reply 42 - Posted by:
J F Ackerman 12/16/2021 10:08:42 AM (No. 1008934)
They could go ask fellow bigot Dan Cathy for a great big fat check. We haven't gone to Chick-fil-A since he condemned us all and told us apologize for our melanin in the very same bigoted program.
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 12/16/2021 10:11:03 AM (No. 1008940)
Since the new chosen race of special indignant persons is foisted on America white guilts, millennial hipsters, angry black women and others in their wokeness infiltrated many organizations and businesses. An organization can't be this dumb to condemn the very heart of the support for their charity. CRT is a horrible disease it will ruin many more before this is over. I have one credo in life if you target one group or race of people with your product then let that group help you survive because they don't need my support. Salvation Army made a huge mistake listening to someone's bad advice. Was it done on purpose but supporting racism like this is a death knell. Good white supporters are very disappointed, but the SA made their bed to lie in. MAGA
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
ramona 12/16/2021 10:11:53 AM (No. 1008942)
When my nephews got old enough to not need presents from their aunt, I gave extra to the SA in their names, in part to encourage them to learn about SA, its storied history and commitment to the gospel. I am heartsick now. I've looked at the national website for any sign that they are serious about the grave misjudgment they have made. I don't believe for a moment that the ranks of the SA have capitulated to a godless secular left wing pursuit of anarchy. But clearly the organization has been infiltrated like so many others (see Souther Baptist Convention).
What to do now? I have been trying to think of a way to make my point to them without causing further damage to an otherwise wonderful organization. It came to me this morning. I will write out a check as I usually do but not sign or date it. I will staple to it a note explaining why and sharing my grief over the present circumstance and drop it in the kettle. If someone contacts me personally and can assure me that there is still hope for the future of SA, I will ask them to return the check to me so I can finish filling it out. Until then they will get nothing from me.
Ramona (the Pest)
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
dman 12/16/2021 10:50:52 AM (No. 1008991)
SA, like other religious organizations, has a 1st Amendment right to express political views - IRS notwithstanding. Religion and politics have inextricable historic links. However, there are consequences for alienating many of their donors/supporters. They must prioritize their mission.
Their organization .. their choice.
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Reply 46 - Posted by:
janjan 12/16/2021 10:52:42 AM (No. 1008993)
The Salvation Army made a very bad assumption that the charitable givers, who are mainly white conservatives, have been cowed into believing we are all evil racist oppressors. We aren’t accepting that role and by November next year everyone will know it. They can delete anything they want from their website. They can’t unsay what they said. We will move on to a charity that has not been infested with hateful liberals.
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
Strike3 12/16/2021 11:05:34 AM (No. 1009019)
If the Salvation Army had demanded that black people apologize for their year-long tantrum of murder, rioting, looting and burning their own neighborhoods, the donations would be a lot higher. Woke and Broke is a fairly easy lesson to learn. Maybe Patrisse Cullers could give back a mansion or two? On the Good News front, the fat white girl who was the top official in Mensa was voted out of office this year for her incredibly stupid George Floyd apology, labeling of Mensa as a White Supremacist group and introduction of diversity and inclusion in a very selective society that pays no attention to race.
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Reply 48 - Posted by:
Strike3 12/16/2021 11:22:41 AM (No. 1009040)
Good intentions, #46, but they are more likely to sign, date and deposit the check themselves. No way to trace that until you receive the check copy back into your account.
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Reply 49 - Posted by:
PrayerWarrior 12/16/2021 11:31:59 AM (No. 1009049)
Here's an interesting tidbit on the Salvation Army turnaround. On Will Cain's program last night a black sister in Christ, forgot her name, said a friend dropped out of the Salvation Army Church because the Church was becoming WOKE! Now that's probably where the genesis of the CRT started. In the SA Churches and then it spread to the Ministry of the Salvation Army. As we say in our Christian circles, it looks like the devil got in the pulpit.
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Reply 50 - Posted by:
weejun 12/16/2021 12:04:40 PM (No. 1009102)
It would be interesting to find out how much the SA spent to develop this piece of garbage. You know it wasn't written internally: they paid some CRT consulting organization a pretty penny to put their nice brochure together; ergo, this was just another expenditure that doesn't get spent on the needy people. This is another reason why woke, top-heavy charitable organizations are not a good place to donate your money. Agree with many other posters: find a local charity, vet them, and then donate to them.
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Reply 51 - Posted by:
Zigrid 12/16/2021 12:08:34 PM (No. 1009105)
A valuable lesson for both the Salvation Army and WE conservatives...the Salvation Army has learned..."judge not...lest ye be judged"...and conservatives once again walked with their wallets...I tell you folks...fighting with our dollars...U S of course...is the answer to the wokies....they can't function without US...money/wise...and Starbucks lost to Dunkin Doughnuts...and coke and Pepsi lost to Dr. Pepper...walking with our wallets is the answer...
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Reply 52 - Posted by:
FTCM 12/16/2021 12:08:55 PM (No. 1009108)
Looney liberal morons have just destroyed the Salvation Army.
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Reply 53 - Posted by:
SALady 12/16/2021 12:51:03 PM (No. 1009167)
If they had immediately admitted that what they did was racist and evil and wrong, ended it, and fired anyone responsible for it, I might believe that they are genuine.
But instead, they just tried to back pedal, make excuses, and not actually do anything -- all which shows me that they are only sorry that they got caught!!! They went from being a Christian organization doing charitable work to being a woke racist PC group in a matter of minutes. But it will take years for them to recover. Their leaders need to do some serious praying and soul-searching at what their mission truly is!!!
After decades of putting at least $50 in their kettles every Christmas season, they didn't see a penny from me this year.
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Reply 54 - Posted by:
DVC 12/16/2021 1:21:55 PM (No. 1009210)
I gave them a $5 bill twice this season before this came out. Not one red cent less, and I'm sticking to that until I hear of some folks at the top being fired and a heartfelt official apology.
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Reply 55 - Posted by:
Biggun 12/16/2021 3:02:56 PM (No. 1009336)
Dear Ramona (#46): Your unsigned check will be forwarded to Adam Schiff will sign and date it for you.
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Reply 56 - Posted by:
TurtleDove 12/16/2021 3:26:44 PM (No. 1009363)
I'm curious, has the woke idiot who put that out there been removed from their position yet?
Not that it will make any difference, they are FOREVER OFF my donation list.
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One of the places where there was always a kettle was at our Supermarket in the neighborhood, it isn’t there this year… nor is there a kettle anywhere to be seen around here.
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Reply 58 - Posted by:
RedWhite&Blue2 12/16/2021 4:42:02 PM (No. 1009403)
I walk past them and ignore them.
That army needs salvation from ITSELF.
Go woke go broke, dumbasses!
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Reply 59 - Posted by:
Faithfully 12/16/2021 6:32:12 PM (No. 1009487)
This hits close to home as my Father's family were generational Salvationists from England. These humble people are still doing good field work for destitute, desperate souls. The enemy wants to destroy all that is good in our world. Let us find out who is putting the pressure on the S.A. Please do not give up on this charity at Christmas time.
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Reply 60 - Posted by:
Omen55 12/16/2021 6:39:49 PM (No. 1009496)
This army must stage a coup.
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Reply 61 - Posted by:
Citoyen 12/16/2021 7:29:51 PM (No. 1009521)
While I am offended by the "woke" nonsense this organization chooses to embrace I still drop in a couple of bucks when I encounter a bill ringer. These people had nothing to do with what the big wigs are promoting. I'm sure that whatever is collected is well spent. Were I a more substantial donor I would no longer contribute after sending an angry letter to those in charge. Pernicious foolishness must be punished.
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Reply 62 - Posted by:
msavalla 12/16/2021 7:36:08 PM (No. 1009526)
Exactly what should happen to every communist left headed woke organization.
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