Karen Chamis
@rabbitridge.bsky.social
Clergy. Writer. Knitter. PhD in Organizational Leadership. Surviving Adrenal Insufficiency. Vegan. Defaults to humor.
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Just because something exists in scripture (borders) doesn’t mean it’s Jesus approved. But, Mr. Johnson, you know that.
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Just because something exists in scripture (borders) doesn’t mean it’s Jesus approved. But, Mr. Johnson, you know that.
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Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
January 23, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
Raised in Buffalo, I knew from a young age that “Go Bills” was both a greeting and a farewell.
I’ve just learned that “F*CK ICE”
can be used in the same way.
I’ve just learned that “F*CK ICE”
can be used in the same way.
January 11, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Raised in Buffalo, I knew from a young age that “Go Bills” was both a greeting and a farewell.
I’ve just learned that “F*CK ICE”
can be used in the same way.
I’ve just learned that “F*CK ICE”
can be used in the same way.
Reason #5674 to no longer support the NYT.
NYT leads today with their 2-hour interview with Trump. As if that’s the news. Him being transparent. Them being serious journalists. We readers benefitting from their access.
The way they dance around the shooting of Renee Good speaks volumes about how their lawyers are editing their copy.
The way they dance around the shooting of Renee Good speaks volumes about how their lawyers are editing their copy.
January 8, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Reason #5674 to no longer support the NYT.
TKR surgery today was postponed to Jan 22nd (due to unavailability of the surgeon). The silver lining was a birthday dinner at Inka’s with an adult beverage! Whee!
January 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
TKR surgery today was postponed to Jan 22nd (due to unavailability of the surgeon). The silver lining was a birthday dinner at Inka’s with an adult beverage! Whee!
60K per year, plus a 45K signing bonus?
No, that’s not for teachers. Remember, we don’t have money to educate our children.
That’s how much ICE agents are paid from day one… And only requiring a HS diploma.
Funny how we don’t have money for one, but we do have money for the other.
Priorities.
No, that’s not for teachers. Remember, we don’t have money to educate our children.
That’s how much ICE agents are paid from day one… And only requiring a HS diploma.
Funny how we don’t have money for one, but we do have money for the other.
Priorities.
December 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
60K per year, plus a 45K signing bonus?
No, that’s not for teachers. Remember, we don’t have money to educate our children.
That’s how much ICE agents are paid from day one… And only requiring a HS diploma.
Funny how we don’t have money for one, but we do have money for the other.
Priorities.
No, that’s not for teachers. Remember, we don’t have money to educate our children.
That’s how much ICE agents are paid from day one… And only requiring a HS diploma.
Funny how we don’t have money for one, but we do have money for the other.
Priorities.
Preach!
How much longer will we tolerate evil?
How much longer will we tolerate evil?
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Preach!
How much longer will we tolerate evil?
How much longer will we tolerate evil?
These are our neighbors. They shop where we shop. Is this who we are, America?
How on earth does this make us "great"? A family torn apart, a business shuttered, pillars of the community terrorized, all for what? Rick and Jeremy will lose everything they've built here, and we will lose them. If it can happen to them, it can happen to anyone. centralcurrent.org/before-the-d...
Before the deportation
ICE agents on Veterans Day came looking for a French national and the husband of a beloved Hawley-Green business owner. Now, a new life.
centralcurrent.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
These are our neighbors. They shop where we shop. Is this who we are, America?
Will be collared and acting as a safety marshall at the #NoKings rally in Syracuse today.
There is a marked difference between Patriotism and (Christian) Nationalism. The first is a love of country, the second is idolatry.
Only God is Sovereign.
There is a marked difference between Patriotism and (Christian) Nationalism. The first is a love of country, the second is idolatry.
Only God is Sovereign.
October 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Will be collared and acting as a safety marshall at the #NoKings rally in Syracuse today.
There is a marked difference between Patriotism and (Christian) Nationalism. The first is a love of country, the second is idolatry.
Only God is Sovereign.
There is a marked difference between Patriotism and (Christian) Nationalism. The first is a love of country, the second is idolatry.
Only God is Sovereign.
Nah… more likely raping and engaging in slave trade. Happy Indigenous People’s Day!
October 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Nah… more likely raping and engaging in slave trade. Happy Indigenous People’s Day!
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The samples have clumps.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The samples have clumps.
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No Kings Syracuse is live! Sign up and spread the word. Event is 12-2pm on Oct. 18. mobilize.us/s/HdxZnX
September 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
No Kings Syracuse is live! Sign up and spread the word. Event is 12-2pm on Oct. 18. mobilize.us/s/HdxZnX
Many of my clergy colleagues are back to wearing their collars, others make sure to have a spare in the car. The church has been invisible on this far too long.
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
October 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Many of my clergy colleagues are back to wearing their collars, others make sure to have a spare in the car. The church has been invisible on this far too long.
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Since many of us are cancelling streaming services, now might also be a good time to support writers and artists. Times are extremely tough for creatives, so why not buy a book, commission an art piece, sign up for a Patreon, tip your favorite creators. Everything helps.
September 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Since many of us are cancelling streaming services, now might also be a good time to support writers and artists. Times are extremely tough for creatives, so why not buy a book, commission an art piece, sign up for a Patreon, tip your favorite creators. Everything helps.
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“It's essential that our houses of worship remain outside the partisan fray, unbeholden to any political figure or group. This decision could open the floodgates to dark money operations that would turn sacred spaces into fronts for shady political schemes." -Rev. @raushenbush.bsky.social
Over 1,000 Charitable Nonprofits Launch National Sign-On Letter to Defend Nonpartisanship and Public Trust
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Interfaith Alliance, the National Council of Nonprofits, American Humanist Association, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Freedom From Religion Foundation, I...
www.interfaithalliance.org
July 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“It's essential that our houses of worship remain outside the partisan fray, unbeholden to any political figure or group. This decision could open the floodgates to dark money operations that would turn sacred spaces into fronts for shady political schemes." -Rev. @raushenbush.bsky.social
This.
And who are the leaders who can do this radical work? In addition to protesting what is, we must imagine what might be… and empower those with the creativity and the courage to make it happen.
And who are the leaders who can do this radical work? In addition to protesting what is, we must imagine what might be… and empower those with the creativity and the courage to make it happen.
Whenever Trumpist rule ends, business as usual, a return to “normalcy,” a project of mere restoration of the status quo ante won’t do. America will need something akin to Radical Reconstruction - a transformative vision that presents a response commensurate with this radical assault on democracy.
June 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This.
And who are the leaders who can do this radical work? In addition to protesting what is, we must imagine what might be… and empower those with the creativity and the courage to make it happen.
And who are the leaders who can do this radical work? In addition to protesting what is, we must imagine what might be… and empower those with the creativity and the courage to make it happen.
I see you, NWS. I see you. :::applause:::
June 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I see you, NWS. I see you. :::applause:::