And thanks - didn't know it was Hungarian. I thought they were kind of cool? But I'm admittedly not a huge fan of choir music.
He said their school was founded in 1557, wow, but then he says, "America was empty that period," which is a very different unhappy sort of wow, erasing indigenous peoples. Did anyone in the church follow up with him on that afterward? Seems like a good teachable moment.
I had exactly the same reaction. I didn't get past the intermission on Youtube, and didn't attend in person - so have no idea if anyone followed up. But I thought the same thing, also...historically? The Americas were colonized in 1492. And the Vikings came over prior to that. Hardly empty. Actually I think there were more people in the Americas than there were in Hungary. They just weren't necessarily Christian.
Knowing my church as well as I do? My guess is that yes, someone mentioned it to them afterwards. My church makes a point of mentioning that the church is on Native American land and lists them by name. So I'd be really surprised if someone didn't, quietly afterwards. OTOH - they have a tendency towards passive-aggressive behavior - so I honestly don't know. I wasn't there - but I would have.
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Date: 2025-04-27 09:56 pm (UTC)And thanks - didn't know it was Hungarian. I thought they were kind of cool? But I'm admittedly not a huge fan of choir music.
He said their school was founded in 1557, wow, but then he says, "America was empty that period," which is a very different unhappy sort of wow, erasing indigenous peoples. Did anyone in the church follow up with him on that afterward? Seems like a good teachable moment.
I had exactly the same reaction. I didn't get past the intermission on Youtube, and didn't attend in person - so have no idea if anyone followed up. But I thought the same thing, also...historically? The Americas were colonized in 1492. And the Vikings came over prior to that. Hardly empty. Actually I think there were more people in the Americas than there were in Hungary. They just weren't necessarily Christian.
Knowing my church as well as I do? My guess is that yes, someone mentioned it to them afterwards.
My church makes a point of mentioning that the church is on Native American land and lists them by name. So I'd be really surprised if someone didn't, quietly afterwards. OTOH - they have a tendency towards passive-aggressive behavior - so I honestly don't know. I wasn't there - but I would have.