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Feb 8, 2026 33 min

The Stones That Testify

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Speaker & Worship Leader:- Keola Whittaker Instead of preaching about queer folks as people who need support, I’m inverting it to what can queer and trans people teach the rest of us about being fully human? Especially now, when authoritarianism and even AI are trying to flatten us all into simple categories. I’ll be weaving in the story of the Kapaemahu stones in Waikiki – four healing stones connected to mahu (Hawaiian gender-diverse) practitioners that were literally buried under concrete for decades and then uncovered in the 90s. Recorded @ Auckland Unitarian Church 8 February 2026 For more information see:- https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/the-stones-that-testify/ 00:00 Titles 00:31 Prelude 03:15 Welcome 04:06 Opening Words 05:29 Chalice Lighting 06:17 Covenant 06:53 Joys and Concerns 08:12 Reading 10:12 The Stones That Testify 27:18 Rainbow Cake Communion 29:16 Closing Words 30:27 Extinguishing the Chalice 31:09 Meditation / Discussion Questions

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