Stephen Robinson
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Disciples pastor, pediatric chaplain, Texan, gamer, pickin' and/or grinnin'
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I am trying to think of a time when so many right-wing Christian folks have come out as strongly against Trump as they currently are re: his Rob Reiner comments.
December 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I am trying to think of a time when so many right-wing Christian folks have come out as strongly against Trump as they currently are re: his Rob Reiner comments.
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Now that Pete Hegseth is making cartoon jokes about the accusations that he gave illegal "no quarter" orders, good time to reup this:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Now that Pete Hegseth is making cartoon jokes about the accusations that he gave illegal "no quarter" orders, good time to reup this:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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this used to be the kind of thing you’d see in a Grand Theft Auto game as an over-the-top parody of America
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
this used to be the kind of thing you’d see in a Grand Theft Auto game as an over-the-top parody of America
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Trump Guns are now running commercials on Fox News
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Trump Guns are now running commercials on Fox News
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Not the point of @gelliottmorris.com piece, but look at this divide among Republicans on social issues. Half of them look like normal people and the other half are way out of step with the rest of the country. There’s a bit of a mirror on the left but much smaller.
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Not the point of @gelliottmorris.com piece, but look at this divide among Republicans on social issues. Half of them look like normal people and the other half are way out of step with the rest of the country. There’s a bit of a mirror on the left but much smaller.
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Fun fact: The clerical collar, as we understand it today, was invented in the mid-1800s by Protestants — not Catholics. Which is why Protestants use them.
However, U.S. Catholics adopted it in the 1880s, eventually mandating it for priests.
However, U.S. Catholics adopted it in the 1880s, eventually mandating it for priests.
This is your regular reminder that not everyone who wears a clerical collar is referred to as a "priest," but, instead, often referred to as "pastor" or "minister," and that this has been true — and, in the heavily-protestant U.S., the *literal norm* — for centuries.
November 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Fun fact: The clerical collar, as we understand it today, was invented in the mid-1800s by Protestants — not Catholics. Which is why Protestants use them.
However, U.S. Catholics adopted it in the 1880s, eventually mandating it for priests.
However, U.S. Catholics adopted it in the 1880s, eventually mandating it for priests.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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“ Our parish is 10% of the population of the city of Vista, so every time we do something and we show up, of course it's intimidating for our civil leaders,” the Rev. Rubén Arceo said.
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The Catholic megaparish packing City Hall for immigrant safety
VISTA, Calif. (RNS) — In a city of about 100,000, the 13,000 parishioners at St. Francis of Assisi have become a force to be reckoned with.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“ Our parish is 10% of the population of the city of Vista, so every time we do something and we show up, of course it's intimidating for our civil leaders,” the Rev. Rubén Arceo said.
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NEW from me: In a rare dissent in Trumpland, two conservative-leaning Catholic bishops who are tied to Trump's own religious liberty commission are criticizing the administration, voicing concerns for ICE detainees who are allegedly being denied access to Communion. religionnews.com/2025/11/04/c...
Catholic bishops tied to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission voice criticism of administration
RNS — ‘It is important that our Catholic detainees are able to receive pastoral care and have access to the sacraments,’ Bishop Kevin Rhoades told RNS in an email.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
NEW from me: In a rare dissent in Trumpland, two conservative-leaning Catholic bishops who are tied to Trump's own religious liberty commission are criticizing the administration, voicing concerns for ICE detainees who are allegedly being denied access to Communion. religionnews.com/2025/11/04/c...
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For the unaware: these are two conservative Catholic bishops who sit on President Trump's religious liberty commission, and have been publicly warm to Trump.
Voicing open criticism of the administration on religious freedom here, even narrowly, is a break from the past few months.
Voicing open criticism of the administration on religious freedom here, even narrowly, is a break from the past few months.
Oh: Bishop Kevin Rhoades, who also sits on the commission, *also* just got back to me.
He tells me that it "is important that our Catholic detainees are able to receive pastoral care and have access to the sacraments. Their religious liberty, part of their human dignity, needs to be respected."
He tells me that it "is important that our Catholic detainees are able to receive pastoral care and have access to the sacraments. Their religious liberty, part of their human dignity, needs to be respected."
Oh: Reached out to Bishop Robert Barron (among others), who sits on Trump's religious liberty commission, earlier today about Broadview, and it looks like he's "brought forward … concerns" on *one* part of the religious freedom issue (i.e., communion access, not ICE shooting clergy w/pepper balls).
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
For the unaware: these are two conservative Catholic bishops who sit on President Trump's religious liberty commission, and have been publicly warm to Trump.
Voicing open criticism of the administration on religious freedom here, even narrowly, is a break from the past few months.
Voicing open criticism of the administration on religious freedom here, even narrowly, is a break from the past few months.
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Oh: Bishop Kevin Rhoades, who also sits on the commission, *also* just got back to me.
He tells me that it "is important that our Catholic detainees are able to receive pastoral care and have access to the sacraments. Their religious liberty, part of their human dignity, needs to be respected."
He tells me that it "is important that our Catholic detainees are able to receive pastoral care and have access to the sacraments. Their religious liberty, part of their human dignity, needs to be respected."
Oh: Reached out to Bishop Robert Barron (among others), who sits on Trump's religious liberty commission, earlier today about Broadview, and it looks like he's "brought forward … concerns" on *one* part of the religious freedom issue (i.e., communion access, not ICE shooting clergy w/pepper balls).
November 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Oh: Bishop Kevin Rhoades, who also sits on the commission, *also* just got back to me.
He tells me that it "is important that our Catholic detainees are able to receive pastoral care and have access to the sacraments. Their religious liberty, part of their human dignity, needs to be respected."
He tells me that it "is important that our Catholic detainees are able to receive pastoral care and have access to the sacraments. Their religious liberty, part of their human dignity, needs to be respected."
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Faith leaders — as well as faith-based food banks — have long argued they absolutely cannot independently handle the raw number of people currently served by government food assistance programs.
They argued it again last week in Congress, calling the idea a "lie". religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...
They argued it again last week in Congress, calling the idea a "lie". religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Faith leaders — as well as faith-based food banks — have long argued they absolutely cannot independently handle the raw number of people currently served by government food assistance programs.
They argued it again last week in Congress, calling the idea a "lie". religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...
They argued it again last week in Congress, calling the idea a "lie". religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...
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Trump’s voters have become like the members of the administration, delighting in the crassness and obscenity that pours out of the president and his circle whenever they are challenged. But policies suffer and the public is poorly served.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
www.theatlantic.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trump’s voters have become like the members of the administration, delighting in the crassness and obscenity that pours out of the president and his circle whenever they are challenged. But policies suffer and the public is poorly served.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Note: This is Rev. David Black, the Presbyterian (PCUSA) minister who went viral after ICE/DHS agents were filmed shooting him in the head with pepper balls in September. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
November 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Note: This is Rev. David Black, the Presbyterian (PCUSA) minister who went viral after ICE/DHS agents were filmed shooting him in the head with pepper balls in September. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
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Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
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Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
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Oh: Episcopal Diocese of TX says one of its priests, a “legally employed Kenyan clergy member who works for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice,” was detained by ICE this week while returning home from work and “calls on our representatives in power to assist.” www.epicenter.org/the-episcopa...
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas Calls for Justice After Detention of Clergy Member Employed by the State of Texas - EDOT
Houston, Texas -The Episcopal Diocese of Texas expresses deep concern and calls for action following the detention of one of its priests, a legally employed Kenyan clergy member who works for the Texa...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Oh: Episcopal Diocese of TX says one of its priests, a “legally employed Kenyan clergy member who works for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice,” was detained by ICE this week while returning home from work and “calls on our representatives in power to assist.” www.epicenter.org/the-episcopa...
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Note: This is me — I asked this question.
You’ll hear me say “yes you have” here — because Johnson was already *directly asked* about one of these instances (when the Presbyterian minister was shot in the head with a pepper ball) in one of earlier shutdown press conferences.
You’ll hear me say “yes you have” here — because Johnson was already *directly asked* about one of these instances (when the Presbyterian minister was shot in the head with a pepper ball) in one of earlier shutdown press conferences.
Q: Just last week a minister was shot directly in the face with a pepper round by a DHS agent that left his face bloodied. Are you concerned that this is a religious freedom issue?
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Note: This is me — I asked this question.
You’ll hear me say “yes you have” here — because Johnson was already *directly asked* about one of these instances (when the Presbyterian minister was shot in the head with a pepper ball) in one of earlier shutdown press conferences.
You’ll hear me say “yes you have” here — because Johnson was already *directly asked* about one of these instances (when the Presbyterian minister was shot in the head with a pepper ball) in one of earlier shutdown press conferences.
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New research article from Dr. Andrew Whitehead!
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
Learn more about Christian nationalism and its impacts on American society.
Read it here: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
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@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
Learn more about Christian nationalism and its impacts on American society.
Read it here: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
New research article from Dr. Andrew Whitehead!
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
Learn more about Christian nationalism and its impacts on American society.
Read it here: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
@religiondata.bsky.social
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
Learn more about Christian nationalism and its impacts on American society.
Read it here: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
@religiondata.bsky.social
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NEW RESEARCH
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
NEW RESEARCH
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
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Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
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October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc