Christa Brown
@christabrown.bsky.social
Author of BAPTISTLAND | Exposing the truth about systemic abuse & coverups in the Southern Baptist Convention | retired appellate attorney | #ThisistheSBC #SBCtoo | christabrown.substack.com
Thanks, California!
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Thanks, California!
It takes me by surprise to see my book cited in an obituary for former Southern Baptist Convention CEO Morris Chapman. But I'm grateful this aspect of Chapman's legacy was not sidestepped - his betrayal of clergy sex abuse survivors & his keeping of a secret list of clergy abusers. #ThisistheSBC
October 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It takes me by surprise to see my book cited in an obituary for former Southern Baptist Convention CEO Morris Chapman. But I'm grateful this aspect of Chapman's legacy was not sidestepped - his betrayal of clergy sex abuse survivors & his keeping of a secret list of clergy abusers. #ThisistheSBC
"She kneels down, and from the quietness of copper reaches out."
This is Portlandia, the 2nd largest copper repousse statue in the US, after the Statue of Liberty.
I ❤️ Portland.
This is Portlandia, the 2nd largest copper repousse statue in the US, after the Statue of Liberty.
I ❤️ Portland.
October 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"She kneels down, and from the quietness of copper reaches out."
This is Portlandia, the 2nd largest copper repousse statue in the US, after the Statue of Liberty.
I ❤️ Portland.
This is Portlandia, the 2nd largest copper repousse statue in the US, after the Statue of Liberty.
I ❤️ Portland.
Feeling grateful today for top military leaders -- serious people who take seriously their oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
September 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Feeling grateful today for top military leaders -- serious people who take seriously their oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
"At the heart of evangelical faith is ecstatic worship of a king & adherence to the word of his earthly representatives. Obeisance & obedience are built into this structure... Authoritarianism harmonizes here like a choir carol." - @swordsjew.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"At the heart of evangelical faith is ecstatic worship of a king & adherence to the word of his earthly representatives. Obeisance & obedience are built into this structure... Authoritarianism harmonizes here like a choir carol." - @swordsjew.bsky.social
While Trump calls for a crackdown on the "radical left," the data tells a different story. Most political murders come from the right, according to an analysis of the Cato Institute.
time.com/7317383/poli...
time.com/7317383/poli...
September 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
While Trump calls for a crackdown on the "radical left," the data tells a different story. Most political murders come from the right, according to an analysis of the Cato Institute.
time.com/7317383/poli...
time.com/7317383/poli...
"They said what they would do & we did not listen. Then they did what they said they would do."
So begins this novel, CHRISTIAN NATION, published in 2013 as a fictional memoir of America's transition to theocratic authoritarian rule. What was presented as dystopian now seems prescient.
So begins this novel, CHRISTIAN NATION, published in 2013 as a fictional memoir of America's transition to theocratic authoritarian rule. What was presented as dystopian now seems prescient.
September 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"They said what they would do & we did not listen. Then they did what they said they would do."
So begins this novel, CHRISTIAN NATION, published in 2013 as a fictional memoir of America's transition to theocratic authoritarian rule. What was presented as dystopian now seems prescient.
So begins this novel, CHRISTIAN NATION, published in 2013 as a fictional memoir of America's transition to theocratic authoritarian rule. What was presented as dystopian now seems prescient.
"What is perhaps most outrageous...is how routinely the largest, most bureaucratic of mission boards, Southern Baptists' IMB, has quietly 'sent home' problematic missionaries & apparently done nothing to stop their ongoing ministry...in the United States. - @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
#ThisistheSBC
#ThisistheSBC
August 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"What is perhaps most outrageous...is how routinely the largest, most bureaucratic of mission boards, Southern Baptists' IMB, has quietly 'sent home' problematic missionaries & apparently done nothing to stop their ongoing ministry...in the United States. - @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
#ThisistheSBC
#ThisistheSBC
“When this administration came into power, they were bragging about their strategy to flood the zone. It turns out that the legal community is flooding the zone & they’re the ones that can’t keep up. That gives me motivation every day, and hope.” - Abbe Lowell
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
July 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“When this administration came into power, they were bragging about their strategy to flood the zone. It turns out that the legal community is flooding the zone & they’re the ones that can’t keep up. That gives me motivation every day, and hope.” - Abbe Lowell
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
People say that supporting a child-rapist is a red line MAGA won't cross. But is it? White evangelicals are a huge part of MAGA, and again & again, we've seen how white evangelicals will support child-raping pastors. "Stop talking about it," they say. #EpsteinFiles #ChurchToo
July 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
People say that supporting a child-rapist is a red line MAGA won't cross. But is it? White evangelicals are a huge part of MAGA, and again & again, we've seen how white evangelicals will support child-raping pastors. "Stop talking about it," they say. #EpsteinFiles #ChurchToo
Pro-Life, really? "Women living in abortion-ban states are nearly 2x as likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth or soon after giving birth..." and "Maternal mortality rose 56% in Texas in the first full year of the state's abortion ban." (from the summer print issue of @msmagazine.com)
June 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Pro-Life, really? "Women living in abortion-ban states are nearly 2x as likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth or soon after giving birth..." and "Maternal mortality rose 56% in Texas in the first full year of the state's abortion ban." (from the summer print issue of @msmagazine.com)
Yup. Me too. "Duck and cover" drills in elementary school. And even as a kid, having seen pictures of mushroom clouds, I always wondered how in the world my school desk was going to protect me against THAT.
June 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Yup. Me too. "Duck and cover" drills in elementary school. And even as a kid, having seen pictures of mushroom clouds, I always wondered how in the world my school desk was going to protect me against THAT.
In telling the story of the deadliest hurricane in history, this book holds a lot of lessons. Tragically, I fear they're lessons we may have to relearn. "Galveston, oh Galveston."
June 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In telling the story of the deadliest hurricane in history, this book holds a lot of lessons. Tragically, I fear they're lessons we may have to relearn. "Galveston, oh Galveston."
Ah yes. I remember that too... along with his Oscar-worthy weeping performance.
June 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Ah yes. I remember that too... along with his Oscar-worthy weeping performance.
This is the human cost of the Trump regime's reckless funding cuts: over 300,000 deaths, including child deaths from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea & pneumonia.
Running tally here: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
Running tally here: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
May 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This is the human cost of the Trump regime's reckless funding cuts: over 300,000 deaths, including child deaths from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea & pneumonia.
Running tally here: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
Running tally here: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
Behold! My peach peonies are absolutely stunning! And they're a perfect match for my book... which is currently on sale! #Baptistland
May 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Behold! My peach peonies are absolutely stunning! And they're a perfect match for my book... which is currently on sale! #Baptistland
"I share this story now, because it is upper echelon Southern Baptist leadership who are attempting to block this bill from full passage."
@sarafortexas.bsky.social reveals: Southern Baptists are trying to block a bill that would ban nondisclosure agreements in sexual assault cases. #ThisistheSBC
@sarafortexas.bsky.social reveals: Southern Baptists are trying to block a bill that would ban nondisclosure agreements in sexual assault cases. #ThisistheSBC
May 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"I share this story now, because it is upper echelon Southern Baptist leadership who are attempting to block this bill from full passage."
@sarafortexas.bsky.social reveals: Southern Baptists are trying to block a bill that would ban nondisclosure agreements in sexual assault cases. #ThisistheSBC
@sarafortexas.bsky.social reveals: Southern Baptists are trying to block a bill that would ban nondisclosure agreements in sexual assault cases. #ThisistheSBC
Got out for a lovely & much-needed hike in the foothills. Wild irises on the side of the trail. Happy Springtime to all!
May 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Got out for a lovely & much-needed hike in the foothills. Wild irises on the side of the trail. Happy Springtime to all!
Good news! Southern Baptist Convention membership has fallen for the 18th straight year.
The SBC's decline began in 2006, the year I did my first sidewalk press conference about SBC clergy sex abuse... just sayin'. #ThisistheSBC
The SBC's decline began in 2006, the year I did my first sidewalk press conference about SBC clergy sex abuse... just sayin'. #ThisistheSBC
April 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Good news! Southern Baptist Convention membership has fallen for the 18th straight year.
The SBC's decline began in 2006, the year I did my first sidewalk press conference about SBC clergy sex abuse... just sayin'. #ThisistheSBC
The SBC's decline began in 2006, the year I did my first sidewalk press conference about SBC clergy sex abuse... just sayin'. #ThisistheSBC
"Deprivation of rights under color of law is a crime."
Given this new defiant post from the White House, it's a good time to consider this 🧵 from @asharangappa.bsky.social.
Given this new defiant post from the White House, it's a good time to consider this 🧵 from @asharangappa.bsky.social.
April 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Deprivation of rights under color of law is a crime."
Given this new defiant post from the White House, it's a good time to consider this 🧵 from @asharangappa.bsky.social.
Given this new defiant post from the White House, it's a good time to consider this 🧵 from @asharangappa.bsky.social.
"Think of the courts as a rear guard, capable of delaying constitutional collapse until the American people finally understand that the life & health of the Constitution is up to them."
From @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, the reality of what the courts can do.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
From @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, the reality of what the courts can do.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
April 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"Think of the courts as a rear guard, capable of delaying constitutional collapse until the American people finally understand that the life & health of the Constitution is up to them."
From @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, the reality of what the courts can do.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
From @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, the reality of what the courts can do.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
381 books purged from the US Naval Academy's library. Here's 2 of them: WHITE TOO LONG by @robertpjones.bsky.social & WHITE EVANGELICAL RACISM by @antheabutler.bsky.social.
Take a look at them. Ask yourself why. Read #bannedbooks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
Take a look at them. Ask yourself why. Read #bannedbooks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
April 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
381 books purged from the US Naval Academy's library. Here's 2 of them: WHITE TOO LONG by @robertpjones.bsky.social & WHITE EVANGELICAL RACISM by @antheabutler.bsky.social.
Take a look at them. Ask yourself why. Read #bannedbooks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
Take a look at them. Ask yourself why. Read #bannedbooks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
14 years ago, I was diagnosed with the first of 2 separate & independent invasive cancers. Things were bleak. I was terrified.
Long journey of surgeries, treatments, rehabs & recoveries followed.
Gob-smacked with #gratitude for the sheer joy of still being here. #cancerversary
Long journey of surgeries, treatments, rehabs & recoveries followed.
Gob-smacked with #gratitude for the sheer joy of still being here. #cancerversary
April 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
14 years ago, I was diagnosed with the first of 2 separate & independent invasive cancers. Things were bleak. I was terrified.
Long journey of surgeries, treatments, rehabs & recoveries followed.
Gob-smacked with #gratitude for the sheer joy of still being here. #cancerversary
Long journey of surgeries, treatments, rehabs & recoveries followed.
Gob-smacked with #gratitude for the sheer joy of still being here. #cancerversary
