Rev Dr Katie Hopper
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Rev Dr Katie Hopper
@revdrkatiehopper.bsky.social
Pastor of Bethany
Presbyterian Church
Bethany, Pennsylvania
Reposted by Rev Dr Katie Hopper
Reposted by Rev Dr Katie Hopper
"There is so much that all of us together, including our faith communities, can do to make a difference...be loud and clear about how cutting government services to communities harms them." Maggie Siddiqi on ways we can protect a gov of the people. #FaithfulFight protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...
The Faithful Fight Toolkit: Protecting government of the people
Government is supposed to serve all the people. Faith communities can help ensure that it does.
protectdemocracy.org
May 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Churches and Synagogues are suing ICE for its unConstitutional violation of sanctuary. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) among them.

www.npr.org/2025/02/11/g...
27 religious groups sue Trump administration over immigration enforcement policy
27 religious groups are suing the federal government in response to the Trump administration's policy giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at "sensitive locations" like churches.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Absolutely amazing. And it occurred without an incident! 💙🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Baltics disconnect from Russian power grid without incident
The three Baltic states on Saturday seamlessly cut ties with Russia's power grid to integrate with the European Union's network, a switch that gained urgency with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
www.france24.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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For generations, dedicated civil servants have worked behind the scenes to keep Americans safe—preventing disasters, protecting public health, and upholding the rule of law. But when expertise is sidelined and institutions are gutted for political gain, the consequences are real—and dangerous.
February 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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A blessing, for these days. From the Black Rock prayer book.
January 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Bishop Budde provided — for all of us — the first step in avoiding a dangerous cycle in which we willingly yield power to authoritarian behavior. New from @crawfordstuff.bsky.social for our series, How Democracy Survives.

www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-democr...
How democracy survives through standing together
Lessons from Bishop Budde’s sermon on mercy
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
January 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

LIVE streaming plan (time zone - CET):

Morning commemoration with Survivors & President of Poland (9 am): https://youtu.be/rl7yO-yfGsw

TV Studio (12 pm): https://youtu.be/peLnOlodxv0

Main event (4 pm): https://youtu.be/180tHqgUW00
January 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM