Reclamation Faith
Reclamation is all about helping spiritually displaced people reclaim their role in God's story. This project explores, through conversation and storytelling, faith on the margins of or completely removed from traditional religious institutions.
Reclamation Faith
48. Keeping Secrets: Why Churches Bury Painful Truths
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Josh + Alison Raskin
In this week's episode, Josh and Alison discuss the idea of secrecy, and the ramifications of when secrecy is weaponized to protect the powerful at the expense of those who have been harmed or victimized in institutional religion. While we only scratch the surface, we reflect on why churches choose to keep secrets, how they justify those decisions, and how we can begin to seek healing and helping in response to this problem.