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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 28d

A story, in two parts.

Wanted to see if ChatGPT maybe could possibly help with streamlining coloring sheets for designs I'd already done...

well, you be the judge as to how successful it is.

A ChatGPT prompt with a hand drawn picture of Hildegard of Bingen and the text "Recreate this image exactly as is except in outlines like a coloring sheet"

ChatGPT says "image created" and it's a line art drawing of a frog.

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 7h

It’s our nondiscrimination canons, that put a governor in growth, I guess!

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 7h

Some of it was tinged with the kind of classic “they’re only growing because they cut ethical corners we are unwilling to do, which is why we are virtuously declining”

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 7h

No, that growth is often an irrelevant metric, or indicative of actually not having enough integrity in ministry!

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 8h

Oh it’s all related to the growth side 🤣

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 8h

Moopsy!

KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 8h

Man responses to this here and Facebook are… different.

KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 12h

From @benjamindcrosby.bsky.social

Why we're tempted to - and shouldn't - embrace decline

Or, what I learned at diocesan synod, with a little help from Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates

bencrosby.substack.com

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 8h

Power over nominations!

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 8h

I’m not sure, but I do think that Amber is the color of my energy.

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 9h

No! I went through wanting to be variously an archeologists, orchestral trumpet player, lawyer, and linguist.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 9h

Richard Foster

KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 9h

Sed contra: let’s hope it is.

KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 10h

For regular use? Basic spear point chef’s knife. For aesthetics? Cleaver.

KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 10h

As leaders of the Reformation, probably Bucer and Calvin. Least favorite would be Luther and Müntzer

KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 10h

Gunna do a true AMA, so literally AMA

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 10h

He also had the local Catholic Church on his dozing list in part because they opposed gambling. Not a great guy!

KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 10h

And also true about a growing plant. Sometimes you have to prune it to get energy out into fruiting or make the growth healthy, but pruning is in the interest of driving growth too.

KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 10h

I’m sure that’s true.

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 10h

Oh yeah could be that

KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 10h

I believe it’s actual the combo prayer book hymnal.

KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 10h

Our problem in the Cold War was trying to preserve capitalism, even if it meant supporting dictatorships, rather than trying to preserve democracy, even if it meant supporting socialism.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 19h

we have to be willing to just fuck with foreign governments in order to promote pro-democracy forces and harm pro-authoritarian forces in those countries

*that's* our actual interest, not whatever faff natsec heads preach about "the rules based order"

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 11h

I think that's exactly right! I have yet to experience a truly mainline church that was growing numerically that wasn't also growing spiritually—vital mainline congregations are growing ones.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12h

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 11h

No I think it makes sense! The vast majority of people who wear collars ARE priests

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 11h

It's because people think collar = priest

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 12h

This isn't important, but: A weirdly high number of y'all keep referring to ministers/pastors as priests.

This is particularly odd, since *most* Christians in the U.S. belong to traditions that generally do not call their clergy priests!

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