Laura Schneider Young
@lauradsy.bsky.social
she/her. introvert. partner. parent. wrestling with theology, social justice, politics, and southern church culture. progressive. reconciling united methodist. deaconess. clergy spouse. committed to good trouble, good music, and houston astros baseball
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Hey friends, is it feeling heavy out here today?
Hold hands – even with the neighbor whose rooster awakens you, even with the awkward newcomer at church, even with the friend who does that thing that drives you up a wall. 🧵
Hold hands – even with the neighbor whose rooster awakens you, even with the awkward newcomer at church, even with the friend who does that thing that drives you up a wall. 🧵
February 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hey friends, is it feeling heavy out here today?
Hold hands – even with the neighbor whose rooster awakens you, even with the awkward newcomer at church, even with the friend who does that thing that drives you up a wall. 🧵
Hold hands – even with the neighbor whose rooster awakens you, even with the awkward newcomer at church, even with the friend who does that thing that drives you up a wall. 🧵
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Many of us are participating in tomorrow's Feb. 28 Economic Blackout as a form of protest. Could tomorrow be the start of our re(new)ed commitment to generative businesses instead?
#faithfullylgbtq #lgbtq #umc #unitedmethodistchurch #dei #blackout #economicblackout #feb28blackout
#faithfullylgbtq #lgbtq #umc #unitedmethodistchurch #dei #blackout #economicblackout #feb28blackout
![Tell us your [Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Amazon, Goodreads, Whole Foods, Alexa, Amazon Web Services, Ring] alternatives for a local & global economy that is more: robust, resilient, sustainable, equitable, diverse, creative, un-surveilled, just, participatory, courageous](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2bzelxwsc26zbzsp3amtmont/bafkreibrjuk6tf67nudeflwi62xvba7iwvykx6haw4hd2v2js4pke5gthm@jpeg)
February 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Many of us are participating in tomorrow's Feb. 28 Economic Blackout as a form of protest. Could tomorrow be the start of our re(new)ed commitment to generative businesses instead?
#faithfullylgbtq #lgbtq #umc #unitedmethodistchurch #dei #blackout #economicblackout #feb28blackout
#faithfullylgbtq #lgbtq #umc #unitedmethodistchurch #dei #blackout #economicblackout #feb28blackout
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The purpose of negative emotions is not to cause misery. It’s to prevent mistakes.
Outrage is a signal to speak up. Anxiety is a prompt to prepare. Guilt is a reminder to repair. Disappointment is a cue to persist.
Pain reveals principles. Where we hurt is a clue to what we value.
Outrage is a signal to speak up. Anxiety is a prompt to prepare. Guilt is a reminder to repair. Disappointment is a cue to persist.
Pain reveals principles. Where we hurt is a clue to what we value.
February 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The purpose of negative emotions is not to cause misery. It’s to prevent mistakes.
Outrage is a signal to speak up. Anxiety is a prompt to prepare. Guilt is a reminder to repair. Disappointment is a cue to persist.
Pain reveals principles. Where we hurt is a clue to what we value.
Outrage is a signal to speak up. Anxiety is a prompt to prepare. Guilt is a reminder to repair. Disappointment is a cue to persist.
Pain reveals principles. Where we hurt is a clue to what we value.
Yes! (finally) Lead on, Sir.
Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.
February 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Yes! (finally) Lead on, Sir.
Y'all, call your reps and senators. PLEASE! Also.. gonna start a club for people who regularly reheat their cold cup of coffee 3 or more times. smh.
February 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Y'all, call your reps and senators. PLEASE! Also.. gonna start a club for people who regularly reheat their cold cup of coffee 3 or more times. smh.
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January 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#UMC partners present: “Solidarity with the Sojourner: Understanding U.S. Immigration and Our Call to Respond." 7pm ET | 4pm PT on Monday, Feb. 10. Registration required: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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This is a reminder that no one can convince Trump voters to no longer support Trump, better than Trump can.
January 31, 2025 at 5:07 AM
This is a reminder that no one can convince Trump voters to no longer support Trump, better than Trump can.
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You can say, “gravity isn’t real,” but if you step off the cliff, you’re still going down.
And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.
And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.
The White House climate page is now gone. Climate change is not. www.whitehouse.gov/climate
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January 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
You can say, “gravity isn’t real,” but if you step off the cliff, you’re still going down.
And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.
And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.
This week's MVP, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, speaking truth to power. *This* is how you shoot your shot. I'm so grateful. This clip shows most of her sermon.
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See moment reverend pleads with Trump to have mercy on immigrants
YouTube video by CNN
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January 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This week's MVP, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, speaking truth to power. *This* is how you shoot your shot. I'm so grateful. This clip shows most of her sermon.
youtu.be/31ylIPemGlE?...
youtu.be/31ylIPemGlE?...
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GBCS, the UMC's General Board of Church & Society, invites you to a Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day vigil online. Monday, January 20th at 5-6pm ET | 2-3pm PT.
www.umcjustice.org/latest/from-...?
#faithfullylgbtq #lgbtq #umc #unitedmethodistchurch
www.umcjustice.org/latest/from-...?
#faithfullylgbtq #lgbtq #umc #unitedmethodistchurch
From Fear to Belonging: A Prayer Vigil for Justice and Hope
As we honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., join us for a powerful prayer vigil to stand together in faith, justice, and hope.
www.umcjustice.org
January 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
GBCS, the UMC's General Board of Church & Society, invites you to a Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day vigil online. Monday, January 20th at 5-6pm ET | 2-3pm PT.
www.umcjustice.org/latest/from-...?
#faithfullylgbtq #lgbtq #umc #unitedmethodistchurch
www.umcjustice.org/latest/from-...?
#faithfullylgbtq #lgbtq #umc #unitedmethodistchurch
What a force, and what a gift she was.
We are heartbroken to lose the indomitable force that is our former president, Cecile Richards. In her 12 devoted years of service to our org, she brought us to new heights in our health care, education, and advocacy work.
She was the embodiment of “Care, no matter what.”
She was the embodiment of “Care, no matter what.”
January 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
What a force, and what a gift she was.
I'm tired and this is hard, but our collective heart and continued engagement is important. We have amazing examples to follow. I'm grateful for #MLK.
January 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I'm tired and this is hard, but our collective heart and continued engagement is important. We have amazing examples to follow. I'm grateful for #MLK.
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So, the Biden Admin said they would not enforce the ban—the enforcement mechanism is a massive fine. TikTok did not have to shut off its services.
It appears they voluntarily went dark to maximize the drama of Trump’s incoming 90-day extension EO. It’s a political gift to him.
It appears they voluntarily went dark to maximize the drama of Trump’s incoming 90-day extension EO. It’s a political gift to him.
January 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So, the Biden Admin said they would not enforce the ban—the enforcement mechanism is a massive fine. TikTok did not have to shut off its services.
It appears they voluntarily went dark to maximize the drama of Trump’s incoming 90-day extension EO. It’s a political gift to him.
It appears they voluntarily went dark to maximize the drama of Trump’s incoming 90-day extension EO. It’s a political gift to him.
I didn't see this coming, but I woke up this morning under the weight of those feelings that overwhelmed me in the weeks immediately following the election. It's certainly not as heavy or intense as it was in November, but it's not nothing. How's everyone doing?
January 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I didn't see this coming, but I woke up this morning under the weight of those feelings that overwhelmed me in the weeks immediately following the election. It's certainly not as heavy or intense as it was in November, but it's not nothing. How's everyone doing?
I'm wrestling with similar questions.
Dear Carrie Underwood, (From a Former Pastor and Father, Regarding The Inauguration of Donald Trump)
Dear Carrie Underwood,
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January 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I'm wrestling with similar questions.
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Sometimes, floods are real floods and fires are real fires – not metaphors or sermon fodder. May we pause long enough on the road to meaning-making to let some suffering make no sense.
#faithfullylgbtq #lgbtq #umc #unitedmethodistchurch #palisades #eaton
#faithfullylgbtq #lgbtq #umc #unitedmethodistchurch #palisades #eaton
January 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Sometimes, floods are real floods and fires are real fires – not metaphors or sermon fodder. May we pause long enough on the road to meaning-making to let some suffering make no sense.
#faithfullylgbtq #lgbtq #umc #unitedmethodistchurch #palisades #eaton
#faithfullylgbtq #lgbtq #umc #unitedmethodistchurch #palisades #eaton
Grateful to Dr. Katelin Hansen for this helpful article about the critically important but *often* misunderstood Order of Deaconess and Home Missioner. #UMC #DHM
Deaconesses are still here – let’s invest in them too! | UMNews.org
A distinctly separate order from deacons, deaconesses and home missioners serve in a wide variety of full-time lay ministries for the church.
www.umnews.org
November 27, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Oof. Wrestling with the onslaught of Black Friday sale ads.
November 23, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Oof. Wrestling with the onslaught of Black Friday sale ads.
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On Friday, the Texas State Board of Education approved a state-authored curriculum under intense scrutiny in recent months for its heavy inclusion of biblical teachings.
Here’s what you need to know about the new lessons and how an Abbott-appointee became the deciding vote. 🧵
Here’s what you need to know about the new lessons and how an Abbott-appointee became the deciding vote. 🧵
November 22, 2024 at 8:08 PM
On Friday, the Texas State Board of Education approved a state-authored curriculum under intense scrutiny in recent months for its heavy inclusion of biblical teachings.
Here’s what you need to know about the new lessons and how an Abbott-appointee became the deciding vote. 🧵
Here’s what you need to know about the new lessons and how an Abbott-appointee became the deciding vote. 🧵
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BREAKING: Matt Gaetz said he is withdrawing his name from consideration for attorney general in President-elect Trump's second term.
Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump's AG nominee
"There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle," Gaetz wrote on X.
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November 21, 2024 at 5:37 PM
BREAKING: Matt Gaetz said he is withdrawing his name from consideration for attorney general in President-elect Trump's second term.