Kresťanský pastor nazval obrady Arapaho ‚uctievaním modly.‘ Teraz kmeň chce, aby jej cirkev zmizlapreložené

ARAPAHOE, Wyo (AP) – Každú nedeľu ráno sa v rezervácii Wind River zhromažďujú členovia zhromaždenia v kostole Foundations for Nations, aby sa modlili, zatiaľ čo demonštranti vonku robia to isté.

Tieto dva rituály sa odvíjali paralelne, odkedy pastorka kresťanskej cirkvi Sarah Lucasová kázala kázeň odsudzujúcu obradné spôsoby Arapaho.

The Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes that share the reservation have made clear that Lucas is no longer welcome. Lucas, who is not Native American but owns the land under her church, says she isn’t going anywhere. The standoff tests the boundaries of religious freedom and the right of a tribal nation to govern according to its own values and protocols.

The conflict stems from a video that circulated in July as Arapaho people surfaced from their weeklong sundance ceremony. In it, Lucas called that cornerstone of Arapaho spiritual life “idol worship.”

“Jesus is the chain breaker. He is the only God that we should be praying to,” Lucas said.

Lucas says her words reflect her interpretation of the Bible and are constitutionally protected. Many Arapaho people say she took aim at something central to who they are, reopening wounds from a not-so-distant…