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Seminary president (bsk.edu), EV enthusiast, cheap audiophile, photography, progressive person of faith, Kamado Joe smoker
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Political violence is never the answer to what ails the political order.
September 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Political violence is never the answer to what ails the political order.
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Netanyahu is using Numbers 23:24 to justify military strikes on Iran. I unpack this dangerous misuse of Scripture:
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Operation Mauling Scripture
On Thursday (June 12), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went to the Western Wall to place a note between the stones.
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June 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Netanyahu is using Numbers 23:24 to justify military strikes on Iran. I unpack this dangerous misuse of Scripture:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/operation-...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/operation-...
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Big tax cut bills typically don't leave the poor worse off. Bills cutting the safety net don't normally include benefits for the rich.
The GOP reconciliation bill is something we haven't really seen before. w/ @aliciaparlap.bsky.social + @sangerkatz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The GOP reconciliation bill is something we haven't really seen before. w/ @aliciaparlap.bsky.social + @sangerkatz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Big Bill Would Be More Regressive Than Any Major Law in Decades (Gift Article)
Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, released Thursday, offer a detailed view into the effects on income groups.
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Big tax cut bills typically don't leave the poor worse off. Bills cutting the safety net don't normally include benefits for the rich.
The GOP reconciliation bill is something we haven't really seen before. w/ @aliciaparlap.bsky.social + @sangerkatz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The GOP reconciliation bill is something we haven't really seen before. w/ @aliciaparlap.bsky.social + @sangerkatz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Sometimes I wonder what the early church would do when someone wanders into the faith community and says: you know, maybe the emperor is actually divine.
June 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Sometimes I wonder what the early church would do when someone wanders into the faith community and says: you know, maybe the emperor is actually divine.
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"The tectonic plates of our world have shifted. Christian leaders, preachers, and congregations must awaken to the reality that discernment of the times is not a luxury — it is a necessity."
Check out Dr. Brogdon's most recent powerful article below!
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Check out Dr. Brogdon's most recent powerful article below!
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Christian Witness in an Age of Change and Collapse
By Dr. Lewis Brogdon Executive Director of the Institute for Black Church Studies, BSK Theological Seminary He (Mordecai) sent back this answer: “Do not
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June 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"The tectonic plates of our world have shifted. Christian leaders, preachers, and congregations must awaken to the reality that discernment of the times is not a luxury — it is a necessity."
Check out Dr. Brogdon's most recent powerful article below!
institute.bsk.edu/christian-wi...
Check out Dr. Brogdon's most recent powerful article below!
institute.bsk.edu/christian-wi...
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No, there is not a "crime wave" driven by non-U.S. citizens
Recent data show that just 3% of people jailed are non-citizens. And since most people detained in jail have not been convicted, it’s likely that only a fraction of that 3% have actually been found guilty of any crime.
Recent data show that just 3% of people jailed are non-citizens. And since most people detained in jail have not been convicted, it’s likely that only a fraction of that 3% have actually been found guilty of any crime.
May 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
No, there is not a "crime wave" driven by non-U.S. citizens
Recent data show that just 3% of people jailed are non-citizens. And since most people detained in jail have not been convicted, it’s likely that only a fraction of that 3% have actually been found guilty of any crime.
Recent data show that just 3% of people jailed are non-citizens. And since most people detained in jail have not been convicted, it’s likely that only a fraction of that 3% have actually been found guilty of any crime.
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Many very bad proposals are embedded in the budget reconciliation package heading through Congress.
This one is the most dangerous.
This one is the most dangerous.
May 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Many very bad proposals are embedded in the budget reconciliation package heading through Congress.
This one is the most dangerous.
This one is the most dangerous.
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“Do you agree people should be considered ‘innocent until proven guilty’? Trump doesn’t.”
That’s what this is all about. It’s not hard to communicate at all.
That’s what this is all about. It’s not hard to communicate at all.
April 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“Do you agree people should be considered ‘innocent until proven guilty’? Trump doesn’t.”
That’s what this is all about. It’s not hard to communicate at all.
That’s what this is all about. It’s not hard to communicate at all.
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Christians believe that every person is created in God's image—no exceptions.
Christians believe that we are to love every neighbour as ourselves—no exceptions.
This is Christianity 101.
It sure feels like a lot of Christians need to go back and re-learn the basics.
Christians believe that we are to love every neighbour as ourselves—no exceptions.
This is Christianity 101.
It sure feels like a lot of Christians need to go back and re-learn the basics.
April 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Christians believe that every person is created in God's image—no exceptions.
Christians believe that we are to love every neighbour as ourselves—no exceptions.
This is Christianity 101.
It sure feels like a lot of Christians need to go back and re-learn the basics.
Christians believe that we are to love every neighbour as ourselves—no exceptions.
This is Christianity 101.
It sure feels like a lot of Christians need to go back and re-learn the basics.
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Also, Tuesday of Holy Week is tax day: "And they came to him and asked, 'Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?'"
Tomorrow is the day Jesus was asked this question. And it is Tax Day in the US.
Tell me that we're not actually living Holy Week this year.
Tomorrow is the day Jesus was asked this question. And it is Tax Day in the US.
Tell me that we're not actually living Holy Week this year.
April 15, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Also, Tuesday of Holy Week is tax day: "And they came to him and asked, 'Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?'"
Tomorrow is the day Jesus was asked this question. And it is Tax Day in the US.
Tell me that we're not actually living Holy Week this year.
Tomorrow is the day Jesus was asked this question. And it is Tax Day in the US.
Tell me that we're not actually living Holy Week this year.
Christians must push back against any attempt to dehumanize and devalue others. Let's be clear, none of us deserve grace.... that's why it's a gift. If your faith is built on arrogance rather than humility then it's time to rethink it.
"The disparagement of empathy is...a deliberate effort to set up a permission structure to dehumanize others." - Susan Lanzoni (via @joolia.bsky.social)
And this isn't fringe. It's being promoted within the nation's largest Protestant faith group. #ThisistheSBC
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
And this isn't fringe. It's being promoted within the nation's largest Protestant faith group. #ThisistheSBC
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy
Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Christians must push back against any attempt to dehumanize and devalue others. Let's be clear, none of us deserve grace.... that's why it's a gift. If your faith is built on arrogance rather than humility then it's time to rethink it.
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God's kingdom...is focused on the poor & imprisoned, the lost coin, the lost sheep, the lost son, the outsider & the outcast, the least among us...(It) is ironic, unruly, unroyal: the last are first, insiders are out & outsiders are in...(it) makes no sense in the eyes of the world.
-John Caputo
-John Caputo
April 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
God's kingdom...is focused on the poor & imprisoned, the lost coin, the lost sheep, the lost son, the outsider & the outcast, the least among us...(It) is ironic, unruly, unroyal: the last are first, insiders are out & outsiders are in...(it) makes no sense in the eyes of the world.
-John Caputo
-John Caputo
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Congress can end this at any time.
April 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Congress can end this at any time.
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Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
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California now has nearly 50% more EV chargers than gas nozzles
California now has nearly 50% more EV chargers than gas nozzles
California now has 178,549 public and shared private EV chargers – hitting a major milestone with 48% more chargers statewide than gas nozzles.
more…
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March 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
California now has nearly 50% more EV chargers than gas nozzles
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No, the answer isn’t “the church should be doing this instead.” The church should also be doing this, but not instead of the government. The church’s contribution to the common good of the civil order includes supporting government in doing what only the scale of government can do. wapo.st/4hzaSjh
USDA cancels $500M in food deliveries, leaving food banks scrambling
The Trump administration’s latest move, which follows $1 billion in cuts to food aid programs, puts more pressure on groups trying to feed hungry Americans.
wapo.st
March 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
No, the answer isn’t “the church should be doing this instead.” The church should also be doing this, but not instead of the government. The church’s contribution to the common good of the civil order includes supporting government in doing what only the scale of government can do. wapo.st/4hzaSjh
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
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March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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The media can (and should) reject the Right's deceptive frame. This is not about "references to diversity, equity, and inclusion."
It is a neosegregationist attempt to erase everyone but white males from the nation's history.
It is a neosegregationist attempt to erase everyone but white males from the nation's history.
Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website, part of an effort across the Defense Department to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The media can (and should) reject the Right's deceptive frame. This is not about "references to diversity, equity, and inclusion."
It is a neosegregationist attempt to erase everyone but white males from the nation's history.
It is a neosegregationist attempt to erase everyone but white males from the nation's history.
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To reject the diverse beauty of God’s creation—the diversity of our neighbours—is to reject God.
March 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
To reject the diverse beauty of God’s creation—the diversity of our neighbours—is to reject God.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
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The Push To Save Black Modernist Architecture Is Working
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The Push To Save Black Modernist Architecture Is Working
Plus: Remember M. Paul Friedberg, the designer who made landscape architecture truly urban.
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March 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Push To Save Black Modernist Architecture Is Working
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