"We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself." ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"We must finally stop appealing to theology to justify our reserved silence about what the state is doing — for that is nothing but fear. ‘Open your mouth for the one who is voiceless’ — for...that is the least of the Bible’s demands in times such as these" ~ Bonhoeffer

So pastors, I think you have a mandate.

Scripture spends a lot of time showing the evils that their leaders did & telling God's people not to be like them. I feel like sermons about the evil of rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse, pedophilia, & all predatory sexual behaviors are about to become extremely relevant over these next 4 years.

Is it 100% accurate? No. But it [does apply to the original context and] makes sense to me as a way to apply pedastery to today's context. Let's agree to start addressing real issues."

Back in August of 2023 I wrote, "I propose that any future sermons on 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 or 1 Timothy 1:9-10 which bother to address *arsenokoitai* translate the verses to include pedophiles, rapists, and abusers....