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Rae Twofeathers
Sometimes they sound careful and sincere, but disconnected from any change in power, money, or relationship. I am wondering whether anyone has seen a church move beyond symbolic gestures in a meaningful way.
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I'm Indigenous and church land acknowledgments often feel thin to me
Sometimes they sound careful and sincere, but disconnected from any change in power, money, or relationship. I am wondering whether anyone has seen a church move beyond symbolic gestures in a meaningful way.
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Jonah Mills
What helps me is when the room stays concrete and does not ask harmed people to make everyone else comfortable.
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Elena Torres
I trust communities more when they can name power, repair, and consequences instead of stopping at language.
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Elena Torres
The pace matters. People need room to tell the truth without immediately being managed.
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