Indy Standard

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

The Salvation Army of Indiana 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 Indiana is located at 6060 Castleway West Drive. It has 34 advisory board members.

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Salvation Army Indianapolis Advisory Board

Advisory Panel member	Affiliated Business, if Available
Karen Burns	N/A
Jacquelyn Clency	N/A
Carl Heckman	N/A
John Bartholmew	N/A
Molly Puga	N/A
Christopher Faulds	N/A
Darrin Boyd	N/A
W. Robert Echols	N/A
William Ervin	N/A
Mary Bolk	N/A
Jim Brantley	N/A
Rush Yelverton	N/A
Kim Brand	N/A
Jay Brill	N/A
Scott Dowling	N/A
Thomas Fisher	N/A
Bruce Glor	N/A
Jeffrey Horwitz	N/A
Wade LaRoche	N/A
Ted Mau	N/A
Thomas Maurath	N/A
William Murphy	N/A
Willie Neal	N/A
Diane Nichols	N/A
Carol Orbison	N/A
Dana Randall	N/A
James Riley	N/A
Lesley Stoeffler	N/A
Cameron Radford	N/A
Michael Halstead	N/A
Chuck Lofton	N/A
Nancy Ahlrichs	N/A
G. Donald Steel	N/A
James D. Blythe II	N/A

Source: Metric Media News Service