Brian Frederick-Gray
@revbfg.bsky.social
(he/him) Director for Justice and Advocacy Ministries at Disciples Home Missions; Mission Director for Disciples Peace Fellowship
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Christian Nationalists co-opt what is sacred, twisting it to serve profane political power. They misuse the Bible, baptism, and communion.
So it’s no surprise to see a theological declaration like “Christ is King” also being used not to lift up Christ but to advance racist, antisemitic politics.
So it’s no surprise to see a theological declaration like “Christ is King” also being used not to lift up Christ but to advance racist, antisemitic politics.
Christ the Christian Nationalist Sunday?
On Thursday, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution to officially declare Nov. 23 as “Christ the King Sunday” in the Mitten State.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Christian Nationalists co-opt what is sacred, twisting it to serve profane political power. They misuse the Bible, baptism, and communion.
So it’s no surprise to see a theological declaration like “Christ is King” also being used not to lift up Christ but to advance racist, antisemitic politics.
So it’s no surprise to see a theological declaration like “Christ is King” also being used not to lift up Christ but to advance racist, antisemitic politics.
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SPREAD THE WORD: Disciples Peace Fellowship is now accepting applications for the 2026 Summer Peace Intern Program!
Learn more and apply at:
disciplespeace.org/apply
Learn more and apply at:
disciplespeace.org/apply
Apply Now to be a Peace Intern! — Disciples Peace Fellowship
Apply Now to be a 2025 DPF Peace Intern! Spend your summer serving as an Ambassador for Peace and Justice. You'll be working on staff with Disciples Church Camps throughout the United States and Canad...
disciplespeace.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
SPREAD THE WORD: Disciples Peace Fellowship is now accepting applications for the 2026 Summer Peace Intern Program!
Learn more and apply at:
disciplespeace.org/apply
Learn more and apply at:
disciplespeace.org/apply
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Trump and Republicans went to court to try to steal food assistance form 42 million people ahead of the holidays.
Do not forget this.
Do not forget this.
BREAKING: A *separate* federal court in Rhode Island just ordered the Trump admin to pay for SNAP benefits during the shutdown — saying the government "must distribute" aid using emergency funds and that the benefits should be paid as soon as possible.
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump and Republicans went to court to try to steal food assistance form 42 million people ahead of the holidays.
Do not forget this.
Do not forget this.
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Roughly 1.4 million federal workers are going without pay due to the government shutdown. About half of them are furloughed, while the other half has been deemed essential and is working without pay.
It's supposed to be payday for many federal workers. Instead, they're getting nothing
Roughly 1.4 million federal workers are going without pay due to the government shutdown. About half of them are furloughed, while the other half has been deemed essential and is working without pay.
n.pr
October 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Roughly 1.4 million federal workers are going without pay due to the government shutdown. About half of them are furloughed, while the other half has been deemed essential and is working without pay.
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My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.
Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.
organizingmythoughts.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
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I'm seeing a bunch of hyper-local meetings focused on organizing for the 10/18 No Kings gatherings. I'm so interested in what the local organizers are asking the people who attend those meetings to do beyond the 18th.
October 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I'm seeing a bunch of hyper-local meetings focused on organizing for the 10/18 No Kings gatherings. I'm so interested in what the local organizers are asking the people who attend those meetings to do beyond the 18th.
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a series of State Department policy bills that would lock in parts of the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency, including a diminished role for the already struggling foreign aid arm of USAID.
How a State Department oversight bill became a partisan food fight
The House Foreign Affairs Committee began what many saw as a good-faith bipartisan effort on State Department oversight. It ended badly.
wapo.st
September 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a series of State Department policy bills that would lock in parts of the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency, including a diminished role for the already struggling foreign aid arm of USAID.
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With worship music, the Christian singers sought to whitewash Kirk and make his political views equivalent to what it means to follow Jesus.
That’s what Christian Nationalism does. It takes Christian language, symbols, and songs to put a holy veneer on top of a profane political agenda.
That’s what Christian Nationalism does. It takes Christian language, symbols, and songs to put a holy veneer on top of a profane political agenda.
Chris Tomlin’s Worshipwashing of Charlie Kirk
The memorial service for Charlie Kirk on Sunday (Sept.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
With worship music, the Christian singers sought to whitewash Kirk and make his political views equivalent to what it means to follow Jesus.
That’s what Christian Nationalism does. It takes Christian language, symbols, and songs to put a holy veneer on top of a profane political agenda.
That’s what Christian Nationalism does. It takes Christian language, symbols, and songs to put a holy veneer on top of a profane political agenda.
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"But there was the issue of—like, fucking ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.” - variety.com/2025/music/n...
Bad Bunny Says He Didn’t Include U.S. in Tour Dates Due to Fear of ICE Raids
Bad Bunny explained that he left the United States off his tour itinerary for fear that ICE 'could be outside [my concert].'
variety.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"But there was the issue of—like, fucking ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.” - variety.com/2025/music/n...
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This... it's all about priorities
August 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This... it's all about priorities
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NEW from me: As summers in Phoenix get increasingly extreme, homeless people are struggling to cope. I spent three days with street-medicine teams from Circle the City, a nonprofit group, as they treated people.
Asphalt Burns and Heatstroke: Homeless in America’s Hottest City
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
NEW from me: As summers in Phoenix get increasingly extreme, homeless people are struggling to cope. I spent three days with street-medicine teams from Circle the City, a nonprofit group, as they treated people.
This September I will be a panelist for the National Benevolent Association’s 2025 SENT Seminar, "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: Building Impactful Futures”.
Free registration and details can be found on NBA’s website:
www.nbacares.org/event/2025-s...
Free registration and details can be found on NBA’s website:
www.nbacares.org/event/2025-s...
August 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This September I will be a panelist for the National Benevolent Association’s 2025 SENT Seminar, "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: Building Impactful Futures”.
Free registration and details can be found on NBA’s website:
www.nbacares.org/event/2025-s...
Free registration and details can be found on NBA’s website:
www.nbacares.org/event/2025-s...
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Director for Justice and Advocacy Ministries at Disciples Home Missions, Rev. Brian Frederick-Gray, will be presenting during the National Benevolent Association's 2025 SENT Seminar in September. He'll be sharing about the Shifting Legal Landscape for Refugee and Immigration Ministries.
August 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Director for Justice and Advocacy Ministries at Disciples Home Missions, Rev. Brian Frederick-Gray, will be presenting during the National Benevolent Association's 2025 SENT Seminar in September. He'll be sharing about the Shifting Legal Landscape for Refugee and Immigration Ministries.
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We must offer an alternative vision of political freedom that doesn’t hinge on alienating immigrant communities, and communities of color more broadly, writes Dwayne David Paul. sojo.net/articles/opi...
If We Want to Save Democracy, We Must Oppose Mass Deportations
We must offer an alternative vision of political freedom that doesn’t hinge on alienating immigrant communities, and communities of color more broadly.
sojo.net
July 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We must offer an alternative vision of political freedom that doesn’t hinge on alienating immigrant communities, and communities of color more broadly, writes Dwayne David Paul. sojo.net/articles/opi...
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Stunning new icon by Kelly Latimore: “Our Lady: Protectress of the Most Vulnerable.” @klicons.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Stunning new icon by Kelly Latimore: “Our Lady: Protectress of the Most Vulnerable.” @klicons.bsky.social
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This is so bad. IRS claims it can override an act of Congress (signed by Eisenhower & Reagan) to let churches endorse candidates: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
This is bad for democracy but even worse for Christianity, pushing partisan pulpits: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-partis...
This is bad for democracy but even worse for Christianity, pushing partisan pulpits: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-partis...
I.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is so bad. IRS claims it can override an act of Congress (signed by Eisenhower & Reagan) to let churches endorse candidates: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...
This is bad for democracy but even worse for Christianity, pushing partisan pulpits: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-partis...
This is bad for democracy but even worse for Christianity, pushing partisan pulpits: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-partis...
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the big questions for american democracy going forward seem to be (1) can the GOP actually build the federal police state they just funded, (2) in time to finish before democratic checks can be established, and (3) whether dems gaining power would actually try to stop/dismantle it
July 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
the big questions for american democracy going forward seem to be (1) can the GOP actually build the federal police state they just funded, (2) in time to finish before democratic checks can be established, and (3) whether dems gaining power would actually try to stop/dismantle it
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This is bullshit.
Not only do ICE bounty hunters refuse to identify themselves, they won’t say where they’re taking the people they’re kidnapping.
Deliberately shuffling detainees from facility to facility so families can’t find them & they miss their chance at legal counsel.
(Anaheim, CA)
Not only do ICE bounty hunters refuse to identify themselves, they won’t say where they’re taking the people they’re kidnapping.
Deliberately shuffling detainees from facility to facility so families can’t find them & they miss their chance at legal counsel.
(Anaheim, CA)
July 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is bullshit.
Not only do ICE bounty hunters refuse to identify themselves, they won’t say where they’re taking the people they’re kidnapping.
Deliberately shuffling detainees from facility to facility so families can’t find them & they miss their chance at legal counsel.
(Anaheim, CA)
Not only do ICE bounty hunters refuse to identify themselves, they won’t say where they’re taking the people they’re kidnapping.
Deliberately shuffling detainees from facility to facility so families can’t find them & they miss their chance at legal counsel.
(Anaheim, CA)
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A new rite published by the Vatican on Thursday will allow priests to celebrate a Mass to exhort Catholics to exercise care for the Earth, in the latest push by the 1.4-billion-member global Church to address global climate change. For @reuters.com:
Praying the world halts climate change? There's now a Catholic Mass for that
A new rite published by the Vatican on Thursday will allow priests to celebrate a Mass to exhort Catholics to exercise care for the Earth, in the latest push by the 1.4-billion-member global Church to address global climate change.
www.reuters.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
A new rite published by the Vatican on Thursday will allow priests to celebrate a Mass to exhort Catholics to exercise care for the Earth, in the latest push by the 1.4-billion-member global Church to address global climate change. For @reuters.com:
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I know that Medicare/ Medicaid is Democrats’ native language & what they’re happiest speaking but I’d love for SOME prominent person to try the line “they increased the debt limit by $5 trillion in order to triple size of ICE & make its detention center bigger than the whole federal prison system.”
July 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I know that Medicare/ Medicaid is Democrats’ native language & what they’re happiest speaking but I’d love for SOME prominent person to try the line “they increased the debt limit by $5 trillion in order to triple size of ICE & make its detention center bigger than the whole federal prison system.”
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Tonight, I introduced legislation to stop Trump from from leading us into an illegal war with Iran.
Another war in the Middle East could cost countless lives, waste trillions more dollars, and lead to even more deaths, more conflict, and more displacement.
Another war in the Middle East could cost countless lives, waste trillions more dollars, and lead to even more deaths, more conflict, and more displacement.
June 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Tonight, I introduced legislation to stop Trump from from leading us into an illegal war with Iran.
Another war in the Middle East could cost countless lives, waste trillions more dollars, and lead to even more deaths, more conflict, and more displacement.
Another war in the Middle East could cost countless lives, waste trillions more dollars, and lead to even more deaths, more conflict, and more displacement.
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As a result of today's decision, the Trevor Project board of directors is matching every dollar donated with $3 until June 22.
So a $25 contribution becomes $100!
GO DONATE. Help save the lives of trans kids.
www.thetrevorproject.org
So a $25 contribution becomes $100!
GO DONATE. Help save the lives of trans kids.
www.thetrevorproject.org
Support Homepage
The Trevor Project is a non-profit suicide prevention organization that provides 24/7 crisis support services, research, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ young people.
www.thetrevorproject.org
June 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
As a result of today's decision, the Trevor Project board of directors is matching every dollar donated with $3 until June 22.
So a $25 contribution becomes $100!
GO DONATE. Help save the lives of trans kids.
www.thetrevorproject.org
So a $25 contribution becomes $100!
GO DONATE. Help save the lives of trans kids.
www.thetrevorproject.org
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Vital resources for trans youth, adults, and their loved ones in the wake of SCOTUS' decision in 'U.S. v. Skrmetti.'
These Mental Health and Mutual Aid Resources Are Here for Trans People Post-Skrmetti Ruling
Vital resources for trans youth, adults, and their loved ones.
www.them.us
June 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Vital resources for trans youth, adults, and their loved ones in the wake of SCOTUS' decision in 'U.S. v. Skrmetti.'
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JUST IN: A federal judge has ruled against President Trump's use of the National Guard in Los Angeles, siding with the state of California's argument that the president erred in how the guard was being activated.
Judge issues a temporary ruling against Trump using the National Guard in L.A.
The White House could appeal the injunction issued by the judge but the decision in a federal court is a setback for President Trump.
n.pr
June 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge has ruled against President Trump's use of the National Guard in Los Angeles, siding with the state of California's argument that the president erred in how the guard was being activated.
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"On Wednesday, LA city councilor Hugo Soto-Martinez said in a video posted to Instagram that ICE had shown up at a confidential domestic violence shelter, apparently in search of one person who was not present." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
LA's ICE raids are impacting domestic violence shelters
These programs "should be safe sanctuaries—and we can't even guarantee that anymore."
www.motherjones.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"On Wednesday, LA city councilor Hugo Soto-Martinez said in a video posted to Instagram that ICE had shown up at a confidential domestic violence shelter, apparently in search of one person who was not present." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...