What is The Salvation Army?
2 COMMENT AND CONTENTS • WAR CRY • 26 October 2019
The Salvation Army is a Christian church and registered charity providing services in the community, particularly to those who are vulnerable and marginalised. Motivated by our Christian faith, we offer practical support and services in more than 700 centres throughout the UK to all who need them, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. To find your nearest centre visit salvationarmy.org.uk/find-a-church
From the editor’s desk THE result was Bulgaria 0 England 6 – but the headlines the next day were not about the score or the playing prowess of the Three Lions. Instead it was the behaviour of some of the home supporters that drew comment and widespread condemnation. Last week, a Euro 2020 qualifier came close to being called off after it was stopped twice in the first half because Bulgarian supporters were racially abusing the England players. Warnings were given over the public address system about the potential consequences of the abuse. Later in the week, the president of the Bulgaria Football Union resigned. In this week’s War Cry, Ben Lindsay, an activist who fights against injustice, talks about how he is frustrated by racism. He says: ‘Racism is more than overt name calling. It’s covert and it’s structural.’ He points out that a government report identified that black people fared worse in education, employment, mental health, social housing and the criminal justice system. Ben’s interview comes as October’s Black History Month draws to a close. It is a time when the culture and contributions of Black African and Caribbean people to the world are taught and celebrated. It is an initiative that Ben fully supports. ‘As a kid, I wasn’t told anything about African or Caribbean history at school,’ he tells us, adding: ‘Our history didn’t start in the 1600s with slavery.’ Ignorance often feeds hatred and discrimination. For tolerance, understanding and acceptance to grow within a multicultural society, more needs to be done to expand people’s knowledge of all the cultures that surround them. That is why Black History Month is important for everyone, regardless of their own ethnicity. We need to understand others if we are to discover and enjoy the diversity that makes up our society. It is the only way our differences can be celebrated, nurtured and treasured.
What is the War Cry? The Salvation Army first published a newspaper called the War Cry in London in December 1879, and we have continued to appear every week since then. Our name refers to our battle for people’s hearts and souls as we promote the positive impact of the Christian faith and The Salvation Army’s fight for greater social justice.
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