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Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Aug 25

📢 Facts alone don’t change the world. Journalism + public theology do.
That’s why Politically Pastoral fuses sharp reporting with prophetic clarity—naming injustice, lifting up hope, and pushing us toward action.
👉🏽 Read more: open.substack.com/pub/politica...

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Aug 24

🚨 The Daily Unholy is here.
Where faith meets politics without the sugar-coating—and where we call out empire in every disguise.

Today’s edition is live. Read, wrestle, and share:

#FaithAndPolitics #PropheticVoice #TheDailyUnholy @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

We Belong: LGBTQIA+ Catholics Bring Jesus the Vatican Doesn’t Want to See

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Aug 24

🌈 LGBTQIA+ Catholics will walk through St. Peter's Holy Door. First official pilgrimage of its kind. This isn't progress. It's a revolution disguised as a pilgrimage.🧵
#LGBTQIAPilgrimage #VaticanInclusion #QueerFaith
@revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Aug 23

#JamesDobson told America how to raise its kids. For queer children, it felt like a death sentence. His 'family values' weren’t love—they were fear. I wrote about the wound he left, and how we heal. #LGBTQIA #JamesDobson #FocusOnTheFamily @fedora76.bsky.social @revfatherjcw.bsky.social

How Dobson’s “Family Values” Broke Families

When Pharaoh Marches on the Capitol

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Aug 14

Pharaoh’s heart is hard again.
This is not “public safety.” This is occupation.
Faith demands we name it, resist it, and move with the God of justice. #WashingtonDC #DC #occupied @fedora76.bsky.social @revfatherjcw.bsky.social

Resisting Federal Occupation and the Assault on Our Communities

The Daily Unholy SPECIAL EDITION

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨 BREAKING: Trump federalized D.C. police & deployed the National Guard. Called it "Liberation Day." Liberation from whom? From its 700,000 residents? From democratically elected leaders? #DCFederalization #Democracy @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social bit.ly/DailyUnholyD...

When Pharaoh Says 'Let My People Go... Nowhere'

A Black Queer Theologian's Guide to Surviving State Violence

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Aug 6

Empire’s swinging hard, but we ain’t backing down. My new Substack post calls it out. Black, queer, prophetic, and unbowed. Read it. Share it. Let’s keep pushing. ✊🏾🔥 #LiberationTheology #JusticeNow @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

When Empire Strikes Back

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Jul 24

🔥 NEW: Politically Pastoral Newsletter from Kansas City 🔥
"Domestic Terrorism," Palestine, and the Church That Finally Found Its Voice
I've just dropped my analysis of what happened at UCC General Synod 35. We didn't just pass resolutions—we drew lines in the sand.
open.substack.com/pub/politica...

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Jun 11

Pride is protest. Prayer. Prophetic power.
As tanks roll into L.A. and policies target queer youth, the Spirit calls us to action. Politically Pastoral names the harm—and the hope. ✊🏽
#Pride2025 #FaithInAction #LGBTQIAJustice @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

From Stonewall to the Streets: “The state would rather mobilize soldiers than offer sanctuary—but our love must march louder than fear. Pride is not passive. It is prophetic.”

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Jun 6

Jonathan Joss gave us more than John Redcorn—he gave voice to survival. In this Politically Pastoral Pride Month edition, we reflect on the sacred legacy he leaves. #JonathanJoss #twospirit #lgbtqia+ #pridemonth @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

Mourning Jonathan Joss, Confronting the Crisis of LGBTQIA+ Violence

Tracking Sacred & Strategic: Daily Dispatches from Where Faith Meets Power

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Jun 5

Sacred & political collided again. Brueggemann’s passing. SCOTUS on religious rights. From pulpits to power—The Daily Unholy News is your prophetic dispatch.
#PropheticVoice #FaithInAction #LiberationTheology #WalterBrueggemann #TheologyMatters @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

The Daily Unholy News

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Jun 5

Tomorrow’s edition isn’t just a newsletter—it’s a sacred act of remembrance. We honor Jonathan Joss, a Native, gay brother taken too soon. His life and death demand our movement.
📥 Dropping AM. #PrideMonth #FaithInAction #LGBTQJustice @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Jun 5

New from Politically Pastoral:
Harvey Milk’s truth-telling still reverberates.
This Pride Month, we reflect on his sacred legacy—and resist every attempt to erase it.
🌈✝️ Read here
#HarveyMilk #PrideMonth #JusticeIsHoly
@revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

Honoring a Legacy, Defying Erasure: The Enduring Power of Harvey Milk

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Jun 4

BREAKING: New U.S. laws are rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ youth, trans healthcare, and DEI. We’ve summarized the top moves—clear, fast, and grounded in facts. #RightsWatch #FaithBeat #Legislation @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

Legislating Exclusion: New Wave of U.S. Laws Targets LGBTQ Rights, Civil Protections, and DEI Programs

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Jun 4

In this #PRIDE and prophecy season, let's reflect on Fr. Bryan Massingale's sacred fire. He's a #Black, #gay #Catholic priest calling the Church to confront racism & homophobia with holy boldness. 📰 A Voice for the Margins in the Heart of the Church @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

Prophet in the Pews: Fr. Bryan Massingale and the Queer Black Witness of Pride

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Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Jun 4

Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber picks up a brush and paints the gospel of resistance: icons of erased saints, memoirs of queer belonging, and theology that breathes. This Pride Month, meet the art and soul of sacred defiance.
Read:
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Holy Rebellion: Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber’s Sacred Call to Queer Liberation

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Jun 2

✊🏾 Bayard Rustin’s fire still burns.
Our latest Saints & Ancestors lifts up the legacy of this Quaker, queer, Black visionary who dared to dream justice into reality.
#BayardRustin #FaithInAction #PrideMonth @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

Honoring Bayard Rustin's Holy Trouble: Queer Faith, Fierce Justice, & the Legacy They Tried to Silence

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · Jun 1

As the Trump regime rolls back rights, The Daily Unholy rises with clarity. This first Pride Month edition centers Black queer faith leaders who remind us that resistance is holy work.
rebrand.ly/pridemonth1
#Pride2025 #BlackQueerFaith #ResistErasure @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

Pride Month Begins with Resistance and Resilience

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · May 31

📡 New from Politically Pastoral: The Daily Unholy
“When Breath Feels Heavy, Let Spirit Rise” — a call to mourn, organize, & resist.
📖 Read + Act
#LiberationTheology #TransRights #FaithInAction
@revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

Bearing Witness, Building Resistance

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Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · May 29

📣 New from Politically Pastoral:
“Called for Such a Time as This”
Faith is rising in the face of injustice—from ICE raids to attacks on queer youth, we are not silent.
The pew has power. Let’s use it.
📬 Read & act ➡️ rebrand.ly/such-a-time
#FaithAndJustice #MoralResistance #CalledToAction

Rising Together Against Legislative Injustice Against Marginalized Communities

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · May 28

A new Politically Pastoral is live: A sacred call to resist the erasure of our trans kin. From prophetic truth to concrete action, faith demands we rise. 🕊️✊🏾 @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social
#JusticeForAll
#TransLiberation
#SacredResistance
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A Justice-Centered Dispatch from the Pulpit and the Streets

Politically Pastoral @politicalpastor.bsky.social · May 23

📯 NEW from The Daily Unholy:
"We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed..." —2 Cor. 4:8
We mourn Yaron & Sarah. We confront hate. We build altars of action. rebrand.ly/grieftopower
✊🏽💔🕊️ #Justice #Faith #GunViolence #Ceasefire #Solidarity @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social

Tears into Testimony: Honoring the Fallen, Confronting the Powers