we are a christian nation? no.
Is the USA a Christian nation? History tells us the answer and it's clearly no, no matter what a Christian nationalist tells you.
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organization, movement or a catch-all scapegoat? →
shouldn't we all be against fascism?
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the ugly side of thoughts & prayers →
a lament about an ugly day. sorry not sorry about ignoring capitalization rules today.
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church as... →
some thoughts about a conversation overheard in a coffeeshop and an encouragement for church to embrace its call to expose empire for the sham that it is.
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on dehumanization →
Dehumanization is the process of attacking someone in a way that makes them seem less than human. Notice the bold: it’s a targeted attack against a real, breathing, speaking person. It’s designed to make this very real person seem like less than a...
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don't give in to the radicalization pipeline →
I’ve been thinking a lot about my post on gaslighting ourselves(https://krrd.ing/posts/on-gaslighting-ourselves-into-oblivion/). We live in a tumultuous time marked by rapid decent into full blown fascism celebrated by too many people. It's hard n...
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Kingdom Circles in the kingdom of america →
> cw: faith, missions, politics Introduction I’ve been thinking about this post I wrote several months ago about culture and religion(https://krrd.ing/posts/what-in-the-world-culture-religion/). Anyone breathing should recognize that we are living...
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on gaslighting ourselves into oblivion →
intro I posted last on dialogue(https://krrd.ing/posts/dialogue-rage-loss-of-curiosity/) and it's failure to be a legitimate thing in the modern US of A experience. One big piece of that particular lament was this: > I grew up in church settings b...
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Dialogue, Rage and the Loss of Curiosity →
An initial attempt to document some of the thoughts I've been wrestling with around the idea of dialogue lately. my initial stream of thoughts... It’s hard not to be frustrated right now. I think everyone (probably) feels it to some degree: It’s n...
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Jason - omg.lol Interview Series #5: Special US Politics Edition →
Jason OMG.LOL Interview Series 5: US Politics Edition Find Jason on omglol: @jasonm(https://jasonm.omg.lol) !Photo of Jason(https://media.social.lol/accounts/avatars/112/261/814/225/919/105/original/18f9da76e7e84919.jpeg) The Interview Can you sha...
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What in the World is Going on in the USA? Culture and Religion Edition →
Introduction Its an interesting time to be alive in the USA. We are seeing history in the making as someone I’d consider a wannabe tyrant attacks and dismantles our nation’s highest law (the constitution) and laws passed by congress. It's a crisis...