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Rebekah Eklund
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Teaches Xn Scripture, theology, and ethics at Loyola-Maryland (views are my own). Currently all things Gospel of Luke. Fascinated by Jesus films. Happy place = the Rocky Mountains. #LongCovidAwareness.
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My faith tradition calls me to imitate God’s special care and protection for the vulnerable - the hungry, poor, and weeping; the orphan, widow, and resident foreigner
At 6:30am, Sen. Cory Booker & Rep. Hakeem Jeffries began a sit-in on the Capitol Steps, standing up for the millions this brutal GOP budget would hurt. They’re inviting everyone to share their story—their own moral moment. Hakeem is up next. My heart is full and breaking at once. This is democracy.
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Today is the ONLY day the public can comment.

Demand a PUBLIC HEARING.
Here is the official rule proposal with a direct link to comment electronically, TODAY ONLY, Dec. 15.

In commenting it's very useful to REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING on the proposal, which can add time for further consideration.

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is issuing a proposed rule for public comment that amends provisions related to disparate impact, discouragement of applicants or prospective ...
www.federalregister.gov
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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It wasn't long ago that women were forced to have a male co-signer to get a credit card or a home loan.

Now, the Trump administration wants to end protections against such discrimination.

Take 45 seconds today to say "No way." nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org/ecoaregb/ind...
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released by the CFPB would eviscerate longstanding fair lending and consumer protections in three dangerous ways:
nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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“The people whose rights are being violated don’t have a lot of power, and the people responsible for the pollution are huge mega corporations with a lot of power…And they’ve been getting away with this for decades now.”
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
www.rollingstone.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Cows and cellos (and the answer to the quiz at the end of the NYT World newsletter): www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/a...
When the Cellos Play, the Cows Come Home (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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NEW: Earlier this month, I spent the day with the Luhmanns — a family rooted in theologically conservative Christianity.

In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.

In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
How one conservative Christian family is pushing back against ICE
A coalition of activists, everyday citizens and people of faith — including theologically conservative Christians — who have pooled resources and learned new technologies to mount an effort they say i...
religionnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The dramatic back-lighting felt appropriate for a (brilliant) panel on Phil Ziegler's book The Devil Revisited (the backlit scholars are John Barclay and Susannah Ticciati) #AARSBL2025
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
My little book on the prayer of lament is on sale for 50% at Wipf&Stock with coupon code CONFSHIP: wipfandstock.com/978172527258...
Practicing Lament- Wipf and Stock Publishers
In a faith focused on resurrection hope, patient endurance, and victory in Christ, is there any room for pain, doubt, and anger? In Scripture, lament is the ...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Almost 500k studies showing COVID causes lasting damage… if that doesn’t convince anyone, nothing will.

Source: x.com/Doorenspleet...
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Tenure-track position in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore; DM me with questions: loyola.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
Assistant Professor of Theology
Position Title Assistant Professor of Theology Employee Type Regular Office/Department Theology Work Environment Loyola University Maryland Main Campus Job Type Full time Anticipated Start Date 07/01/...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My little book on the prayer of lament/protest/complaint is on sale for 50% off -- use code CONFSHIP at checkout -- wipfandstock.com/978172527258...
Practicing Lament- Wipf and Stock Publishers
In a faith focused on resurrection hope, patient endurance, and victory in Christ, is there any room for pain, doubt, and anger? In Scripture, lament is the ...
wipfandstock.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A book I co-edited in honor of my mentor Klyne Snodgrass is on sale for 50% off; Use code CONFSHIP at checkout -- wipfandstock.com/978149820535...
Doing Theology for the Church- Wipf and Stock Publishers
Doing Theology for the Church honors the life of Klyne R. Snodgrass and his four decades of service as professor of New Testament at North Park Theological S...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.

“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Absoutely maddening that one rich guy in New York can do this to Baltimore. Also: watch the whole video...don't stop before the bathtub
November 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If the administration would like to help Nigerian Christians, they should reinstitute foreign aid, not attack Nigeria: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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ICE isn’t going after the worst of the worst. This morning, they took a preschool teacher without a warrant IN FRONT OF CHILDREN in my district.

#ice #chicago
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Study: Viral Infections and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Published: 29 October 2025

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Viral Infections and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis | Journal of the American Heart Association
www.ahajournals.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack

Heart attack risk triples within weeks after a COVID-19 infection and quadruples within a month after a flu infection, per a large review and analysis published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Source: archive.li/kbL8w
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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On the bright side, Argentina’s stock market is doing great today after Trump gave them $40 billion. Meanwhile, Americans are expected to go hungry in just a few days.
October 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is [email protected] and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When people ask me why I'm not jumping on the AI bandwagon, this is one of the reasons: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Data center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?
Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official figures
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Junior Research Fellowship in New Testament Studies at the University of Oxford's Keble College!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPD325/j...
Junior Research Fellowship in New Testament Studies at University of Oxford
Discover Junior Research Fellowship in New Testament Studies jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM