Ryan Thompson
@drryanthompson.bsky.social
Professor, Psychologist
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"We are, by baptism, a people who do not obey in advance. In baptism, we have already given our fealty, and we cannot give it again." @melissaf-b.bsky.social www.christiancentury.org/article/ungo...
An ungovernable faith
By refusing to swear oaths, 16th-century Anabaptists took away the state’s primary tool for...
www.christiancentury.org
March 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"We are, by baptism, a people who do not obey in advance. In baptism, we have already given our fealty, and we cannot give it again." @melissaf-b.bsky.social www.christiancentury.org/article/ungo...
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The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.
— Howard Zinn
— Howard Zinn
February 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.
— Howard Zinn
— Howard Zinn
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It's important to separate the art from the artist. I don't condone the rampant hooliganism of the Riverbottom Nightmare Band, but can't deny how much I dig their Blue Öyster Cult-meets-Beefheart styled songcraft.
December 23, 2024 at 7:21 PM
It's important to separate the art from the artist. I don't condone the rampant hooliganism of the Riverbottom Nightmare Band, but can't deny how much I dig their Blue Öyster Cult-meets-Beefheart styled songcraft.
After all the years of claims that our government is persecuting Christians, now they're actually going to.
NEW via me and @yonat.bsky.social: Faith leaders are expressing dismay over new Trump will allow immigration raids at churches.
Trump's faith advisers defended the idea, but Rev. Gabe Salguero said news is “sending a deep chill down the spine" of Latino evangelicals religionnews.com/2024/12/12/f...
Trump's faith advisers defended the idea, but Rev. Gabe Salguero said news is “sending a deep chill down the spine" of Latino evangelicals religionnews.com/2024/12/12/f...
Faith leaders express dismay amid report Trump will allow immigration raids at churches
(RNS) — ‘I have 30 kids in a Sunday school class — I don’t know who is documented and undocumented,’ said one Latino pastor.
religionnews.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:09 PM
After all the years of claims that our government is persecuting Christians, now they're actually going to.
Tony Campolo gave me permission to think critically in 2003 when he spoke at an evangelical conference and criticized us for our conservative views on Israel/Palestine and gay marriage. It was a critical point in my faith journey.
November 20, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Tony Campolo gave me permission to think critically in 2003 when he spoke at an evangelical conference and criticized us for our conservative views on Israel/Palestine and gay marriage. It was a critical point in my faith journey.
Introduce yourself with:
One book: Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
One film: Arrival
One album: Sink or Swim, Waterdeep
One TV show: Bluey
One book: Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
One film: Arrival
One album: Sink or Swim, Waterdeep
One TV show: Bluey
Introduce yourself with:
One book: Runaway, Alice Munro
One film: About A Boy
One album: The Dismemberment Plan, Emergency & I
One TV show: The Rehearsal
(this is impossible)
One book: Runaway, Alice Munro
One film: About A Boy
One album: The Dismemberment Plan, Emergency & I
One TV show: The Rehearsal
(this is impossible)
Introduce yourself with:
One book: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
One film: Fantastic Mr. Fox
One album: She & Him Vol. 1
One TV show: Pushing Daisies
One book: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
One film: Fantastic Mr. Fox
One album: She & Him Vol. 1
One TV show: Pushing Daisies
April 19, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Introduce yourself with:
One book: Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
One film: Arrival
One album: Sink or Swim, Waterdeep
One TV show: Bluey
One book: Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
One film: Arrival
One album: Sink or Swim, Waterdeep
One TV show: Bluey
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