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Institute for Christian Socialism (The Bias Magazine) @smashmammon.bsky.social · Dec 18
Announcing a call for The Bias sponsors! Here’s how:

1. Donate at bit.ly/GIVEICS
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5. All questions can go to Venneikia at director(at)christiansocialism(dot)com
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ICYMI: The latest in The Bias — Mennonite pastor Jay Bergen, subject of TikTok scrutiny, reflects on being arrested for Gaza solidarity and how faith-based direct action is reshaping religious resistance to US-backed violence in Palestine.

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January 23, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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We continue the fight for justice and peace. Happy #MLK Day.
January 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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We mourn the lives broken and destroyed by an abusive government.
Text on cardboard: “If we love our neighbors, we must seek justice where they actually live.” An arrow points to “love our neighbors” with associated Scripture of Matthew 22. An arrow points to “seek justice where they actually live” with associated Scripture of Isaiah 26. The ICS logo is at the bottom. Dark red text on white background. Text reads: the Christian faith cannot stay theoretical, spiritualized, or postponed to some distant future. love that looks away from suffering, exploitation, or violence is not love at all. indeed, while many claim the “Christian” label, they simply hide behind it as a way to maintain systems of power that perpetuate abuse, m*rder, and hate. Dark red text on white background. Text reads: the God revealed in Scripture is near to the broken, attentive to the cries of the oppressed, and unwavering in His commitment to justice. He will not allow injustice to have the final word. this same God does not call His people to delayed obedience. He commands us to move, to act, and to love in ways that make His justice visible in the land of the living. Dark red text on white background. Text reads: trusting that God will deliver justice does not excuse inaction. God calls us forward and demands our faithfulness. live out what God commands. fight for the oppressed. work toward the justice that God promises and requires.
January 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Give a gift before the end of the year! Donate at bit.ly/GIVEICS 🙏🏽
December 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Merry Christmas to our friends, family, and comrades.
Picture of text: our radical hope in Christ begins in a manger, confronts empire, and grows wherever people practice justice, solidarity, and love. we pray you always know that God loves and welcomes you. have a blessed Christmas. —the ICS team
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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“When we grasp our vulnerability, seeing it unvarnished amid our suffering, the meaning of incarnation penetrates deeper within us... God is with us where trauma hits hardest.” –Kelley Nikondeha, The First Advent in Palestine
Text on red background with sunflower. “Everyone still hungers for liberation and for light, for God to arrive again with a lasting peace.” Text on red background. “When we grasp our vulnerability, seeing it unvarnished amid our suffering, the meaning of incarnation penetrates deeper within us. God enters our frail bodies, our hemorrhaging landscapes, and our troubled times. God is with us where trauma hits hardest. That God will rise, scars still etched in skin, should not surprise us, given God’s first advent in a land replete with injustice and pain.” Quote by Kelley Nikondeha, scholar, organizer, and author of The First Advent in Palestine. Text on red background. “For too many people over too many centuries, waiting is not partnered with anticipation. Hope isn’t on the horizon. Waiting is a thick sludge of darkness, especially for people made invisible, for people whom empire conquers and traumatizes. To this day, much of the world waits this way. We are called to see them, to weep with those who weep. It is, after all, a predicate to rejoicing with those who rejoice.” Quote by Kelley Nikondeha, scholar, organizer, and author of The First Advent in Palestine.
December 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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As we approach Christmas, let us celebrate the coming of Christ, who presses into peace, justice, and community.

From The Bias Archive: Empire and the Radical Politics of Christianity christiansocialism.com/2024/12/25/e...
December 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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From The Bias team: thank you! ❤️🙏🏽 Our team is small, so due to the high volume of submissions, we ask for your patience as we review your art, creative writing, essays, and more for Issue #1: THE RADICAL HOPE!
Photo with text. The Bias team thanks you for submitting to our first print & digital issue, “THE RADICAL HOPE.” We are so excited to read your pieces. Our team is small, so due to the volume of submissions, we ask for your patience as we review your art, creative writing, essays, and more! God bless, and stay tuned for more updates.
December 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Announcing a call for The Bias sponsors! Here’s how:

1. Donate at bit.ly/GIVEICS
2. In the description, write your sponsor tier (e.g. Platinum)
3. Enter payment info and submit
4. Share widely with your networks
5. All questions can go to Venneikia at director(at)christiansocialism(dot)com
December 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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1 week left to submit to our first print issue! Submit today, and share the call for submissions with a friend! bit.ly/ICSHOPE
December 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Another excellent read from Matt McManus! Read at The Bias: christiansocialism.com/2025/12/08/h...
December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Give a gift to ICS on Giving Tuesday! Your support means so much to our team and to the global church as we continue our work. We’re grateful for any and all donations; you truly make a difference!

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December 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Let us imagine and build a faith that truly welcomes, heals, and unites.
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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REMINDER: Submit to ISSUE 1: THE RADICAL HOPE by December 19! bit.ly/ICSHOPE
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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The stories of Herman Melville and C. L. R. James illuminate how our class, ecological, and spiritual struggles are bound together.

⚓️ Now live! Read on The Bias, one of the premier voices of the Christian left: christiansocialism.com/2025/11/20/t...
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Do we stand with God, or do we stand with our oppressors?

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November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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3️⃣ questions we’re thinking of from our latest interview with Cynthia Moe-Lobeda.

Read on The Bias: christiansocialism.com/2025/11/06/b...
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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In a world that tells us to give up, God tells us that hope is resistance.

#ChristianSocialism
November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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The Gospel invites us to believe there is another way.

#ChristianSocialism #FaithAndJustice #Politics #Socialism #Christianity #Quotes
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Theologian and ICS Advisory Board Member Cynthia Moe-Lobeda names the moral damage that occurs when our daily lives depend on exploitation, calling us to imagine a new way of being.

💭Now live! Read this interview from @crbernasol.bsky.social in The Bias: christiansocialism.com/2025/11/06/b...
November 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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CALL FOR ART, ESSAYS, CREATIVE WRITING, + MORE!

ICS is excited to announce our very first digital and print magazine. Submit to ISSUE 1: THE RADICAL HOPE by December 19 ➡️ bit.ly/ICSHOPE

#ChristianSocialism #Art #CallForArtists #CallForSubmissions #OpenCall #Writers #Poets #TheBias #Hope
November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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What does it cost to seek spectacle instead of sustainability? Gabes Torres answers through the lens of therapy and organizing.

🤝🏽 Now live! Read in The Bias: christiansocialism.com/2025/10/20/contemplative-doability-needs-to-be-the-beginning-of-grassroots-organizing/
Contemplative Doability Needs To Be the Beginning of Grassroots Organizing - Institute for Christian Socialism
Mental health practitioner Gabes Torres reflects on the desire for spectacle in social change and the need for grassroots organizing to embody practices of listening, rest, and collective care.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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smashmammon.bsky.social Institute for Christian Socialism (The Bias Magazine) @smashmammon.bsky.social · Sep 29
ICS is excited to announce our new Managing Director, VENNEIKIA WILLIAMS!

From designing curricula, graphics, abd events to facilitating in-person & virtual trainings on racial, political, and spiritual matters, Venneikia (she/they) is a lifelong learner & instructor.

Sign up to chat: bit.ly/VWICS
October 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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ICS is excited to announce our new Managing Director, VENNEIKIA WILLIAMS!

From designing curricula, graphics, abd events to facilitating in-person & virtual trainings on racial, political, and spiritual matters, Venneikia (she/they) is a lifelong learner & instructor.

Sign up to chat: bit.ly/VWICS
September 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Rev. Washington Gladden was a pastor who led Progressive reform, defended unions, and spoke against racial segregation in the mid-to-late 1800s.

#ChristianSocialism #FaithAndJustice #WashingtonGladden #Socialism #Christianity #Quotes
October 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM