SLC Times

Officials of the Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City is located at 438 S. 900 West. It has 20 advisory board members.

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Salvation Army Salt Lake City Advisory Board

Advisory Panel member	Affiliated Business, if Available
Belia Paz	N/A
Carlos Baez	N/A
Caster Williams	N/A
Catherine Bishop	N/A
Chuck Baker	N/A
Jarum Stone	Your Employment Solution
Jennifer Seltzer-Stitt	Salt Lake Community College
Jim Karper	N/A
Kerry Owen	N/A
Lori Midgley	SHEROS United
Maria Sweeten	Neighborhood House
Maureen Richardson	N/A
Mike Fisher	N/A
Mindy Young	N/A
Paula Brog	Brog Coffee
Pat Holmes	Visit Salt Lake
Roland Radack	N/A
Thomas Mathews	N/A
Rob Lawler	N/A
Tiffany Lawler	N/A

Source: Metric Media News Service