Promoting Charity with the King of Kings, Not Kendi

Those red kettles aren’t doing as much jingling these days. The Salvation Army, long known for its good work for the poor, particularly at Christmastime when volunteers ring bells outside stores of all kinds, is facing a dire shortage of donations and help all across the country. While the organization is attempting to deflect blame onto pandemic fatigue and economic uncertainty, the catastrophic drop is almost certainly due to the revelation that the organization had begun an “anti-racism” training that echoes the worst of critical race theory and its popularizers such as Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo. The Salvation Army would have been better served if they had said no to the woke brigades and looked instead at its own roots and also another English Victorian tradition. I refer of course to Boxing Day, celebrated on the day after Christmas, which teaches that those who have been given much should also give much to those with less. Read Full Article »