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225<p style="padding-left: 40px;">♦ We believe Black Lives Matter. Further still, Black Lives are precious and beloved by God. We are a church shaped by this profound theological statement. Until this is fully understood and expressed in the policies and practices of this nation’s political and social life, it is essential for people of faith to keep saying, and living, this truth.</p>
226<p style="padding-left: 40px;">♦ We believe no human being is “illegal,” and as a Sanctuary Church, we fully welcome and support people of all immigration statuses.</p>
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230<p style="padding-left: 40px;">♦ We value people for who they are and not for their role in an economy where wealth accumulates and people struggle to live.</p>
231<p style="padding-left: 40px;">♦ We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional land of the Piscataway, Anacostan, and Nacotchtank Peoples past and present, and honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations. We believe that the earth is sacred and that we must continue to learn how to be better caretakers of the land we inhabit.</p>
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234<p>We believe that Jesus identifies particularly with oppressed and marginalized people and invites us into radically inclusive community. As a historically white church with the sacred gift of now being a multiracial Christian community, we hear the clarion call to engage in the active and disruptive work of anti-racism and decolonization, both within ourselves and in the world. Ultimately, we commit to this labor as a <em>joyful</em> act of discipleship that leads us ever deeper into the Gospel of liberation and life.</p>
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