Christie Love
@christielove.bsky.social
Rev. Dr. Religious Trauma Researcher and Theologian. Trauma-Informed Church Advocate, Co-Founder of The Faith and Trauma Center, Ministry Innovation Leader, Author, Ordained Disciples of Christ Progressive Pastor in the PNW.
Some days chocolate for dinner is the healthiest way to cope with the world… today is one of those days.
August 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Some days chocolate for dinner is the healthiest way to cope with the world… today is one of those days.
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When church is no longer a refuge. Great reporting by @jackjenkins.me religionnews.com/2025/08/04/w...
'This is domestic terror': Shaken by ICE raids, pastors rethink ministries
(RNS) — The fear of raids has pushed some congregations back to pandemic-era worship strategies.
religionnews.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
When church is no longer a refuge. Great reporting by @jackjenkins.me religionnews.com/2025/08/04/w...
Sacred spaces can cause trauma both by their words and actions, AND by their silence and compliance with systems of injustice and oppression.
August 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Sacred spaces can cause trauma both by their words and actions, AND by their silence and compliance with systems of injustice and oppression.
It shouldn't have to happen to you for it to matter to you!
August 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It shouldn't have to happen to you for it to matter to you!
I am excited about this event today!
August 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I am excited about this event today!
In these dark, divided days resistance is in the small things. Beauty is resistance. Joy is resistance. Rest is resistance. Friendship is resistance. Community is resistance. Find ways to care for yourself, your people, and your soul in the face of constant triggers. ❤️
August 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
In these dark, divided days resistance is in the small things. Beauty is resistance. Joy is resistance. Rest is resistance. Friendship is resistance. Community is resistance. Find ways to care for yourself, your people, and your soul in the face of constant triggers. ❤️
Compassion. Empathy. Kindness. Care. Concern. Love.
August 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Compassion. Empathy. Kindness. Care. Concern. Love.
The brand new Faith and Trauma Center website, podcast, and resource site launched this morning! I could not be more excited about this rebrand on the work we have been doing! Check it out at www.faithandtraumacenter.org
Faith and Trauma Center
www.faithandtraumacenter.org
August 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The brand new Faith and Trauma Center website, podcast, and resource site launched this morning! I could not be more excited about this rebrand on the work we have been doing! Check it out at www.faithandtraumacenter.org
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If you take one thing away from today, let it be that we outnumber them.
June 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you take one thing away from today, let it be that we outnumber them.
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Stop. We're not rioting here in Los Angeles. Trump isn't removing criminals. He's scooping up our friends and neighbors and denying them due process. We're protecting them with our bodies and making it difficult for ICE to commit these crimes. There is a difference.
June 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Stop. We're not rioting here in Los Angeles. Trump isn't removing criminals. He's scooping up our friends and neighbors and denying them due process. We're protecting them with our bodies and making it difficult for ICE to commit these crimes. There is a difference.
My whole heart and mind are with those peacefully protesting for justice, dignity, and due process in Los Angeles tonight. 💔
June 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
My whole heart and mind are with those peacefully protesting for justice, dignity, and due process in Los Angeles tonight. 💔
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"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
May 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
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"Let us be enraged about injustice, but let us not be destroyed by it." Bayard Rustin, To the House of Representatives (1969)
June 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Let us be enraged about injustice, but let us not be destroyed by it." Bayard Rustin, To the House of Representatives (1969)
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One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the false narrative that we should be more concerned about a poor person misusing the welfare system or an immigrant being here illegally than we are about the ultra wealthy abusing the system and cruel people having unchecked power over all of us.
June 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the false narrative that we should be more concerned about a poor person misusing the welfare system or an immigrant being here illegally than we are about the ultra wealthy abusing the system and cruel people having unchecked power over all of us.
I love learning about innovative solutions that incorporate research of trauma healing. Check out this unique court-ordered theatre program for juvenile offenders in Boston. Shakespeare in the Courts - Shakespeare & Company
Shakespeare in the Courts - Shakespeare & Company
An innovative, effective, and action-oriented program in Berkshire County.
shakespeare.org
June 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I love learning about innovative solutions that incorporate research of trauma healing. Check out this unique court-ordered theatre program for juvenile offenders in Boston. Shakespeare in the Courts - Shakespeare & Company
Why growing up in a faith-filled home can be traumatic for some: "Many highly religious parents sanctify their role as parents... they see parenting as a sacred duty, with religious beliefs and values as among the most important... to be transmitted..." via The Psychology of Religion Textbook pg 117
June 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Why growing up in a faith-filled home can be traumatic for some: "Many highly religious parents sanctify their role as parents... they see parenting as a sacred duty, with religious beliefs and values as among the most important... to be transmitted..." via The Psychology of Religion Textbook pg 117
“…thousands of churches across the United States are closing their doors. These empty churches are leaving a profound void in communities in a time when America faces a crisis of connection.”
www.philanthropy.com/commons/chur...
www.philanthropy.com/commons/chur...
15,000 Churches Will Close This Year. Each Is an Opportunity to Spark Community.
In Appalachia, a church donated its building to 30 community organizations — one example of how faith-based organizations are transforming their spaces to meet the needs of their communities.
www.philanthropy.com
June 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
“…thousands of churches across the United States are closing their doors. These empty churches are leaving a profound void in communities in a time when America faces a crisis of connection.”
www.philanthropy.com/commons/chur...
www.philanthropy.com/commons/chur...
YES!!!!!! I saw this everyday doing work with the unsheltered in the Bible belt. Almost every unhoused youth I worked with was queer and forced to leave their living situation out of judgement and rejection clothed in "tough love" language. Disgusting!
Grateful for your voice in this issue!
Grateful for your voice in this issue!
This Pride Month, we Christians must reckon with one way we have caused and perpetuated the crisis of youth homelessness: by exiling our LGBTQIA+ children.
Last year, I wrote this open letter to those who do so.
I fear it's even more relevant this year.
kevinmnye.substack.com/p/pride-prej...
Last year, I wrote this open letter to those who do so.
I fear it's even more relevant this year.
kevinmnye.substack.com/p/pride-prej...
Pride, Prejudice, and Homelessness
An open letter to religious parents who exile their LGBTQIA+ kids
kevinmnye.substack.com
June 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
YES!!!!!! I saw this everyday doing work with the unsheltered in the Bible belt. Almost every unhoused youth I worked with was queer and forced to leave their living situation out of judgement and rejection clothed in "tough love" language. Disgusting!
Grateful for your voice in this issue!
Grateful for your voice in this issue!
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Sign the pledge here:
Add your name: Faith communities recommit to pride >>
2025 Pride will test the courage of our nation. As people of faith, we approach Pride Month this year recognizing the extreme challenges faced by many within the LGBTQ+ community.
secure.everyaction.com
June 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sign the pledge here:
Happy Pride Month, Y'all! May all feel seen, loved, valued, and accepted for who they are. May all find places and people who make them feel safe and comfortable to be themselves each day! May all feel the voices and actions of many continuing to call for justice in the face of cruel policies. 🏳️🌈
June 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Happy Pride Month, Y'all! May all feel seen, loved, valued, and accepted for who they are. May all find places and people who make them feel safe and comfortable to be themselves each day! May all feel the voices and actions of many continuing to call for justice in the face of cruel policies. 🏳️🌈
Just added this book to my reading list after reading a book review that a friend sent me. a.co/d/5bCUJxQ Excited to add it to my collection!
Sex Is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary
Sex Is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary
a.co
June 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Just added this book to my reading list after reading a book review that a friend sent me. a.co/d/5bCUJxQ Excited to add it to my collection!
I’ve been following this story for a while. Sadly, not surprised by this development.
“US Department of Justice sues Idaho town over zoning denial for Christ Church”
“US Department of Justice sues Idaho town over zoning denial for Christ Church”
US Department of Justice sues Idaho town over zoning denial for Christ Church
The federal government is suing a small Idaho town for denying a conditional use permit to let a far-right, evangelical church hold services in its downtown.
www.idahostatejournal.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I’ve been following this story for a while. Sadly, not surprised by this development.
“US Department of Justice sues Idaho town over zoning denial for Christ Church”
“US Department of Justice sues Idaho town over zoning denial for Christ Church”
Brought some of my favorite coffee mugs to the NAMI WALK today to help raise awareness for mental health and share religious trauma resources.
Including my table flipping Jesus mug from the @nakedpastor.bsky.social !!!
Including my table flipping Jesus mug from the @nakedpastor.bsky.social !!!
May 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Brought some of my favorite coffee mugs to the NAMI WALK today to help raise awareness for mental health and share religious trauma resources.
Including my table flipping Jesus mug from the @nakedpastor.bsky.social !!!
Including my table flipping Jesus mug from the @nakedpastor.bsky.social !!!
Our Yakima Immigration Response network Faith workgroup has been surveying local faith communities to ask how they would be willing to help with a rapid response to the needs of neighbors if necessary. Local faith leaders, reach out to request a survey.
www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/g...
www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/g...
Yakima ends up on federal list of 'sanctuary' cities, though county doesn't
The Yakima City Council has never voted to make the city a “sanctuary city.” In 2017, the Yakima City Council voted against a “welcoming city” resolution.
www.yakimaherald.com
May 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Our Yakima Immigration Response network Faith workgroup has been surveying local faith communities to ask how they would be willing to help with a rapid response to the needs of neighbors if necessary. Local faith leaders, reach out to request a survey.
www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/g...
www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/g...
Interesting resources from Safe Havens to equip faith communities/pastors to respond to domestic violence and elder abuse:
Resources | Safe Havens
Learn about our different project areas and then dive into exploring our resources for each project.
www.interfaithpartners.org
May 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Interesting resources from Safe Havens to equip faith communities/pastors to respond to domestic violence and elder abuse: