Chris Crawford
@crawfordstuff.bsky.social
Policy Strategist at Protect Democracy. Co-author of the Faith in Elections Playbook.
Today is my last full day at @protectdemocracy.org. Thank you, PD, for everything! And thank you to all of the amazing patriotic people across the country who have partnered with us during my time here. I've learned so much from you.
New adventures ahead! More soon!
New adventures ahead! More soon!
June 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Today is my last full day at @protectdemocracy.org. Thank you, PD, for everything! And thank you to all of the amazing patriotic people across the country who have partnered with us during my time here. I've learned so much from you.
New adventures ahead! More soon!
New adventures ahead! More soon!
I asked Chat GPT to provide a fact check and analysis of two separate pieces of writing today, and twice it confirmed that it has no idea that Pope Leo exists.
May 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I asked Chat GPT to provide a fact check and analysis of two separate pieces of writing today, and twice it confirmed that it has no idea that Pope Leo exists.
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We are horrified, angry, and heartbroken over the murders of two Israeli Embassy staff members in DC last night. Antisemitic hate inevitably leads to antisemitic violence and everyone has an obligation to speak out.
May 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
We are horrified, angry, and heartbroken over the murders of two Israeli Embassy staff members in DC last night. Antisemitic hate inevitably leads to antisemitic violence and everyone has an obligation to speak out.
In the early days of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has shown a strong emphasis on unity, and his framework for unity is so rich.
"Now is the time for dialogue and building bridges."
www.osvnews.com/pope-leos-ad...
"Now is the time for dialogue and building bridges."
www.osvnews.com/pope-leos-ad...
Pope Leo’s address to representatives of other churches and religions: Full text - OSV News
(OSV News) -- This is the full text of the address given by Pope Leo XIV May 19, 2025 to the representatives of other churches and ecclesial communities and of other religions who had gathered in Rome...
www.osvnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In the early days of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has shown a strong emphasis on unity, and his framework for unity is so rich.
"Now is the time for dialogue and building bridges."
www.osvnews.com/pope-leos-ad...
"Now is the time for dialogue and building bridges."
www.osvnews.com/pope-leos-ad...
"Not a Homily", 5th Sunday of Easter: As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.
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Not a Homily: 5th Sunday of Easter; May 18, 2025
Link to Readings
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May 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"Not a Homily", 5th Sunday of Easter: As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.
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We just released two new #FaithfulFight toolkits providing inspirational stories and concrete ways that faith communities can take action to counter authoritarianism.
1️⃣ Practicing noncooperation and civil disobedience - protdem.org/noncoop
2️⃣ Protecting government of the people - protdem.org/people
1️⃣ Practicing noncooperation and civil disobedience - protdem.org/noncoop
2️⃣ Protecting government of the people - protdem.org/people
May 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We just released two new #FaithfulFight toolkits providing inspirational stories and concrete ways that faith communities can take action to counter authoritarianism.
1️⃣ Practicing noncooperation and civil disobedience - protdem.org/noncoop
2️⃣ Protecting government of the people - protdem.org/people
1️⃣ Practicing noncooperation and civil disobedience - protdem.org/noncoop
2️⃣ Protecting government of the people - protdem.org/people
Today @protectdemocracy.org is releasing TWO #FaithfulFight toolkits!
🟢 Maggie Siddiqi of @interfaithalliance.org on how to protect government of the people.
🟢 @mariajstephan.bsky.social and Rev. Stephen Green on noncooperation and civil disobedience.
protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
🟢 Maggie Siddiqi of @interfaithalliance.org on how to protect government of the people.
🟢 @mariajstephan.bsky.social and Rev. Stephen Green on noncooperation and civil disobedience.
protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
The Faithful Fight: Toolkits for countering authoritarianism - Protect Democracy
The Faithful Fight brings together strategies from religious leaders across denominations to help communities mobilize against authoritarian actions.
protectdemocracy.org
May 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Today @protectdemocracy.org is releasing TWO #FaithfulFight toolkits!
🟢 Maggie Siddiqi of @interfaithalliance.org on how to protect government of the people.
🟢 @mariajstephan.bsky.social and Rev. Stephen Green on noncooperation and civil disobedience.
protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
🟢 Maggie Siddiqi of @interfaithalliance.org on how to protect government of the people.
🟢 @mariajstephan.bsky.social and Rev. Stephen Green on noncooperation and civil disobedience.
protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
Due to ICE enforcement in Nashville, "no Catholic is obligated to attend Mass on Sunday if doing so puts their safety at risk."
www.nashvillecatholic.org/news/posts/s...
www.nashvillecatholic.org/news/posts/s...
Statement in Response to Immigration Enforcement Activities in Nashville
The Diocese of Nashville released a statement in response to the immigration enforcement activities in Nashville.
www.nashvillecatholic.org
May 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Due to ICE enforcement in Nashville, "no Catholic is obligated to attend Mass on Sunday if doing so puts their safety at risk."
www.nashvillecatholic.org/news/posts/s...
www.nashvillecatholic.org/news/posts/s...
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NEW TODAY: Two toolkits out as part of our #FaithfulFight series.
1️⃣ Providing and advocating for mutual aid by @shaillybarnes.bsky.social of @kairoscenter.org
protdem.org/mutual
2️⃣ Welcoming the Stranger, protecting immigrants & refugees by Tamara Upfal of @the-rac.bsky.social
protdem.org/welcome
1️⃣ Providing and advocating for mutual aid by @shaillybarnes.bsky.social of @kairoscenter.org
protdem.org/mutual
2️⃣ Welcoming the Stranger, protecting immigrants & refugees by Tamara Upfal of @the-rac.bsky.social
protdem.org/welcome
May 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NEW TODAY: Two toolkits out as part of our #FaithfulFight series.
1️⃣ Providing and advocating for mutual aid by @shaillybarnes.bsky.social of @kairoscenter.org
protdem.org/mutual
2️⃣ Welcoming the Stranger, protecting immigrants & refugees by Tamara Upfal of @the-rac.bsky.social
protdem.org/welcome
1️⃣ Providing and advocating for mutual aid by @shaillybarnes.bsky.social of @kairoscenter.org
protdem.org/mutual
2️⃣ Welcoming the Stranger, protecting immigrants & refugees by Tamara Upfal of @the-rac.bsky.social
protdem.org/welcome
In ANOTHER (!) Faithful Fight toolkit from @protectdemocracy.org and Horizons Project @mariajstephan.bsky.social , @shaillybarnes.bsky.social of @kairoscenter.org writes how to provide for unmet needs and build power. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
The Faithful Fight Toolkit: Providing and advocating for mutual aid - Protect Democracy
To counter authoritarian actions, faith-based organizations can build networks of mutual aid and support. This toolkit shows how.
protectdemocracy.org
May 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In ANOTHER (!) Faithful Fight toolkit from @protectdemocracy.org and Horizons Project @mariajstephan.bsky.social , @shaillybarnes.bsky.social of @kairoscenter.org writes how to provide for unmet needs and build power. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
NEW TOOLKIT from @protectdemocracy.org and Horizons Project: Welcoming the Stranger!
Faith leaders can respond by advocating, speaking out, working with local leaders, & providing moral leadership. @the-rac.bsky.social provides a toolkit on how to take action. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
Faith leaders can respond by advocating, speaking out, working with local leaders, & providing moral leadership. @the-rac.bsky.social provides a toolkit on how to take action. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
The Faithful Fight Toolkit: Welcoming the Stranger - Protect Democracy
The frequency and intensity of attacks on immigrants are designed to overwhelm us and make us feel powerless. But we are not powerless. We are pushing back – and protecting our neighbors.
protectdemocracy.org
May 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NEW TOOLKIT from @protectdemocracy.org and Horizons Project: Welcoming the Stranger!
Faith leaders can respond by advocating, speaking out, working with local leaders, & providing moral leadership. @the-rac.bsky.social provides a toolkit on how to take action. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
Faith leaders can respond by advocating, speaking out, working with local leaders, & providing moral leadership. @the-rac.bsky.social provides a toolkit on how to take action. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
Love this.
"And I enjoy the city, above and below, the streets, piazzas, taverns, and a pizza eaten on an outside table, which has quite a different flavor from the one that's delivered to you: I'm a citizen at heart."
"And I enjoy the city, above and below, the streets, piazzas, taverns, and a pizza eaten on an outside table, which has quite a different flavor from the one that's delivered to you: I'm a citizen at heart."
April 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Love this.
"And I enjoy the city, above and below, the streets, piazzas, taverns, and a pizza eaten on an outside table, which has quite a different flavor from the one that's delivered to you: I'm a citizen at heart."
"And I enjoy the city, above and below, the streets, piazzas, taverns, and a pizza eaten on an outside table, which has quite a different flavor from the one that's delivered to you: I'm a citizen at heart."
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In this week’s Faithful Fight toolkit from, Rev. Deth Im of @Faithinaction.bsky.social writes how to organize faith communities for collective action. protectdemocracy.org/work/organiz...
April 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In this week’s Faithful Fight toolkit from, Rev. Deth Im of @Faithinaction.bsky.social writes how to organize faith communities for collective action. protectdemocracy.org/work/organiz...
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I wrote a piece about how we organize and train for collective action in this moment @protectdemocracy.org @chriscrawford.bsky.social @mariajstephan.bsky.social @fianational.bsky.social
The Faithful Fight Toolkit: Organizing and training for collective action protectdemocracy.org/work/organiz...
The Faithful Fight Toolkit: Organizing and training for collective action protectdemocracy.org/work/organiz...
The Faithful Fight Toolkit: Organizing and training for collective action - Protect Democracy
President Trump’s administration acts like he was elected to be a monarch. Each day of his term has felt like a daily assault on vulnerable people. It’s clear the administration’s plan was to overwhel...
protectdemocracy.org
April 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I wrote a piece about how we organize and train for collective action in this moment @protectdemocracy.org @chriscrawford.bsky.social @mariajstephan.bsky.social @fianational.bsky.social
The Faithful Fight Toolkit: Organizing and training for collective action protectdemocracy.org/work/organiz...
The Faithful Fight Toolkit: Organizing and training for collective action protectdemocracy.org/work/organiz...
In today's #FaithfulFight toolkit, @protectdemocracy.org
features Rev. Deth Im of Faith in Action. He outlines the ways that faith-based organizing and training can help communities respond to authoritarian tactics.
protectdemocracy.org/work/organiz...
features Rev. Deth Im of Faith in Action. He outlines the ways that faith-based organizing and training can help communities respond to authoritarian tactics.
protectdemocracy.org/work/organiz...
The Faithful Fight Toolkit: Organizing and training for collective action - Protect Democracy
President Trump’s administration acts like he was elected to be a monarch. Each day of his term has felt like a daily assault on vulnerable people. It’s clear the administration’s plan was to overwhel...
protectdemocracy.org
April 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In today's #FaithfulFight toolkit, @protectdemocracy.org
features Rev. Deth Im of Faith in Action. He outlines the ways that faith-based organizing and training can help communities respond to authoritarian tactics.
protectdemocracy.org/work/organiz...
features Rev. Deth Im of Faith in Action. He outlines the ways that faith-based organizing and training can help communities respond to authoritarian tactics.
protectdemocracy.org/work/organiz...
I am begging you.
April 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I am begging you.
Pope Francis's hospital stay and death had me feeling similarly to when my own grandparents were near the end of their lives. I wrote a reflection on this feeling - and the legacy of Pope Francis - for @sojo.net. sojo.net/articles/opi...
Francis, the Pope for Everyone
In an era of creeping exclusivity and inequality, his vision for the church was radically simple: everyone belongs.
sojo.net
April 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Pope Francis's hospital stay and death had me feeling similarly to when my own grandparents were near the end of their lives. I wrote a reflection on this feeling - and the legacy of Pope Francis - for @sojo.net. sojo.net/articles/opi...
I am grateful to @sojo.net for allowing me to reflect on Pope Francis as part of their memorial coverage.
"In opposing “throwaway” culture, he not only warned us against throwing people aside; he argued that none of us deserve to be discarded."
sojo.net/articles/opi...
"In opposing “throwaway” culture, he not only warned us against throwing people aside; he argued that none of us deserve to be discarded."
sojo.net/articles/opi...
Francis, the Pope for Everyone
In an era of creeping exclusivity and inequality, his vision for the church was radically simple: everyone belongs.
sojo.net
April 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I am grateful to @sojo.net for allowing me to reflect on Pope Francis as part of their memorial coverage.
"In opposing “throwaway” culture, he not only warned us against throwing people aside; he argued that none of us deserve to be discarded."
sojo.net/articles/opi...
"In opposing “throwaway” culture, he not only warned us against throwing people aside; he argued that none of us deserve to be discarded."
sojo.net/articles/opi...
"Todos. Todos. Todos." Everyone.
That is Pope Francis's legacy. He inspired us. He challenged us. He loved us.
Let us pray for him on his journey home.
Give him eternal rest, O Lord.
May light unending shine on him.
Receive his soul, O Holy Ones.
Present him now to God, Most High.
That is Pope Francis's legacy. He inspired us. He challenged us. He loved us.
Let us pray for him on his journey home.
Give him eternal rest, O Lord.
May light unending shine on him.
Receive his soul, O Holy Ones.
Present him now to God, Most High.
April 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
"Todos. Todos. Todos." Everyone.
That is Pope Francis's legacy. He inspired us. He challenged us. He loved us.
Let us pray for him on his journey home.
Give him eternal rest, O Lord.
May light unending shine on him.
Receive his soul, O Holy Ones.
Present him now to God, Most High.
That is Pope Francis's legacy. He inspired us. He challenged us. He loved us.
Let us pray for him on his journey home.
Give him eternal rest, O Lord.
May light unending shine on him.
Receive his soul, O Holy Ones.
Present him now to God, Most High.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social's remarks at the Old North Church last night:
"And once in a great while, someone will light a lantern—or even two—that will shine forth for democratic principles that are under siege, and set the world ablaze."
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-18-2...
"And once in a great while, someone will light a lantern—or even two—that will shine forth for democratic principles that are under siege, and set the world ablaze."
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-18-2...
April 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social's remarks at the Old North Church last night:
"And once in a great while, someone will light a lantern—or even two—that will shine forth for democratic principles that are under siege, and set the world ablaze."
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-18-2...
"And once in a great while, someone will light a lantern—or even two—that will shine forth for democratic principles that are under siege, and set the world ablaze."
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-18-2...
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This toolkit series was developed in partnership with the @horizonsprjt.bsky.social. Get a new #FaithfulFight toolkit in your inbox each week by signing up for updates here: protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
The Faithful Fight: Toolkits for countering authoritarianism - Protect Democracy
The Faithful Fight brings together strategies from religious leaders across denominations to help communities mobilize against authoritarian actions.
protectdemocracy.org
April 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This toolkit series was developed in partnership with the @horizonsprjt.bsky.social. Get a new #FaithfulFight toolkit in your inbox each week by signing up for updates here: protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
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Religious liberty is our First Freedom. In this week’s #FaithfulFight toolkit, @AmandaTylerBJC.bsky.social writes how to protect religious liberty for all Americans, including those whose beliefs differ from our own. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
The Faithful Fight: Defending religious liberty - Protect Democracy
This toolkit shows religious leaders how they can consider religious liberty as they work to protect their communities.
protectdemocracy.org
April 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Religious liberty is our First Freedom. In this week’s #FaithfulFight toolkit, @AmandaTylerBJC.bsky.social writes how to protect religious liberty for all Americans, including those whose beliefs differ from our own. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
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How can we defend our religious liberty?
@amandatylerbjc.bsky.social teamed up with @protectdemocracy.org to answer that very question through the Faithful Fight toolkit.
You can find the toolkit in full at protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
@amandatylerbjc.bsky.social teamed up with @protectdemocracy.org to answer that very question through the Faithful Fight toolkit.
You can find the toolkit in full at protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
April 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
How can we defend our religious liberty?
@amandatylerbjc.bsky.social teamed up with @protectdemocracy.org to answer that very question through the Faithful Fight toolkit.
You can find the toolkit in full at protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
@amandatylerbjc.bsky.social teamed up with @protectdemocracy.org to answer that very question through the Faithful Fight toolkit.
You can find the toolkit in full at protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
In this week's #FaithfulFight toolkit from
@protectdemocracy.org, @amandatylerbjc.bsky.social @bjconthehill.bsky.social outlines the ways that we can defend religious liberty at this moment. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
@protectdemocracy.org, @amandatylerbjc.bsky.social @bjconthehill.bsky.social outlines the ways that we can defend religious liberty at this moment. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
The Faithful Fight: Defending religious liberty - Protect Democracy
This toolkit shows religious leaders how they can consider religious liberty as they work to protect their communities.
protectdemocracy.org
April 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
In this week's #FaithfulFight toolkit from
@protectdemocracy.org, @amandatylerbjc.bsky.social @bjconthehill.bsky.social outlines the ways that we can defend religious liberty at this moment. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
@protectdemocracy.org, @amandatylerbjc.bsky.social @bjconthehill.bsky.social outlines the ways that we can defend religious liberty at this moment. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...