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Bethany Erickson @shoomer5.bsky.social · 1d

Even three months ago, priests would be allowed in to minister to those detained. Not anymore.

"Light came into the world, but ppl loved darkness rather than light, for their deeds were evil." - John 3.19

elisi @tsitsilagi.bsky.social · 1d

Activists in Chicago, barred from giving Communion to ICE detainees, plan next actions

A group of Catholics who marched to a Chicago immigration processing center and were prevented from giving Communion to detainees said they are not about to back down.

www.ncronline.org

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 1d

Eratne somnium iocundum?

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 1d

There is so much going on here!

Arlie Coles @arliecoles.bsky.social · 1d

New for @livingchurch.bsky.social : Bishop Derek Jones’ lawyers describe the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces & Chaplaincy as a business offering chaplaincy endorsements and allege the ACNA owes millions for trademark infringement and unfair competition.
livingchurch.org/news/inhibit...

Inhibited Bishop Sues ACNA - The Living Church

Bishop Derek Jones’ lawyers describe the Jurisdiction of Armed Forces as a business selling chaplaincy endorsements and allege the ACNA owes millions for trademark infringement and unfair competition.

livingchurch.org

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 1d

No, YOU spent too long yesterday turning a paragraph from De Bello Gallico into a comic.

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 2d

I never realized you were joking when you said that, I assumed sincerity

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 5d

Aubrey I am also in Minneapolis to see my good friend marry his almost husband, say hi!!

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 6d

Watching so many in the U.S. choose to obey in advance, one wonders if we’re now (in part) reaping the rotten fruit of “first time obedience.”

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 6d

Yes and amen. It’s not easy to raise children this way but it’s best for them, for society, and ultimately for us too. All flourishing is mutual, y’all (HT: Robin Wall Kimmerer). Thank you for this, @rlstollar.bsky.social.

Child Liberation Theology @childliberation.bsky.social · 7d

"Sometimes disobedience is godly. Sometimes disobedience is holy."

Teaching Children to Disobey

Sometimes disobedience is godly. Sometimes disobedience is holy.

rlstollar.com

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 7d

“I invited them to repentance,” Black…said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call...”

“But when Black began to lower his arms…the agents responded…by firing pepper balls... One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke...”
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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 9d

who among us

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 9d

His daughter says it's either mold or spiritual attack.

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Christianity On the Spectrum @christianityon.bsky.social · 9d

The reason that you didn't see autism "back in your day" is because the way you used to deal with girl autism was to send them to a convent where they all pretended to be cats

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 9d

For Magistra Frizzle purposes, I would like a poodle skirt but instead of a poodle it’s one of these dogs.

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 9d

What will make you believe me?

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 10d

Autism Announcement

Christianity On the Spectrum @christianityon.bsky.social · 10d

you get double autism

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 10d

Yessss and/or nooooo depending on the aspect and day

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Christianity On the Spectrum @christianityon.bsky.social · 10d

guy who believes in the extreme male brain theory of autism and thinks that is sufficient justification for women's ordination, but only if she has autism

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 10d

What if my answer is “it depends”

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 10d

Friends, what our federal government is doing in the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs is wicked, an offense against God. The stories of ICE's brutality here are being reported widely enough that you can find the proof if you want to. 1/4

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 10d

I’ve never seen a Simpson. It wasn’t allowed when I was a kid, and I never bothered to catch up as an adult.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 11d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 11d

They mention @ehmcgowin.bsky.social’s book, Households of Faith, which is an excellent read.

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 11d

This conversation was so good!

Christianity On the Spectrum @christianityon.bsky.social · 11d

Here at CoTS we love data driven analysis of Christianity subcultures. In the last podcast episode, I talked with @mburtwrites.bsky.social about her new book "The Myth of Good Christian Parenting" and how Christian parenting books relate to autism (spoiler: it is bad). Link below:

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 11d

20+ Chicago cops injured from the feds tossing tear gas around today.

Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 11d

CPD has 20+ injured on duty this afternoon, most/all from federal use of gas. Related: no arrests by CPD, no documented uses of force by CPD. (I wasn't everywhere / didn't see every skirmish. And possibly some late-entry TRR forms to come.) Saw two federal arrests, saw one on video didn't witness.

Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 12d

Chaos in Brighton Park. This is representative of the amount / direction of pepper and smoke sent into the neighborhood, in this case, for no reason I can discern other than because they were leaving. Feds had a clear path out in a different direction, and residents were vocal but not violent here.

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 11d

For my kids, the perceived loss of autonomy is much more distressing than the poke or soreness, so the rest of the day is about mitigating that by letting them be in charge of more things than normal.

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 11d

I recommend a policy of “Whoever Gets the Shots Calls the Shots” for kids getting seasonal vaccines.

What are we eating, where are we going, what are we playing or watching or reading for the rest of the day after a vaccine? Whatever the bandaid-ed one wants.

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Kira “Memento Mori” Austin-Young @kmaustinyoung.bsky.social · 11d

Hi! Are you distinguishing (wrongly) between the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament? You might be (you definitely are) committing a heresy called Marcionism.

Random Ralph @ralphb3rd.bsky.social · 12d

A lot of evangelicals seem to be more attracted to the vengeful God of the Old Testament than the forgiving God of the New.

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