A newsgroup friend wrote:

I am profoundly sorry for my race’s treatment of yours in the past. I am also deeply sorry for the current predicament most of your people are in now. I wish I knew what I could do about it.

My response:

Ditto.

I was privileged about a decade ago to speak to a couple of Christian aborigines’ conferences. One was large, at PortAugusta: more than 800 people present…

I learned through those, and other experiences with aboriginal people, that the best thing for white Christians (and others, of course) to do is personally *befriend* some of them. This is an empowering experience for them.

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Shalom!

Rowland Croucher