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Heather Canaday
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Introvert. PT student at Northern Seminary. Imperfect follower of Jesus. Advocate for women leaders in the church.
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Hello! It’s Day 2 on 🦋.
I am a cancer survivor. Part-time seminary student at Northern slowly earning a MATS in Women and Ministry. Passionate about women’s leadership in the church.
Lover of all things British but especially mysteries and Doctor Who.
Life Goal: Own all the books 📚
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No dictators: No kings. #Resist
February 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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And there’s me, progressive liberal Christian being all ‘that’s symbolic it obviously never happened about poor old Jonah’:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Watch the moment a man is swallowed by humpback whale
Dell Simancas captures the moment his son, Adrián, is swallowed and spat out by a humpback whale.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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“It is hard to promote or prescribe certain behavior if you think your moral framework is merely a useful fiction.” - Andrew Wilson
February 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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From @theathletic.bsky.social: The Department of Education has rescinded Title IX guidance that stated NIL payments must be proportionate between a university’s male and female athletes. nyti.ms/40Z3Z4i
Department of Education rescinds Title IX guidance that NIL payments must be proportionate
How Title IX would factor into schools' revenue-sharing decisions has been a lingering question.
nyti.ms
February 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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It's hard to think of a more horrible thing during Black History Month than to tell women and people of color this month that "any effort to bring justice and balance to the scales is illegal." slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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House Oversight Republicans spent two years subpoenaing and deposing every person who ever had a cup of coffee with Hunter Biden over the last 20 years, but now oppose a subpoena to hear from the person really running the government who hasn’t even had a confirmation hearing.
February 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"
February 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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It would only take 4 Republican Senators to stop almost everything on Trump’s agenda.

Just 4.

Authoritarians win by making people think they are stronger than they are.

Call your senators. Just keep calling. Every office they have, every day.
February 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.

This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
February 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I have never used TikTok and not privy to all the evidence, but I don’t think this is a win for freedom of speech.
January 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Men will say it's this rule or that rule or point of order or it's complicated or it's not possible presently or there is not enough evidence or it's your word against his or your story doesn't line up or it's not time yet or whatever. The real issue is they just don't care.
January 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Just, really, no. Without intentionality and prayer, neither of which AI is capable of, it isn’t preaching, pastoral care, or theology worthy of the name.
Religious Leaders Experiment with A.I. in Sermons
Modern religious leaders are experimenting with A.I. just as earlier generations examined radio, television and the internet.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Reposting so I can add to my TBR list later
Current morning reading. Good stuff so far.
January 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Under the GOP's SAVE Act, Tribal IDs would NO LONGER be accepted as valid identification to register to vote.

This is a direct attack on the voting rights of Native American communities.

#StopTheSAVEAct social.demcast.com/s/EC9Y1x2d
January 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Disappointed but not surprised
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Jan 10
President-elect Donald Trump received on an unconditional discharge for his criminal conviction in New York on Friday, meaning he will get a criminal record but no other penalties.
Trump sentenced in his New York felony conviction in a historic first
President-elect Donald Trump received on an unconditional discharge for his criminal conviction in New York on Friday, meaning he will get a criminal record but no other penalties.
www.npr.org
January 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
One of my favorite moments of President Carter’s funeral yesterday 💔

youtu.be/z_ofncBzV8c?...
Jason Carter: My grandfather ‘sang of the goodness of God’
YouTube video by ABC News
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January 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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When a body is so broken that it is entirely dependent on the care of others or a mind is basically gone, we are called to give dignity to what remains, for it still houses one created in the image of God.
January 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Greatest band ever
rns.org RNS @rns.org · Jan 8
OPINION: U2’s love affair with America was matched only by the band’s disdain for the country’s politics. This infatuation and outrage were all spun into a single whole by producer Brian Eno, and the result was “The Joshua Tree,” U2’s finest hour.
Bono: The most existentially American non-American
(RNS) — U2 is capable of dissecting this nation — and its religion — with a rare and effective ruthlessness.
religionnews.com
January 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I’m sure Merriam-Webster is correct 😂
January 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I grew up in the Carolinas and never knew about this history until (checks her watch) today. It is so important that we learn our history. ALL OF IT
White “Redeemers” staged a coup in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898 and overthrew the Fusionist government—a coalition of Black and white people. They were never held accountable for murdering at least 60 Black people and subverting lawful elections. Sounds a lot like January 6th and its aftermath
January 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This is a great step forward
January 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM