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Tell us about past events

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There is no good way to talk about what is very hard to hear. And yet it's crucial to say it. It’s crucial to put the truth out there for anyone willing to ask: "Tell us about past events, so that we can reflect on them and understand their consequences. So we can choose a different way."

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Saint George and the Dragon: This medieval painting shows a white-skinned knight on horseback, slaying a dragon, to the delight of a white-skinned damsel in distress.
“The Christians of the South adopted a beguiling code of ‘chivalry’ drawn from fictional accounts of the Dark Ages. They promoted as biblical a view of women heavily influenced by Arthurian romance novels.” – We Confess

Jesus, white men and me

"White men are not the secret weapon (to dismantling injustice in the church and beyond) ... but Jesus is."

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Why now?

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We Confess! The Civil War, the South, and the Church - Q&A 5 Why now? Why do you think God gave you this message now? We’re in the midst of…

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