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RevDaniel 🇨🇦

@revdaniel.bsky.social

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Jesus, Justice and a side of Jazz Hands. Anglican priest. Husband to James. Dogdad to Chester. Instagram: danieldbrereton Twitter (X): Was banned for calling Musk and Trump Russian assets.

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 2h

It’s a large hardware store franchise in Canada

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 3h

According to my joints today, I’m at least 87

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 3h

Ah yes…mid-October at Canadian Tire. Literally “The Nightmare Before Christmas”

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 3h

It’s only mid-October but looking over my calendar I’m already the point where I’m thinking “If you’re not already in the calendar, my next availability won’t be until the new year”. 😳

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 3h

Respect your elders!!!!

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 3h

I can confirm.

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 3h

Neither. Clearly as a married priest, I’d have obviously worn a tiara.

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 3h

I misread this at first.
I thought you were saying “O For a Thousand Tongues” was sung to Hyfrydol, and I’ve been sitting here trying to make the lyrics fit the tune and getting so frustrated thinking “But HOW?? It doesn’t work!!!!” 😂

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 4h

Here’s Rebecca in Phantom.
I can see the similarities.

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 6h

And I can’t find any photos of Jo in the original cast so…apologies Jo.

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 6h

Love this. Celebrating the 40tn anniversary of “Les Miserables”, @rebeccacaine.bsky.social the original Cosette, posts a photo with Jo Harris, who played child Cosette with her in the original cast. 💕

Rebecca with Simon Bowman as Cosette and Marius

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 6h

Well I’m getting it ALL wrong.
Will repost

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 6h

Oops. Well…you’re the focus!!! (sorry gorgeous Simon)

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 8h

I’m finding that the right wing bots / trolls are making their way to Bluesky. Still not as bad as X but you can tell they’ve caught on to the fact that we all left and they’re only talking to each other now.

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 8h

Right? I’m not confused at all. Quite clear where I stand with ACNA / GAFCON

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 23h

Thanksgiving for Two…despite the efforts of a 3rd.

We had a quiet Thanksgiving with just ourselves. No big turkey dinner. Instead French tortierre, scalloped potatoes, beet salad and stuffing (b/c even without turkey one must have stuffing). Topped off with a lovely Côtes du Rhône.
#thankful

Chester sits in front of table, nose in the air, smelling the food he’s never going to get to taste.

Chester giving me the “starving orphan” eyes hoping for some stuffing.

Me and James toasting a very successful Thanksgiving (I.e. no one fought about politics)

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 1d

Sad that “women are equal” and “we don’t hate people for not being straight” should be seen as particularly “progressive”.

The Anglican Union @anglicanunion.bsky.social · 1d

Amidst the confusion caused by the appointment to the See of Canterbury
@AnglicanUnion offers a true via media between GAFCON & the progressives of @AnglicanWorld . Join our Anglican Bishops in Convocation in Tampa & see there is a
Via Media in the Communion. theanglicanunion.org/convocation25

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 1d

In the 70s I had to sing O Canada and God Save the Queen every day.

Then it was just O Canada.

Then it was no longer sung at all in school.

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 1d

Almost every day on social media. Quite often in comments on sermons in which I am simply quoting Jesus. Used to happen a lot with friends and relatives who are conservative politically.

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 1d

Offline for the rest of the day. Wishing all my fellow Canadians a Happy Thanksgiving. ❤️🙏🏾🙏🏽🙏🏻🇨🇦

Picture of four maple leaves, three yellow one red, and the text “Happy Thanksgiving Canada”

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 1d

You can always DM me too.
Happy to discuss - but as it’s Thanksgiving and I’m supposed to be observing Monday as a digital sabbath (which I’ve already failed to do) I’ll be taking the rest of today offline. But happy to continue tomorrow. 🙏🏻

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 1d

You’re always welcome to tell me what you believe, of course. I don’t think we’ll ultimately agree that Christianity inherently lacks a consent ethic however.

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 1d

Most of the west does.

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed. I just find it perplexing that those who argue for taking everything “literally” are the first ones to say “oh it doesn’t mean what it actually says”.

RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 1d

Power attracts sadists, yes.
I’ve found that true in every political and spiritual tradition.

And while Christianity clearly has many problems, I don’t agree that it inherently lacks a consent ethic.

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