My church is debating whether to pay reparations to descendants of enslaved people who built our sanctuary, and some congregants are saying we should focus on current members' needs instead of historical debts.
More people experience this than they realize.
The call for repair threatens institutional identity built on narratives of benevolence rather than harm.
“Where Are You with Reparations — the philosophical case?”
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