Jeremy Fuzy
@jeremyfuzy.bsky.social
digital editor @wordandway.bsky.social covering religion from a mainline protestant perspective • Mizzou j-school/UChicago divinity alumn • proud midwesterner + ozarker • Current/Sporting/US soccer supporter • midtown Kansas City cyclist
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Our early Thanksgiving week news roundup features insights from @kathrynpost.bsky.social, @fiona-murphy.bsky.social, @andrewlseidel.bsky.social, @bobbyrossjr.bsky.social, @robertdownen.bsky.social, @markwingdallas.bsky.social, @kellnerm.bsky.social, @interfaithalliance.org, and more!
Weekly Roundup: Nov. 26
We’re sending out the roundup early this week so we can gobble up some stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and more.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Our early Thanksgiving week news roundup features insights from @kathrynpost.bsky.social, @fiona-murphy.bsky.social, @andrewlseidel.bsky.social, @bobbyrossjr.bsky.social, @robertdownen.bsky.social, @markwingdallas.bsky.social, @kellnerm.bsky.social, @interfaithalliance.org, and more!
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It's Christ the King Sunday, which was created 100 years ago. But the claim "Christ is King" is used both to challenge & advance #ChristianNationalism, so we should consider the theological tension:
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Christ the Christian Nationalist Sunday?
On Thursday, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution to officially declare Nov. 23 as “Christ the King Sunday” in the Mitten State.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It's Christ the King Sunday, which was created 100 years ago. But the claim "Christ is King" is used both to challenge & advance #ChristianNationalism, so we should consider the theological tension:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/christ-the...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/christ-the...
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1. Since I get asked about this: I think this is both a reasonable position and one I deeply disagree with — bc it's not a standard we apply to other political terms.
E.g., you'll get different answers if you ask folks to define "liberal" too — but we still use it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
E.g., you'll get different answers if you ask folks to define "liberal" too — but we still use it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
1. Since I get asked about this: I think this is both a reasonable position and one I deeply disagree with — bc it's not a standard we apply to other political terms.
E.g., you'll get different answers if you ask folks to define "liberal" too — but we still use it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
E.g., you'll get different answers if you ask folks to define "liberal" too — but we still use it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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Our fresh news roundup features insights from @jackjenkins.me, @bmietana.bsky.social, @patrickhealynyt.bsky.social, @presoutlook.bsky.social, @vimiller.bsky.social, @thejustindouglas.bsky.social, @christabrown.bsky.social, @ruthgraham.bsky.social, @rmitchrandall.bsky.social, and more!
Weekly Roundup: Nov. 21
Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. This week we published a piece about a special Advent focus and a look at the historical and present theological tensions with Christ the King Sunday.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Our fresh news roundup features insights from @jackjenkins.me, @bmietana.bsky.social, @patrickhealynyt.bsky.social, @presoutlook.bsky.social, @vimiller.bsky.social, @thejustindouglas.bsky.social, @christabrown.bsky.social, @ruthgraham.bsky.social, @rmitchrandall.bsky.social, and more!
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Both Dias & Graham explained they don't use term #ChristianNationalism. It's troubling that both religion reporters at national paper of record still won't use that term in the year of Project 2025. Seems like they're missing out on massive angle for understanding religion in US today. 2/
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Both Dias & Graham explained they don't use term #ChristianNationalism. It's troubling that both religion reporters at national paper of record still won't use that term in the year of Project 2025. Seems like they're missing out on massive angle for understanding religion in US today. 2/
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Many pastors who have spoken against Christian Nationalism will use this coming Christ the King Sunday to remind people of the dangers of that ideology.
While that seems like a natural implication, a Christian Nationalist politician just got the Michigan House to recognize the liturgical day.
While that seems like a natural implication, a Christian Nationalist politician just got the Michigan House to recognize the liturgical day.
Christ the Christian Nationalist Sunday?
On Thursday, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution to officially declare Nov. 23 as “Christ the King Sunday” in the Mitten State.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Many pastors who have spoken against Christian Nationalism will use this coming Christ the King Sunday to remind people of the dangers of that ideology.
While that seems like a natural implication, a Christian Nationalist politician just got the Michigan House to recognize the liturgical day.
While that seems like a natural implication, a Christian Nationalist politician just got the Michigan House to recognize the liturgical day.
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Leaders of the American Baptist Home Mission Societies issued a statement today offering support for clergy who have been arrested while protesting ICE, including an American Baptist pastor (@revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social) in the Chicago area:
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American Baptist Leaders Praise Clergy Protesting ICE - Word&Way
Leaders of the American Baptist Home Mission Societies issued a statement Tuesday (Nov. 18) offering support for clergy who have been arrested while protesting ICE, including an American Baptist pasto...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Leaders of the American Baptist Home Mission Societies issued a statement today offering support for clergy who have been arrested while protesting ICE, including an American Baptist pastor (@revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social) in the Chicago area:
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wordandway.org/2025/11/18/a...
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The Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution to officially declare Nov. 23 as "Christ the King Sunday." This #ChristianNationalist move is actually part of a larger theological & political tension with statements about Christ as King:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/christ-the...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/christ-the...
Christ the Christian Nationalist Sunday?
On Thursday, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution to officially declare Nov. 23 as “Christ the King Sunday” in the Mitten State.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution to officially declare Nov. 23 as "Christ the King Sunday." This #ChristianNationalist move is actually part of a larger theological & political tension with statements about Christ as King:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/christ-the...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/christ-the...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Contributing writer Sarah Blackwell reflects on the tragic juxtaposition of running in the beautiful Charlotte Marathon while ICE agents racially profiled and terrorized neighbors over the weekend.
Two Tales of One City - Word&Way
Contributing writer Sarah Blackwell reflects on the tragic juxtaposition of running in the beautiful Charlotte Marathon while ICE agents racially profiled and terrorized neighbors over the weekend.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Contributing writer Sarah Blackwell reflects on the tragic juxtaposition of running in the beautiful Charlotte Marathon while ICE agents racially profiled and terrorized neighbors over the weekend.
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Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
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@faithandjustice.bsky.social recently launched a campaign encouraging people to pledge not to shop on Amazon during this Advent season — and A Public Witness is one of the official partners.
No Amazon for Advent
For many businesses, it’s almost the most wonderful time of year — the Christmas shopping season.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
@faithandjustice.bsky.social recently launched a campaign encouraging people to pledge not to shop on Amazon during this Advent season — and A Public Witness is one of the official partners.
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Department of War using painting of made-up story to justify Christian Nationalism:
www.history.com/articles/top...
This adds to problematic trend of DoW misusing Christianity: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-bible-...
www.history.com/articles/top...
This adds to problematic trend of DoW misusing Christianity: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-bible-...
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Department of War using painting of made-up story to justify Christian Nationalism:
www.history.com/articles/top...
This adds to problematic trend of DoW misusing Christianity: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-bible-...
www.history.com/articles/top...
This adds to problematic trend of DoW misusing Christianity: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-bible-...
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Incredible shot of an incredible Baptist pastor, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social. I reported last week about him getting shot with pepper ball by Illinois State Police outside ICE facility: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
Today they violently arrested him during vigil. What a photo.
Today they violently arrested him during vigil. What a photo.
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Incredible shot of an incredible Baptist pastor, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social. I reported last week about him getting shot with pepper ball by Illinois State Police outside ICE facility: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
Today they violently arrested him during vigil. What a photo.
Today they violently arrested him during vigil. What a photo.
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Our fresh roundup features insights from @duanelarson.bsky.social, @jackjenkins.me, @krystafauria.bsky.social, @amyhowe.bsky.social, @spencerhumphrey.bsky.social, @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social, @craignash.bsky.social, @jkutzie.bsky.social, @ceodonovan.bsky.social, @benedictvgallup.bsky.social, & more!
Weekly Roundup: Nov. 14
Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. In addition to a reflection for Veterans Day that is free for anyone to read, paid subscribers to A Public Witness received a look at the Christian mes...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Our fresh roundup features insights from @duanelarson.bsky.social, @jackjenkins.me, @krystafauria.bsky.social, @amyhowe.bsky.social, @spencerhumphrey.bsky.social, @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social, @craignash.bsky.social, @jkutzie.bsky.social, @ceodonovan.bsky.social, @benedictvgallup.bsky.social, & more!
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He's right. Mainline Protestants are key in anti-ICE movement. Among prominent examples besides Bautista are:
Rev. David Black, PCUSA: wordandway.org/2025/10/08/i...
Hannah Kardon, UMC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eARi...
Michael Woolf, ABCUSA: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
Rev. David Black, PCUSA: wordandway.org/2025/10/08/i...
Hannah Kardon, UMC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eARi...
Michael Woolf, ABCUSA: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
Baptist Pastor Shot in Leg by Officer During All Saints’ Day March Outside ICE Facility
As Baptist pastor Michael Woolf marched on All Saints’ Day in an anti-ICE protest in the Chicago area, he suddenly felt a sting in his leg as a pepper ball round struck him.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
He's right. Mainline Protestants are key in anti-ICE movement. Among prominent examples besides Bautista are:
Rev. David Black, PCUSA: wordandway.org/2025/10/08/i...
Hannah Kardon, UMC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eARi...
Michael Woolf, ABCUSA: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
Rev. David Black, PCUSA: wordandway.org/2025/10/08/i...
Hannah Kardon, UMC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eARi...
Michael Woolf, ABCUSA: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
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Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
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Today’s issue of A Public Witness looks at the DoL’s use of religion in its recent propaganda posters that push Christianity as part of a vision of a patriarchal, White nation.
The Church of the Department of Labor
Over the summer, the Trump administration released a report purporting to uncover the “anti-Christian bias” in the federal government during the Biden presidency.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Today’s issue of A Public Witness looks at the DoL’s use of religion in its recent propaganda posters that push Christianity as part of a vision of a patriarchal, White nation.
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It would be a good time for the NYT to have an ombudsman
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It would be a good time for the NYT to have an ombudsman
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Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg
“Because as that modern prophet Bob Dylan put it, ‘If God’s on our side, he’ll stop the next war.’”
On a day like today, we honor those who went before us. We lament the lives lost and taken in violent wars. We cherish the freedoms we have today. We work to heal those wounded by battles — physically, psychologically, and spiritually.
But we must also pray and work for peace.
But we must also pray and work for peace.
Ending Wars
We called it the “war to end all wars.” Until a bigger one came.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“Because as that modern prophet Bob Dylan put it, ‘If God’s on our side, he’ll stop the next war.’”
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This piece directly cites our reporting on Baptist pastor @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social being shot with a pepper ball while peacefully protesting ICE. You can read it here:
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This piece directly cites our reporting on Baptist pastor @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social being shot with a pepper ball while peacefully protesting ICE. You can read it here:
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Trump pardoned people who tried to overturn his 2020 election loss in state legislatures. One was Jenna Ellis, now a Christian radio host. She attacked @wordandway.bsky.social as a "bad actor" for reporting on her (publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/radio-liar). I don't put much stock in her assessment!
Radio Liar
The progression in the criminal case against former Donald Trump attorney and Christian radio show host Jenna Ellis looks like that “how it started, how it’s going” meme.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Trump pardoned people who tried to overturn his 2020 election loss in state legislatures. One was Jenna Ellis, now a Christian radio host. She attacked @wordandway.bsky.social as a "bad actor" for reporting on her (publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/radio-liar). I don't put much stock in her assessment!
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New DHS video calling US "the last best hope of man on Earth" is pretty psychedelic (x.com/DHSgov/statu...). And it includes image of An Appeal to Heaven flag that's popular with Christian Nationalists. Fits with other DHS religious appeals (publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-bible-...)
November 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
New DHS video calling US "the last best hope of man on Earth" is pretty psychedelic (x.com/DHSgov/statu...). And it includes image of An Appeal to Heaven flag that's popular with Christian Nationalists. Fits with other DHS religious appeals (publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-bible-...)
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Our fresh news roundup features insights from @jackjenkins.me, @fiona-ndre.bsky.social, @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social, @angeladenker.bsky.social, @davidgilbert.bsky.social, @kateshellnutt.bsky.social, @kenschneck.bsky.social, @wsuares.bsky.social, @lrj417.bsky.social, @sarahposner.bsky.social, & more!
Weekly Roundup: Nov. 7
Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. In addition to a report on Illinois State Police pepperballing a minister that is free for anyone to read, paid subscribers to A Public Witness receive...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Our fresh news roundup features insights from @jackjenkins.me, @fiona-ndre.bsky.social, @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social, @angeladenker.bsky.social, @davidgilbert.bsky.social, @kateshellnutt.bsky.social, @kenschneck.bsky.social, @wsuares.bsky.social, @lrj417.bsky.social, @sarahposner.bsky.social, & more!