Phil Groom
@philgroom.bsky.social
Boats, books, canals, chocolate, coffee, church and the South West Coast Path. Previously known as notbovvered on Twitter. Green, trying to be greener. Prostate cancer survivor: men, get yourselves checked, the risk is real!
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NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.
NEW: Transgender Activists to Dine with Pope Leo XIV during Sunday's Jubilee for the Poor
Papal luncheon with trans advocate Alessia Nobile set for Sunday at Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor, highlighting a legacy of outreach and hopes for continued inclusion.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.
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People have tried to say that the Green surge is just on social media.
Or in a bubble that's just about polls and just about new members.
Yet up and down the country - Greens are also winning elections.
Huge congratulations to the Canterbury Greens! 💚🎉
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Or in a bubble that's just about polls and just about new members.
Yet up and down the country - Greens are also winning elections.
Huge congratulations to the Canterbury Greens! 💚🎉
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Wincheap (Canterbury) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 39.1% (+24.1)
🔶 LDM: 24.1% (-12.2)
➡️ RFM: 16.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 12.8% (-25.5)
🌳 CON: 7.7% (-2.6)
Green GAIN from Liberal Democrat.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 39.1% (+24.1)
🔶 LDM: 24.1% (-12.2)
➡️ RFM: 16.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 12.8% (-25.5)
🌳 CON: 7.7% (-2.6)
Green GAIN from Liberal Democrat.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
People have tried to say that the Green surge is just on social media.
Or in a bubble that's just about polls and just about new members.
Yet up and down the country - Greens are also winning elections.
Huge congratulations to the Canterbury Greens! 💚🎉
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Or in a bubble that's just about polls and just about new members.
Yet up and down the country - Greens are also winning elections.
Huge congratulations to the Canterbury Greens! 💚🎉
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Look at this for an amazing win! People are so ready for Green policies and for hope to become normal again. 💚💚💚
Congratulations to our newest Green councillor, Cllr Mike Dunn, on winning the Long Ashton ward by-election in North Somerset with a huge Green vote!
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Look at this for an amazing win! People are so ready for Green policies and for hope to become normal again. 💚💚💚
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Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
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Visiting the West Bank, Stephen Cottrell apologised for CofE's slow response to hostilities there, and was moved to tears on hearing stories of Palestinian Christian women, saying 'Tears are a sign that hearts have been touched' @churchtimes.bsky.social
‘Tell us why you are weeping,’ Archbishop of York invites Ramallah congregation
Archbishop Cottrell begins sermon with an apology for the Church of England’s initial response to the bombardment of Gaza
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Visiting the West Bank, Stephen Cottrell apologised for CofE's slow response to hostilities there, and was moved to tears on hearing stories of Palestinian Christian women, saying 'Tears are a sign that hearts have been touched' @churchtimes.bsky.social
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There's lots you can and should criticise the BBC for.
But it's our BBC - and it's important.
Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
But it's our BBC - and it's important.
Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
There's lots you can and should criticise the BBC for.
But it's our BBC - and it's important.
Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
But it's our BBC - and it's important.
Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
More than a #GreenWin — a genuine #GreenMajority at almost 56%, unlike the usual cases of so-called wins going to the biggest minority! 💚💚💚
🎉 Green WIN! 🎉
💚 Congratulations to Mike Dunn of North Somerset Green Party on being elected in Long Ashton ward!
💚 Congratulations to Mike Dunn of North Somerset Green Party on being elected in Long Ashton ward!
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
More than a #GreenWin — a genuine #GreenMajority at almost 56%, unlike the usual cases of so-called wins going to the biggest minority! 💚💚💚
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#MorningPrayer
Help us, Lord,
to open ourselves to you;
to open our souls
and be filled with your love,
such that it overflows
to the people and
the world around us;
to open our hearts
to hear your call
to the life and work
of your kingdom,
to your justice, mercy,
peace and hope.
Help us, Lord,
to open ourselves to you;
to open our souls
and be filled with your love,
such that it overflows
to the people and
the world around us;
to open our hearts
to hear your call
to the life and work
of your kingdom,
to your justice, mercy,
peace and hope.
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#MorningPrayer
Help us, Lord,
to open ourselves to you;
to open our souls
and be filled with your love,
such that it overflows
to the people and
the world around us;
to open our hearts
to hear your call
to the life and work
of your kingdom,
to your justice, mercy,
peace and hope.
Help us, Lord,
to open ourselves to you;
to open our souls
and be filled with your love,
such that it overflows
to the people and
the world around us;
to open our hearts
to hear your call
to the life and work
of your kingdom,
to your justice, mercy,
peace and hope.
Money is the only language these people understand - boycotts can be very effective.
Tesla's car biz (worth only $78 per share vs Tesla's current price of $402) is imploding.
Overseas sales in Oct were -33%, the lowest start of Q4 sales on record.
US EV sales at carmakers reporting monthly sales were -71% MoM & -49% YoY after Sept EV rush.
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Overseas sales in Oct were -33%, the lowest start of Q4 sales on record.
US EV sales at carmakers reporting monthly sales were -71% MoM & -49% YoY after Sept EV rush.
open.substack.com/pub/bradmunc...
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Christiane Amanpour, "Antisemitism is a major problem. How do you navigate that?"
Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader"
"Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin"
"And the best response to hatred is solidarity"
Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader"
"Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin"
"And the best response to hatred is solidarity"
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Christiane Amanpour, "Antisemitism is a major problem. How do you navigate that?"
Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader"
"Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin"
"And the best response to hatred is solidarity"
Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader"
"Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin"
"And the best response to hatred is solidarity"
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Some Personal Perspectives on Religion blog.charleshedrick.com/2025/11/some...
Some Personal Perspectives on Religion
Commentary on subjects related to Christian origins, Christianity and international religions by Jesus Historian, Charles W. Hedrick, Sr.
blog.charleshedrick.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Some Personal Perspectives on Religion blog.charleshedrick.com/2025/11/some...
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"Christians need two conversions: one from the world TO Christ and the other WITH Christ into the world"
John Stott
John Stott
October 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"Christians need two conversions: one from the world TO Christ and the other WITH Christ into the world"
John Stott
John Stott
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"The danger to any follower of Christ is not that we do not believe, but that what we believe does not make any difference for the church or the world." Stanley Hauerwas (p.xxx)
May 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"The danger to any follower of Christ is not that we do not believe, but that what we believe does not make any difference for the church or the world." Stanley Hauerwas (p.xxx)
Is there anyone, anyone at all, in this current UK #Labour Government with sufficient integrity to admit that they are not fit to govern? Time for a #NoConfidence vote, surely! Even better, a #GeneralElection, or do they simply want to cling to power for power’s sake??
Yet another story about the Labour Government that absolutely stinks.
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Is there anyone, anyone at all, in this current UK #Labour Government with sufficient integrity to admit that they are not fit to govern? Time for a #NoConfidence vote, surely! Even better, a #GeneralElection, or do they simply want to cling to power for power’s sake??
Seriously? Only 20 churches?? C’mon #CofE — we should be leading the way, not trailing along behind like sluggards. Lord, help us, Lord, save us ✝️🙏
Twenty London churches are now accredited as Living Wage Employers, the diocese has reported.
This week is designated as #LivingWage Week, which the diocese has marked with a film featuring contributions from the accredited parishes
#dioceseoflondon #livingwageweek #churchnews #churchtimes
This week is designated as #LivingWage Week, which the diocese has marked with a film featuring contributions from the accredited parishes
#dioceseoflondon #livingwageweek #churchnews #churchtimes
Diocese of London marks Living Wage Week
‘Dignified work and being paid a real Living Wage is essential’ for congregation, priests say in short film
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Seriously? Only 20 churches?? C’mon #CofE — we should be leading the way, not trailing along behind like sluggards. Lord, help us, Lord, save us ✝️🙏
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Over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers and soldiers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the last two years.
According to the UN, October was the deadliest month for settler violence since it started keeping track in 2006.
End the occupation.
According to the UN, October was the deadliest month for settler violence since it started keeping track in 2006.
End the occupation.
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers and soldiers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the last two years.
According to the UN, October was the deadliest month for settler violence since it started keeping track in 2006.
End the occupation.
According to the UN, October was the deadliest month for settler violence since it started keeping track in 2006.
End the occupation.
Very interesting review of Peter Fleming’s #DarkAcademia: How Universities Die. Can’t help thinking that the same things can be said of the Church: “Dark Ecclesia: How Churches Die” anyone? ✝️
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Basil Mutelia
Fleming’s analysis is sharp, witty, and unflinching. He argues that the university has become a "zombie institution," outwardly maintaining the rituals of academia while its internal life has been...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Very interesting review of Peter Fleming’s #DarkAcademia: How Universities Die. Can’t help thinking that the same things can be said of the Church: “Dark Ecclesia: How Churches Die” anyone? ✝️
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Labour’s takedown of the Green party sums up the double standard that dogs our politics
Why is it that the politics of hope offered up by the left is dismissed as naive, while the policies of the centre and right are portrayed as all that is possible?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why is it that the politics of hope offered up by the left is dismissed as naive, while the policies of the centre and right are portrayed as all that is possible?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s rebuttal to the Green party this week sums up the double standard that dogs our politics | Frances Ryan
Why is it that the politics of hope offered up by the left is dismissed as naive, while the policies of the centre and right are portrayed as all that is possible? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Labour’s takedown of the Green party sums up the double standard that dogs our politics
Why is it that the politics of hope offered up by the left is dismissed as naive, while the policies of the centre and right are portrayed as all that is possible?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why is it that the politics of hope offered up by the left is dismissed as naive, while the policies of the centre and right are portrayed as all that is possible?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Tax the ultra rich.
It’s the moral and ethical thing to do.
It’s the moral and ethical thing to do.
Millionaires group urge Reeves to introduce wealth tax to ‘lift kids of out poverty’.
But Govts listen to the City type.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't grow economic by squeezing the bottom 50%.
But Govts listen to the City type.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't grow economic by squeezing the bottom 50%.
Why a group of wealthy Brits have urged Reeves to introduce a wealth tax
This appeal comes ahead of Reeves’s upcoming Budget announcement in Westminster later this month
www.independent.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Tax the ultra rich.
It’s the moral and ethical thing to do.
It’s the moral and ethical thing to do.
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HRH The Princess of Wales will return to Westminster Abbey to host a special Christmas carol service on Friday 5 December: www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-news/p...
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
HRH The Princess of Wales will return to Westminster Abbey to host a special Christmas carol service on Friday 5 December: www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-news/p...
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The Government must give us more time in Parliament to progress #EllasLaw and make breathing clean air a human right.
Today I joined cross-party MPs, the brilliant
@ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, and clean air activists all calling for stronger action on deadly air pollution.
Today I joined cross-party MPs, the brilliant
@ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, and clean air activists all calling for stronger action on deadly air pollution.
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The Government must give us more time in Parliament to progress #EllasLaw and make breathing clean air a human right.
Today I joined cross-party MPs, the brilliant
@ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, and clean air activists all calling for stronger action on deadly air pollution.
Today I joined cross-party MPs, the brilliant
@ellarobertafdn.bsky.social, and clean air activists all calling for stronger action on deadly air pollution.
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TODAY is #WorldKindnessDay - a global reminder of how small acts of #kindness can create a ripple effect that strengthens our connections to one another.
Here are four simple ways you can help us share kindness through our growing network of communities: opentable.lgbt/support-us
Here are four simple ways you can help us share kindness through our growing network of communities: opentable.lgbt/support-us
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
TODAY is #WorldKindnessDay - a global reminder of how small acts of #kindness can create a ripple effect that strengthens our connections to one another.
Here are four simple ways you can help us share kindness through our growing network of communities: opentable.lgbt/support-us
Here are four simple ways you can help us share kindness through our growing network of communities: opentable.lgbt/support-us
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You can also watch Israel and David Wise on YouTube speaking on about the book at a webinar hosted by @modernchurch.bsky.social here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkx...
Live: A Polyphonic God? Exploring Intercultural Mission - Online Panel
YouTube video by Modern Church UK
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November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
You can also watch Israel and David Wise on YouTube speaking on about the book at a webinar hosted by @modernchurch.bsky.social here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkx...
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Co-editor of Polyphonic God, Israel Olofinjana, has written a post on how the notion of Christian nationalism goes against the God we encounter in scripture: www.icctgathering.net/post/polypho...
Polyphonic Theology and Christian Nationalism
Polyphonic Theology is the subject of a new book Polyphonic God: Exploring intercultural Theology, Churches and Justice. This book is edited by myself, Dr Usha Reifsnider, co-regional director of La...
www.icctgathering.net
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Co-editor of Polyphonic God, Israel Olofinjana, has written a post on how the notion of Christian nationalism goes against the God we encounter in scripture: www.icctgathering.net/post/polypho...
And here’s me in my 60s cheering them on: C’mon you #Greens!
join.greenparty.org.uk
#YoungAtHeart #GreenOldie
join.greenparty.org.uk
#YoungAtHeart #GreenOldie
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
And here’s me in my 60s cheering them on: C’mon you #Greens!
join.greenparty.org.uk
#YoungAtHeart #GreenOldie
join.greenparty.org.uk
#YoungAtHeart #GreenOldie