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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Is anyone arguing a lot Indigenous folks weren't indoctrinated? That was the whole point of residential schools. Assimilate them into white European culture and Christianity. It was grotesque.
Your (an others) argument is that you'd boldly tell these people that the religion they follow currently was forced down the throats of their ancestors, and therefore they should leave this religion immediately. Also, the institution itself that they follow is responsible for untold evil from ancient history until now.
Unless this group that was indoctrinated or descended from indoctrinated ancestors realize this on their own, you won't change their mind. And isn't trying to do so the same as trying to convert them? Which is part of the vicious circle?
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I didn't specifically say that, my comment about stopping supporting the church by giving them money every Sunday was because the person in the article specifically said they suspected the Church wasn't taking responsibility because it would cost them money. So I proposed speaking in a language the church understands...money. And it was directed at everyone who hands them dollars, not Indigenous specifically.
You want to do something personally? Move to a Church that shows some compassion. Or you can ignore that, and keep giving them money to abuse people(and I don't mean you specifically, unless you go to a Catholic Church, then yes, I do mean you specifically).