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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 9h

I mean, I wear a mask: at doctors’ offices, airports/airplanes, grocery store (because it doesn’t harm the experience), and if I’m sick. It’s a reasonable middle ground… I also wish there were more space for this position in our discourse

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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 1d

Seconding this

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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 1d

I do not know what is going on on Reddit (and I’m not checking) and that’s ridiculous but also, surely communion can be brought to someone who is unable to go to the church for whatever reason?

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Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 1d

“It is the will of God that liberation comes to all held in captivity.

…that those unjustly or justly incarcerated be set free.

…that all who mourn, be they children, women, men, non-binary persons, trans folk, be comforted.

Liberation is the will of God.
Restoration is the will of God.”

Not an OG Just a G @wilgafney.bsky.social · 1d

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The Will of God

Proper 23, Year C, A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church Isaiah 61:1–4, 8–10; Psalm 133:1–3; 2 Corinthians 2:14–16; Mark 14:3–9 “The Will of God.” Not this Wil of God (one L)…

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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 1d

I agree with this… (I was also not mostly thinking about I/P but about ICE when I was writing this)

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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 1d

I agree that building power and getting abusive people out of power is THE first priority

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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 1d

Yessssssss I have just accepted that I am going to be too intense and so I am like "wanna be friends?". (Also: pizza night!!! Having a designed space you can just invite people to helps overcome the weird)

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jkshields (she/they) @jkshields.bsky.social · 1d

One of the things that nice about skipping the punitive incarceration approach is that you can hone in on what made the wrong-doing possible.

Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 1d

I am dismayed by how much of the liberal/left response to current atrocities is framed through punishment (Nuremberg trials, "throw them all in prison"). If we're going to make lasting change, we have to imagine accountability better. (This is a place the church especially is called to. ⚓)

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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 1d

I am dismayed by how much of the liberal/left response to current atrocities is framed through punishment (Nuremberg trials, "throw them all in prison"). If we're going to make lasting change, we have to imagine accountability better. (This is a place the church especially is called to. ⚓)

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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 1d

I had a good conversation this morning that reminded me that part of responding to this moment is being unafraid to be critical of ourselves, and is recommitting to our values. And that means we HAVE to start thinking now about what Truth and Reconciliation work, real accountability, will look like.

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