Todd Wiebe 🇨🇦
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Hopeful Resistance, Executive Director at Reflector Project, Rector's Cupboard. #canada, #hope #outpost
A family member used to joke, “I hate violence. If you use violence, I’ll kill you.”
Clearly Trump would not have understood the joke.
Demanding peace after a military strike might indicate a fundamental misunderstanding of peace.
As might threatening violence if violence is not acquiesced.
Clearly Trump would not have understood the joke.
Demanding peace after a military strike might indicate a fundamental misunderstanding of peace.
As might threatening violence if violence is not acquiesced.
June 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A family member used to joke, “I hate violence. If you use violence, I’ll kill you.”
Clearly Trump would not have understood the joke.
Demanding peace after a military strike might indicate a fundamental misunderstanding of peace.
As might threatening violence if violence is not acquiesced.
Clearly Trump would not have understood the joke.
Demanding peace after a military strike might indicate a fundamental misunderstanding of peace.
As might threatening violence if violence is not acquiesced.
Significant parts of evangelicalism have been moving towards violence and terrorism as some far right expressions have allied with hyper charismatic and mega church voices.
André Gagné (Concordia) addresses this.
Book - American Evangelicals for Trump
Podcast - www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
André Gagné (Concordia) addresses this.
Book - American Evangelicals for Trump
Podcast - www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The Minnesota Suspect’s Radical Spiritual World
Before Vance Boelter was accused of killing a Democratic state lawmaker, he had an active, even grandiose, religious life.
www.theatlantic.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Significant parts of evangelicalism have been moving towards violence and terrorism as some far right expressions have allied with hyper charismatic and mega church voices.
André Gagné (Concordia) addresses this.
Book - American Evangelicals for Trump
Podcast - www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
André Gagné (Concordia) addresses this.
Book - American Evangelicals for Trump
Podcast - www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
So - investigations into those who radicalize people like Minnesota shooter to become terrorists?
Lance Wallnau and others who use terms like “demonic” to refer to democrats.
Clearly there is such a thing as evangelical terrorism.
Hucksters and grifters posing as spiritual leaders.
Lance Wallnau and others who use terms like “demonic” to refer to democrats.
Clearly there is such a thing as evangelical terrorism.
Hucksters and grifters posing as spiritual leaders.
June 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
So - investigations into those who radicalize people like Minnesota shooter to become terrorists?
Lance Wallnau and others who use terms like “demonic” to refer to democrats.
Clearly there is such a thing as evangelical terrorism.
Hucksters and grifters posing as spiritual leaders.
Lance Wallnau and others who use terms like “demonic” to refer to democrats.
Clearly there is such a thing as evangelical terrorism.
Hucksters and grifters posing as spiritual leaders.
Given the events in Minnesota, I am assuming Fox News and the Evangelical Trump crowd will be warning about the dangers of Christian evangelical extremism and terrorism.
June 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Given the events in Minnesota, I am assuming Fox News and the Evangelical Trump crowd will be warning about the dangers of Christian evangelical extremism and terrorism.
In Toronto
Was at the Jays game while nearby the annual Fall of the Mighty Leafs was occurring.
O Canada, Oh Maple Leafs.
Those Leafs have one more chance to make their fans believe before the seemingly inevitable seasonal exit.
Was at the Jays game while nearby the annual Fall of the Mighty Leafs was occurring.
O Canada, Oh Maple Leafs.
Those Leafs have one more chance to make their fans believe before the seemingly inevitable seasonal exit.
May 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In Toronto
Was at the Jays game while nearby the annual Fall of the Mighty Leafs was occurring.
O Canada, Oh Maple Leafs.
Those Leafs have one more chance to make their fans believe before the seemingly inevitable seasonal exit.
Was at the Jays game while nearby the annual Fall of the Mighty Leafs was occurring.
O Canada, Oh Maple Leafs.
Those Leafs have one more chance to make their fans believe before the seemingly inevitable seasonal exit.
In Toronto at a Housing/Church Redevelopment conference.
Great neighbourhood walk with Jason Byassee of Timothy Eaton Church. Fancy fancy area.
Earlier coffee with recording artist Shad. He pointed out a church in his neighbourhood that is attached to a strip club.
Notice the name of the club.
Great neighbourhood walk with Jason Byassee of Timothy Eaton Church. Fancy fancy area.
Earlier coffee with recording artist Shad. He pointed out a church in his neighbourhood that is attached to a strip club.
Notice the name of the club.
May 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
In Toronto at a Housing/Church Redevelopment conference.
Great neighbourhood walk with Jason Byassee of Timothy Eaton Church. Fancy fancy area.
Earlier coffee with recording artist Shad. He pointed out a church in his neighbourhood that is attached to a strip club.
Notice the name of the club.
Great neighbourhood walk with Jason Byassee of Timothy Eaton Church. Fancy fancy area.
Earlier coffee with recording artist Shad. He pointed out a church in his neighbourhood that is attached to a strip club.
Notice the name of the club.
Moral rigidity is always hiding something.
Moral outrage is often a form of public confession.
How often do abusers like this constantly holler about the sin of other people?
Moral outrage is often a form of public confession.
How often do abusers like this constantly holler about the sin of other people?
“The dark secret behind the public ministry of Joseph Lyle Campbell, a magnetic Pentecostal preacher who built a national following with fiery sermons on sin, salvation and America’s moral decline.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
A preacher’s dark secret: Sleepovers, porn and sex abuse allegations dating back decades
Joe Campbell says his calling is to share God’s love, but a group of women say he sexually abused them as girls. An NBC News investigation uncovered decades of missed warnings and failures to act.
www.nbcnews.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Moral rigidity is always hiding something.
Moral outrage is often a form of public confession.
How often do abusers like this constantly holler about the sin of other people?
Moral outrage is often a form of public confession.
How often do abusers like this constantly holler about the sin of other people?
Theocracies pose as strong - but they are afraid of words and freedom.
“Strongmen” pose as tough guys, but their weakness is on full display.
Margaret Atwood says she cannot remember another time ‘when words themselves have felt under such threat’ - The Guardian
“Strongmen” pose as tough guys, but their weakness is on full display.
Margaret Atwood says she cannot remember another time ‘when words themselves have felt under such threat’ - The Guardian
May 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Theocracies pose as strong - but they are afraid of words and freedom.
“Strongmen” pose as tough guys, but their weakness is on full display.
Margaret Atwood says she cannot remember another time ‘when words themselves have felt under such threat’ - The Guardian
“Strongmen” pose as tough guys, but their weakness is on full display.
Margaret Atwood says she cannot remember another time ‘when words themselves have felt under such threat’ - The Guardian
First white South Africans arrive in U.S. as Trump claims they face discrimination - Reuters
Of course. Christian. Nationalism is sometimes simply called Nationalism. Sometimes it’s called “White Christian Nationalism”.
They find friends around the world.
Of course. Christian. Nationalism is sometimes simply called Nationalism. Sometimes it’s called “White Christian Nationalism”.
They find friends around the world.
May 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
First white South Africans arrive in U.S. as Trump claims they face discrimination - Reuters
Of course. Christian. Nationalism is sometimes simply called Nationalism. Sometimes it’s called “White Christian Nationalism”.
They find friends around the world.
Of course. Christian. Nationalism is sometimes simply called Nationalism. Sometimes it’s called “White Christian Nationalism”.
They find friends around the world.
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If Christians in America were truly honest with ourselves, we would admit that far too many churches have become places where people are made to be disciples of the Religious Right rather than followers of Jesus and then we would collectively repent from this harmful allegiance.
May 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If Christians in America were truly honest with ourselves, we would admit that far too many churches have become places where people are made to be disciples of the Religious Right rather than followers of Jesus and then we would collectively repent from this harmful allegiance.
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So maybe the Trump-Pope thing backfired
The new Pope didn't tweet once in 2024. In 2025, he's posted 5 times, in which he:
- Criticized JD Vance's views on Catholicism and Jesus
- Posted an article opposing Trump's immigration policies
- Retweeted twice about the Pope's health
- Retweeted a criticism of Trump & Bukele's laughter at KAG.
- Criticized JD Vance's views on Catholicism and Jesus
- Posted an article opposing Trump's immigration policies
- Retweeted twice about the Pope's health
- Retweeted a criticism of Trump & Bukele's laughter at KAG.
May 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So maybe the Trump-Pope thing backfired
The paganism of Trump and Christian Nationalism.
How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
Opinion | How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact
I’ve found it necessary to root myself in anything that feels rehumanizing, whether it’s art or literature or learning.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The paganism of Trump and Christian Nationalism.
How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
April 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Of course. All class.
April 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Of course. All class.
I think that Trump’s “Vladimir, STOP!” might be more accurately read as flirtatious, than presidential.
April 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I think that Trump’s “Vladimir, STOP!” might be more accurately read as flirtatious, than presidential.
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"The answer, according to Florida lawmakers, is the state’s schoolchildren, who as young as 14 could soon be allowed to work overnight shifts without a break – even on school nights" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’
Governor Ron DeSantis leads push to loosen child labor laws as immigration crackdown leads to workforce shortage
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
"The answer, according to Florida lawmakers, is the state’s schoolchildren, who as young as 14 could soon be allowed to work overnight shifts without a break – even on school nights" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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It's so odd that Christian Nationalists are trying to stomp out *pretend* "anti-Christian bias" when their repudiation of everything Jesus ever said is the biggest example of *real* "anti-Christian bias" in the United States right now.
April 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It's so odd that Christian Nationalists are trying to stomp out *pretend* "anti-Christian bias" when their repudiation of everything Jesus ever said is the biggest example of *real* "anti-Christian bias" in the United States right now.
I recall that earl in his pontificate, Pope Francis said that moral rigidity is always hiding something.
My Orthodox friend David Goa says similarly that moral outrage is a form of public confession.
May we listen to voices like these, rather than to self-appointed moral gatekeepers.
My Orthodox friend David Goa says similarly that moral outrage is a form of public confession.
May we listen to voices like these, rather than to self-appointed moral gatekeepers.
April 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I recall that earl in his pontificate, Pope Francis said that moral rigidity is always hiding something.
My Orthodox friend David Goa says similarly that moral outrage is a form of public confession.
May we listen to voices like these, rather than to self-appointed moral gatekeepers.
My Orthodox friend David Goa says similarly that moral outrage is a form of public confession.
May we listen to voices like these, rather than to self-appointed moral gatekeepers.
Mark Carney, a practicing Catholic, shared thoughtful words of tribute after Francis’ death.
Carney (and other business leaders) worked with Pope Francis on The Council for Inclusive Capitalism.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Carney (and other business leaders) worked with Pope Francis on The Council for Inclusive Capitalism.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Pope Francis spent a lifetime serving the poor and challenging Catholic Church orthodoxy
Argentine Jesuit priest eschewed the pomp of the Catholic Church’s highest office and advocated for the poor and peace
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Mark Carney, a practicing Catholic, shared thoughtful words of tribute after Francis’ death.
Carney (and other business leaders) worked with Pope Francis on The Council for Inclusive Capitalism.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Carney (and other business leaders) worked with Pope Francis on The Council for Inclusive Capitalism.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Fox News just now: “He has passed away and the liberal Catholic movement is passing away with him. Young people know the truth. They believe that doctrine is love as Pope Benedict said.”
My hope is that Christianity is known to be like Francis, not like JD Vance and others hungry for power.
My hope is that Christianity is known to be like Francis, not like JD Vance and others hungry for power.
April 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Fox News just now: “He has passed away and the liberal Catholic movement is passing away with him. Young people know the truth. They believe that doctrine is love as Pope Benedict said.”
My hope is that Christianity is known to be like Francis, not like JD Vance and others hungry for power.
My hope is that Christianity is known to be like Francis, not like JD Vance and others hungry for power.
The most faithful Christian response to so called faith in the White House is not pride, but revulsion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
Christian faith is being hijacked in service of hatred, power, greed and worship of a person.
Being sickened by this is a faithful response.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
Christian faith is being hijacked in service of hatred, power, greed and worship of a person.
Being sickened by this is a faithful response.
White House of Worship: Trump Elevates Christian Prayer and Power
Evangelical leaders are relishing the new atmosphere at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — and greater access to the president.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The most faithful Christian response to so called faith in the White House is not pride, but revulsion.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
Christian faith is being hijacked in service of hatred, power, greed and worship of a person.
Being sickened by this is a faithful response.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
Christian faith is being hijacked in service of hatred, power, greed and worship of a person.
Being sickened by this is a faithful response.
How did Jesus relate to earthly power?
Christian Nationalism is not Christian.
Christians should speak against lust for power and domination that is labelled as Christian.
On this Good Friday reflection includes a call of our times.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Christian Nationalism is not Christian.
Christians should speak against lust for power and domination that is labelled as Christian.
On this Good Friday reflection includes a call of our times.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: The Conservative Christian Network Inside the White House
From the moment President Trump was re-elected, his conservative Christian supporters have rejoiced in a second chance at political power. Elizabeth Dias, the national religion correspondent for The N...
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
How did Jesus relate to earthly power?
Christian Nationalism is not Christian.
Christians should speak against lust for power and domination that is labelled as Christian.
On this Good Friday reflection includes a call of our times.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Christian Nationalism is not Christian.
Christians should speak against lust for power and domination that is labelled as Christian.
On this Good Friday reflection includes a call of our times.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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"Most left-of-center funders have tended to shrink back in response to an intensifying attack on everything they care about." www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/how-we-...
How We Got Here: Six Reasons Liberal Philanthropy Is Losing the Battle for America’s Future
Drawing on conversations with leaders across the progressive funding and nonprofit worlds, IP Editor-in-Chief David Callahan tells a story of strategic missteps, blind spots and underinvestment that l...
www.insidephilanthropy.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Most left-of-center funders have tended to shrink back in response to an intensifying attack on everything they care about." www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/how-we-...
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April 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM