“…I hope that the prayers and litanies will be boldly grounded in true liberating theology, not in white comfort, and with Black authorship; that the financial support to the memorial is substantial and recorded transparently as a step of accountability…”

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This resolution is necessary and powerful – and it is only one piece of a much larger transformation that must take place in order to build true healing and accountability to the ongoing dominance of white supremacy in the ELCA. I hope that the prayers and litanies will be boldly grounded in true liberating theology, not in white comfort, and with Black authorship; that the financial support to the memorial is substantial and recorded transparently as a step of accountability; that reconciliation procedures be concrete and likewise transparently shared as a step of accountability.