by Vance Blackfox | Oct 13, 2022 | Opinion
I have been practicing the ritual of land acknowledgement for many years, like many other Indigenous people. It is a ritual that has become normal and necessary as we either introduce ourselves in group settings or as we begin meetings or gatherings in more formal...
by D. Steven Porter | Oct 12, 2022 | Opinion
The movement to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day challenges Christians like me to confront my own faith tradition’s complex history and, at times, complicity with empire. As a student of and participant in Christian mission, I feel that burden acutely; but I also...
by Jessica Banninga | Oct 11, 2022 | Opinion
Truth comes before reconciliation. These words have become ingrained in my mind after hosting and attending our Canadian Baptist families’ second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation online event. On Friday, Sept. 30, over 350 Baptists from the five time zones...
by Machaela Murrell | Oct 10, 2022 | Opinion
Who first discovered America? If you grew up being taught the traditional form of American history, your answer is probably Christopher Columbus. The common narrative is that the Italian explorer discovered America in 1492. In reality, the land had been inhabited for...
by Starlette Thomas | Oct 11, 2021 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The calendar on my iPhone now has two holidays listed on the same day. Monday, Oct. 11 is both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. I choose not to celebrate the former for his attempted genocide of the latter. I’m bursting awkward silence conversation bubbles...
