If the Land Was Stolen, Give It Back
Words are cheap. Deeds are not.
Brian C. Joondeph | July 6, 2026
Recently, I was invited to attend a Sunday service at a Methodist church rather than my regular church.
The congregation was small, perhaps a few dozen people. Before the service began, the pastor introduced herself, shared her preferred pronouns, and then solemnly informed us that we were gathered on stolen land.
The land, she explained, once belonged to Native American tribes that lived in the area long before Denver existed.
I sat quietly and listened. Then a simple question occurred to me.
If the land was stolen, why are we still sitting on it? To my knowledge, the church owns the valuable piece of property in an upscale Denver neighborhood.
If I knowingly occupy stolen property, I have a moral obligation to return it to its rightful owner. Merely acknowledging that it was stolen does not absolve me of responsibility.
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