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Pope Leo XIV gets India. Rome shouldn’t listen to India only when Christians are threatened
At Vatican audiences, gifts are usually the most visible and least consequential part of the encounter. Those presented…
#Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #Rome #'popeleoxiv' #Christians
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Goodbye Jerusalem
Since the dawn of Islam, Jerusalem has been an integral part of its faith. Its air carries the blessed breaths of messengers who chanted the remembrance of God and called for His oneness. Its Al-Aqsa Mosque is the place of the Prophet’s Night Journey, may God bless him and grant him peace. God has blessed its surroundings and multiplied the reward for those who worship in it. How many stories have been told in its path, and how many heroic deeds and stances have been recorded in its courtyards? -
Israel must give Ethiopian Israelis a bigger role in politics and at the UN
For generations, in the highlands of East Africa between the Blue Nile basin and the Red Sea world,…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #christians #EthiopianJews #ethiopianjewsinisrael #famousjewishpeople #generalassembly #Israel #israelipolitics #Judaism #muslims #Opinion #Sigd #UnitedNations #UNSC #USPolitics #zionism
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"[A] #Jewish #scholar of #Christian #Scriptures. Levine has worked to improve how #Christians and her fellow #Jews understand each other. She's spoken at many #churches and taught students about the ancient Jewish context of Jesus' life and teachings. She's #authored numerous #books, some in tandem with Christian #scholars; she and a co- #author even presented one #book personally to #Pope Francis.
But after the #Catholic Biblical Association of #America announced earlier this month that Levine was elected its first-ever Jewish president, an #antisemitic backlash began.
Denunciations appeared [...] Critics called her “anti-Christian,” claimed she's trying to hijack #Catholicism, denounced Jews for not accepting Jesus, and tacked on anti- #Zionist comments.
While some questioned why the association would appoint anyone who wasn't a Catholic, much of the criticism was infused with anti-Jewish statements. They come at a time of rising #antisemitism in the country.
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/a-jewish-scholar-chosen-to-lead-the-catholic-a22407989
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Moms Love This Initiation Ritual Freshmen Must Go Through at This Oklahoma High School
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#USA #Trump #MAGA #fascism #stopfascism #nazis #fcknazis #republicans #christians #men #incels #techbros #pedophiles #billionaires #hostiletakeover #democracy #politics
well, that ship has sailed...
#KyleKulinski #NeilDegrasseTyson on #US #science #BrainDrain
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"The Forward compiled and reviewed video of 10 #pageants in the #US since 2020 that feature a #Jewish character named “zhyd,” “Moshko” or “Chaim,” and sometimes his wife, usually named Sarah. All were posted to social media, in many cases by the #churches themselves.
The pageants mix and match a few motifs, all showing these two #Jews in a negative light as they try to lure #Christians to commit sin. Some tempt the faithful with goods, loans or liquor. Some mock believers for worshipping #Christ; curse Christians; summon and collude with the #devil, or betray baby #Jesus to #KingHerod, who is seeking to kill him.
Most of the #actors playing the zhyd role wore what look to be #peyos, the sidelocks traditionally worn by #Orthodox #Jews. In one instance, the character wore an exaggerated #fakenose.
The Forward located photos from an additional eight pageants for which video is not publicly available that show actors with what appear to be peyos or a fake nose."
https://forward.com/news/839093/ukrainian-catholic-church-verteps-jewish-villains/
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My people came from Vilna. I have zero desire to go visit Europe. Its just one giant Jewish graveyard in my mind.
"A rare "antisemitic incident in #Lithuania: A local #blogger and #socialmedia activist was arrested after being filmed spitting at three #Israeli #rabbis visiting #Vilnius and urging others to do the same.
According to #Lithuanian authorities, the suspect, #GintarasLiutkevičius, posted a video on social media showing him approaching the three #Jews, who were wearing traditional religious clothing, spitting toward them and encouraging others to follow his example.
“I heard you love to spit on #Christians ... what if I spit on you?” he is heard saying in the video. “You need to go home. This is not your home. This is Lithuania — go home.”
https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/rjjjgezefe?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Learn Hebrew Slang!
You’ll sound more natural when speaking Hebrew after reading my latest publication.
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https://open.substack.com/pub/hebrewbyinbal/p/learn-hebrew-slang-10-israeli-expressions?r=2at7n8&utm_medium=ios#HebrewForBeginners #LearnHebrew #LanguageLearning #Slang #Christians
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𝐘𝐀𝐇 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐕 100 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌|𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐖
https://youtube.com/live/YrFJwbMSrC0?is=QTEXwBG0asNNznPr
#AngelsBible #CHRIST #CHRISTNewTestament #CHRISTCHRISTIANITY #CHRISTIAN #CHRISTIANCHURCH #CHRISTIANITY #CHRISTIANITYAmericans #CHRISTIANS #CHURCH #CHURCHTORAHPRAISE #Deuteronomy #𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐘 #𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇Themosthighyahonly #𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 #𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 #𝐇𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐖𝐒 #𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐓 #𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘HebrewIsraelites #𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 #𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐍 #𝐑𝐔𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐇𝐀𝐊𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐇 #𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒 #𝐘𝐀𝐇 #𝐘𝐀𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄AfricanAmericans #𝐘𝐀𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 #𝐘𝐀𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘𝐓𝐕100 #ETernalGod #Exodus #Genesis #GOD #HEBREW #HebrewHeritage #HebrewRadio #HebrewScriptures #HebrewBible #HebrewIsraelites #Hebrews #Holiness #Holinesschurch #Holy #HolyChurch #HolyHoliness #holySpirit #HolySpirit #IDOL #IDOLATRY #IsaiahOldTestament #ISLAM #ISRAEL #ISRAELITES #KJVBIBLE #LIVEBIBLE #LiveBible #LORD #MALAKHBible #NEUROMELANIN #NEWTESTANENT #OLDTESTAMENT #Praise #PRAISEGOD #PraiseMusic #PRAISEWORSHIP #Preachers #Preaching #Radio #Redeemer #RedeemerBIBLE #Religion #SABBATHBIBLE #SALVATION #SAVIOR #SaviorChurchBible #SCRIPTURES #Study #TANAKH #TESTAMENT #TheCovenantLawOfYAH #THEMOSTHIGH #Yhwh -
#ElNino #SuperElNino #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #fascism #genocide
Okay, here's another one by #SecularTalk #KyleKulinski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt0AY9R-YKo
#US #USA#vance #MAGA #ICE #stopfascism #nazis #fcknazis #republicans #christians #men #incels #techbros #pedophiles #billionaires #democracy #politics #war #Iran
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YAH ONLY TV 100 BIBLE OLD TESTAMENT LIVE STREAM|CLICK THE LINK BELOW
https://youtube.com/live/aMJfu_JQ8J8?is=OYZUBdEZbw4ytXKo
#AFRICA #African #AfricanAmericans #bible #BIBLEOLDTESTAMENTONLY #BIBLERADIO #BibleStudy #Biblical #BIBLICAL𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄LAND #BLACKCHURCH #BLACKCulture #BlackPeople #BlackWomen #CHRIST #CHRISTCHRISTIANITY #CHRISTIAN #CHRISTIANCHURCH #CHRISTIANITYAmericans #CHRISTIANS #CHURCH #CHURCHTORAHPRAISE #GOD #HebrewIsraelites #Hebrews #Holy #HolyChurch #holySpirit #IDOL #IDOLATRY #ISLAM #ISRAEL #ISRAELITES #KJVBIBLECHURCH #NEUROMELANIN #NEWTESTANENT #NEWTESTAMENT #OLDTESTAMENT #PRAISEGOD #PraiseMusic #Preachers #Preaching #Radio -
Sending someone #deaththreats is ever okay. However, I also believe that telling someone that they deserve #god 's wrath and that they will experience #eternal #torture by said god just for existing, I think that is also a kind of death threat. If nothing else it's a form of #dehumanization. But this is just how most #Christians talk to and about the #LGBT community. How can we have productive dialogue when one side believes the other side to be subhuman and wholly worthy of eternal #damnation?
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#Paul had boasted about how the #Macedonian Christians had given #generously to the collection for the poor #Christians of Judea.
Paul had also boasted how the Corinthian Christians were also ready to #give.
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#Paul had boasted about how the #Macedonian Christians had given #generously to the collection for the poor #Christians of Judea.
Paul had also boasted how the Corinthian Christians were also ready to #give.
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#US #USA #trump #vance #MAGA #fascism #stopfascism #nazis #fcknazis #republicans #christians #men #incels #techbros #pedophiles #billionaires #hostiletakeover #democracy #politics #war #Iran #military
#KyleKulinski on Ann Wright, former army colonel, slapping facts in the face of an Australian rightwing news host.
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I give you a new commandment: love one another; you must love one another just as I have loved you. It is by your love for one another, that everyone will recognise you as my disciples.
[Ἐντολὴν καινὴν δίδωμι ὑμῖν ἵνα ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλους καθὼς ἠγάπησα ὑμᾶς ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλους. ἐν τούτῳ γνώσονται πάντες ὅτι ἐμοὶ μαθηταί ἐστε ἐὰν ἀγάπην ἔχητε ἐν ἀλλήλοις.]The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
John 13: 34-35 (Jesus) [NJB (1985)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/10793/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #newtestament #Christianity #Christians #commandment #Jesus #love #loveyourneighbor
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@DrALJONES #WhiskyPete #Hegseth is not any kind of #Christian except a #FakeChristian. To not offend #Christians during #HolyWeek - and especially on #Easter - refer to him as a #Talibangelical. Nobody cares if the #Taliban is offended. 🤷🏻♂️
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It is remarkable, that notwithstanding the universal favor with which the New Testament is outwardly received, and even the bigotry with which it is defended, there is no hospitality shown to, there is no appreciation of, the order of truth with which it deals. I know of no book that has so few readers. There is none so truly strange, and heretical, and unpopular.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
A Week on the Concord and Marrimack Rivers, “Sunday” (1849)More about this quote: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #Thoreau #HenryDavidThoreau #Bible #Christianity #Christians #hypocrisy #lipservice #NewTestament
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First Presbyterian Church of Monterey, a Presbyterian Church USA congregation (e.g., https://pcusa.org/about-pcusa/who-we-are/social-witness), had a presence at #NoKings event in Monterey. Photos courtesy of Elaine Cole.
Solar-powered, bike-friendly FPC-MRY (fpcmonterey.org) is our home church of 36 years. Its Jay Bartow Memorial Garden is a peaceful rest stop near downtown: https://bikemonterey.org/rest-stop-tip-jay-bartow-memorial-garden-monterey.html
#PalmSunday #NoKingsMonterey #Presbyterian #Christian #Christians #WWJD #WhatWouldJesusDo
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#US #USA #trump #vance #ICE #fascism #stopfascism #nazis #fcknazis #republicans #christians #men #incels #techbros #billionaires #hostiletakeover #democracy #politics #NoKings
YESSS! =D That's the way! Go kids! Outnumber these #MAGA criminals and fold them into a matchbox!
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The #transphobe defence of #EnochBurke says he is a "#Christian" who opposes "fantasy" about #genderIdentity.
Reality: the #BurkeFamily's religion is based on a claimed #virginbirth, and the #Trinity: god is a father and his son and a ghost. These core beliefs of #Christians have zero scientific evidence.
Yet overwhelming scientific evidence shows that for #trans people, gender transition leads to improved wellbeing. E.g. https://whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-equality/what-does-the-scholarly-research-say-about-the-well-being-of-transgender-people/
Time to be harsh with Christian fantasists.
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#Palestine #Gaza #Israel #genocide #fascism #zionism #stopfascism #US #USA #trump #Kushner #nazis #fcknazis #republicans #christians #men #billionaires #democracy #politics
#SecularTalk #KryctalKyle #KyleKulinski
(are you aware, the immense wealth of these billionaires is only an electronic bubble? The moment the system breaks, the billions just disappear into thin air. They're running so hysterically wild, because they know their time is up. Let's clean up!)
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"#Progressive" #Christians (including those who practice any of the other Christian denominations) should be held accountable the same as #Conservative Christians. "Progressive" Christians are not immune to Christian #Nationalist and #AltRight #propaganda all because they claim to have Leftist views. #Christianity is a #colonist and #supermacist "#religion."
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Saturday, December 20, 2025
Investigation: Sick Ukrainian children exploited in fraudulent charity campaigns linked to US, Israel -- Without independent Ukraine, Russia will come for Poland -- Putin says Russia never attacked Ukraine, outlines conditions for war with Europe -- Fact-check: Debunking Russian propaganda about "persecution of Christians" in Ukraine ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/saturday-december-20-2025/
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Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·Samaritanism
Samaritanism is an Abrahamic monotheistic, ethnic religion. It comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, & legal traditions of the Samaritan people.
Often preferring to be called Israelite Samaritans, who originated from the Hebrews & Israelites. They began to emerge as a relatively distinct group after the Kingdom of Israel was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire during the Iron Age. The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the 4th, & penultimate, stage of ancient Assyrian history.
Central to their continuity as an Indigenous Heritage in the Holy Land is keeping the Patriarchal & Mosaic covenant as specified in the Samaritan Torah. Samaritans believe this is the original & unchanged version of the Pentateuch (which is the first 5 books of the Hebrew & Christian bible) since Moses & the Israelites at Mount Sinai.
The Abisha Scroll is traditionally held by the community to be the oldest existing scroll written by Abisha, son of Aaron the priest, around 3,000 years ago based on living tradition. However, Jewish & Christian theologians have made attempts to dispute this claim which proved unsatisfactory.
Judaism claims Samaritanism developed right alongside their own religion. Samaritanism asserts itself as the true preserved form of the monotheistic faith that the Israelites kept under Moses. Samaritan belief also holds that the Israelites’ original holy site was Mount Gerizim, near Nablus, the State of Palestine (West Bank).
They also believe that Jerusalem only attained importance under Israelite dissenters who had followed Eli (In the Book of Samuel, Eli was a priest & judge of the Israelites in the city of Shiloh) to the city of Shiloh.
The Israelites who remained at Mount Gerizim would become the Samaritans in the Kingdom of Judah. Mount Gerizim is revered by Samaritans as the location where the Binding of Isaac occurred. In comparison to the Jewish belief that it occurred at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.
Today there are only about 900 registered communal members. This puts Samaritanism as 1 of the smallest ethnoreligious groups globally in the Abrahamic faiths. Samaritans believe that this is a prophecy fulfilled from the scriptures: “You’ll be left few in number.”
Though they hope for a future time when a prophet like Moses known as the “Taheb” (Restorer) will perform 3 signs, namely the jar of manna, the staff of Moses, & Cherubim, or the Golden Candlestick.
This time period they believe is when an era of Divine Favor would return, & the hidden tabernacle of Moses would miraculously be revealed for the Israelite people & Mount Gerizim is restored to its former glory.
Samaritans trace their history, as a separate entity, to a period soon after the Israelites’ arrival into the “Promised Land.” Samaritan historiography traces the schism to High Priest Eli leaving Mount Gerizim, where stood the 1st Israelite altar in Canaan, & building a competing altar in nearby Shiloh.
The dissenting group of Israelites who followed Eli to Shiloh would be the ones who, in later years, would head south to settle in Jerusalem (the Jews). Whereas the Israelites who stayed on Mount Gerizim, in Samaria, would become known as the Samaritans.
Genetic studies in 2004 suggest that Samaritans’ lineages trace back to a common ancestor with Jews in the paternally-inherited Jewish high priesthood (Cohanim) temporally near to the period of the Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel. They’re probably descendants of the historical Israelite population. The Cohanim refers to the Jewish priestly class, male descendants of Aaron the priest.
The Hasmonean king, John Hyrcanus, destroyed the Mount Gerizim Temple & brought Samaria under his control around 120 BCE. This led to a long-lasting sense of mutual hostility between the Jews & Samaritans.
From this point, the Samaritans likely sought to consciously distance themselves from their Judean brethren. Both peoples came to see the Samaritan faith as a religion distinct from Judaism. By the time of Jesus, Samaritans & Jews deeply disparaged one another, as shown by Jesus’ Parable of the Good Samaritan.
The main beliefs of Samaritanism are:
- There’s 1 God, Yahweh, the same God recognized by the Jewish prophets.
- The Torah is the only true holy book & was given by God to Moses. The Torah was created before the creation of the world & whoever believes in it is assured a part in the world to come. The Torah’s status in Samaritanism as the only holy book causes them to reject the Oral Torah, the Talmud, & all the prophets & scriptures, except for a version of the Book of Joshua (which they don’t hold as Scripture), whose book in the Samaritan community is significantly different from the Book of Joshua in the Jewish “Bible.” Moses is considered to be the last of the line of prophets.
- Mount Gerizim, not Jerusalem, is the 1 true sanctuary chosen by God. The Samaritans don’t recognize the sanctity of Jerusalem & don’t recognize the Temple Mount, claiming instead that Mount Gerizim was the place where the Binding of Isaac took place.
- The Apocalypse, called “the day of vengeance,” will be the end of days. When an entity called the Taheb (basically the Jewish Messiah equal) that comes from the tribe of Joseph will come, be a prophet like Moses for 40 years & bring about the return of all the Israelites, following which the dead will be resurrected. The Tahib will then discover the tent of Moses’ Tabernacle on Mount Gerizim, & will be buried next to Joseph when he dies.
The Samaritans have retained the institution of a high priesthood & the practice of slaughtering & eating lambs on Passover Eve. They celebrated Pesach, Shavuot, & Sukkot. But they use a different method from that used in mainstream Judaism in order to determine the dates annually.
For example, Yom Teru’ah (the biblical name for Rosh Hashanah), at the beginning of Tishrei (This is the 1st month of the civil year & the 7th month of the ecclesiastical year in the Hebrew calendar.), isn’t considered a New Year as it is in Rabbinic Judaism.
Their Sabbath is observed weekly by the Samaritan community every week from Friday to Saturday, beginning & ending at sundown. For 24 hours, the families gather together to celebrate the rest day: all electricity with the exception of minimal lighting (kept on the entire day) in the house is disconnected, no work is done, & neither cooking nor driving is allowed.
The time is devoted to worship which consists of 7 prayer services, reading the weekly Torah portion, spending quality time with family, taking meals, rest & sleep, & visiting other members of the community.
Passover is particularly important in the Samaritan community, climaxing with the sacrifice of up to 40 sheep.
The Counting of the Omar remains relatively unchanged. The Counting of the Omar is a ritual in Judaism that consists of a verbal counting of each of the 49 days between the holidays of Passover & Shavuot. However, the week before Shavuot is a unique festival celebrating the continued commitment Samaritanism has maintained since the time of Moses.
During Sukkot, the Sukkah (the temporary hut built for use during Sukkot) is built INSIDE of houses, instead of OUTSIDE like mainstream Judaism. This Samaritan tradition is traced back to the persecution of the Samaritans during the Byzantine Empire.
The roof of the Samaritan Sukkah is decorated with citrus fruits & branches of palm, myrtle, & willow trees. This is in accordance with the Samaritan interpretation of the 4 species designated in the Torah for the holiday. The 4 species are 4 plants (the etrog, lulav, hadass, & aravah) mentioned in the Torah as being relevant to the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
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Some #theological hills I am willing to die on:
1) The plenary inspiration of #scripture
2) At bare minimum, adherence to the #doctrines proclaimed by the first four Councils of the undivided #church must be upheld.
3) The #eucharist / #lordssupper ought to be celebrated *weekly*.
4) The #eucharist / #lordssupper , while symbolic, is not merely symbolic but also a true/real encounter/communion with Jesus.
5) #Baptism *must* be done in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
6) Baptism is #regenerative
7) #Liturgical #worship is essential because the #bible itself reveals the Church’s worship as liturgical.
8) The #unity of the Church is not merely a spiritual reality (i.e. invisible), but a reality that ought to be visible for all the world to see.
9) Except in the cases of #heresy or wholesale unrepentant #sin within a portion of the Church, rending the Church’s unity is sinful. (So, disagreements over adiaphora are not worthy of division -- no matter how much one love's their pet theological theory)
10) All #christians must pray for and actively work towards and for the reunification of the Church. -
Some #theological hills I am willing to die on:
1) The plenary inspiration of #scripture
2) At bare minimum, adherence to the #doctrines proclaimed by the first four Councils of the undivided #church must be upheld.
3) The #eucharist / #lordssupper ought to be celebrated *weekly*.
4) The #eucharist / #lordssupper , while symbolic, is not merely symbolic but also a true/real encounter/communion with Jesus.
5) #Baptism *must* be done in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
6) Baptism is #regenerative
7) #Liturgical #worship is essential because the #bible itself reveals the Church’s worship as liturgical.
8) The #unity of the Church is not merely a spiritual reality (i.e. invisible), but a reality that ought to be visible for all the world to see.
9) Except in the cases of #heresy or wholesale unrepentant #sin within a portion of the Church, rending the Church’s unity is sinful. (So, disagreements over adiaphora are not worthy of division -- no matter how much one love's their pet theological theory)
10) All #christians must pray for and actively work towards and for the reunification of the Church. -
Some #theological hills I am willing to die on:
1) The plenary inspiration of #scripture
2) At bare minimum, adherence to the #doctrines proclaimed by the first four Councils of the undivided #church must be upheld.
3) The #eucharist / #lordssupper ought to be celebrated *weekly*.
4) The #eucharist / #lordssupper , while symbolic, is not merely symbolic but also a true/real encounter/communion with Jesus.
5) #Baptism *must* be done in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
6) Baptism is #regenerative
7) #Liturgical #worship is essential because the #bible itself reveals the Church’s worship as liturgical.
8) The #unity of the Church is not merely a spiritual reality (i.e. invisible), but a reality that ought to be visible for all the world to see.
9) Except in the cases of #heresy or wholesale unrepentant #sin within a portion of the Church, rending the Church’s unity is sinful. (So, disagreements over adiaphora are not worthy of division -- no matter how much one love's their pet theological theory)
10) All #christians must pray for and actively work towards and for the reunification of the Church. -
My garden got a bit frozen yesterday morning...but waiting for the Spring!! I know it will all come back. :)
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#US. #Christians pushing back on #Christiannationalism
They’ve come for the #Haitians: Why we need #churchstate separation for #immigrants’ rights
#SupremeCourt asked to consider #Oklahoma #religious #charterschool’s case
Oklahoma defends #Bibles-in-#schools proposal after report that only Trump’s might qualify
Organization Did Not Show That Its #AntiAbortion Views Are Religious #Beliefs
#Confessions of a (Former) #Christian #Nationalist
https://flipboard.com/@dustcircle/church-state-separation-g5hp0m0uy
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Toluca recibe a Dante Gebel: Un show que promete renovar tu espíritu y conectar con tu alma https://www.tolucanoticias.com/2024/08/toluca-recibe-dante-gebel-un-show-que.html
#shows #dante #gebel #dantegebel #humor #christians #cristianos #river #church #eventos
#dios #fe #cristo #christ #iglesia #news #noticias #mexico #toluca #presidante -
@thejapantimes
"Christians are not known as a big voting group. They don’t vote." - #TheMangoMoron (BTW: Note the *THEY*.) #ImNotChristian#Evangelicals *dominate* the #GOP. And the #DeepSouth is Red almost entirely due to #Christians voting #Republican. "#FamilyValues" is their theme song.
(BTW: #Ingraham tried & failed to give him an Out the same way #Hannity did with his #DictatorOnDayOne remark.)
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#ChristianNationalist #Speaker of the #House #MikeJohnson #rages at #Olympic #performance claiming it was a “#mockery” of #Christians.
It was actually about #Greek #mythology. It's the #Olympics Afterall.
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If you have friends that still consider themselves to be #Christians, but are either tormented because they fear they may go to #hell, or are going around trying to convert other people because thery think those people will go to hell, you might want to send them this. And if they ask, "Why was I never taught this in church?", I would answer "that's a really good question, since all preachers that went to a decent #bible college or #seminary should have known all this, yet they continue to preach hell. I wonder what else they know that they aren't telling?"
Warning: If you are an #exchristian this MIGHT be a bit triggering, because the author still is hanging onto his #Christianity at this point, but once you start seeing how you've been lied to in #church ypu start to notice other things as well, and I suspect given enough time that might happen with him.
What the Hell: Finding Out “Hell” Isn’t in the Bible
https://medium.com/christianish/what-the-hell-finding-out-hell-isnt-in-the-bible-7028acb3ecee -
Torture, rape, killings in Manipur: An Indian state's brutal conflict
A sense of fear is all pervasive in Manipur since shocking violence between their community and minority Kuki groups broke out, marked by brutal killings and sexual crimes against women. More than 200 people have been killed, roughly two-thirds of them Kukis, a collective name for the Kuki, Zomi, Chin, Hmar and Mizo tribes who are mostly Christians.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66844028
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #zomis #ManipurPolice #AssamRifles #BJP #christians #ManipurGovt #BirenSingh #UnionGovt #NarendraModi #india
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Voices From the Ground: The Humanitarian Crisis in Manipur
A team of the Karwan-e-Mohabbat (Caravan of Love) spent four days in violence-torn Manipur from July 25 to July 28.
https://thewire.in/rights/voices-from-the-ground-the-humanitarian-crisis-in-manipur
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes meiteis #kukis #displacement #ManipurGovt #hindutva #christians #BJP #india
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How Manipur hounds Kuki intellectuals
3 civil society leaders have been charged with outraging religious feelings, promoting enmity between groups after they articulated their community’s viewpoint on brutal conflict in media interviews, writes Ajaz Ashraf.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #censorship #KhamKhanSuanHausing #MaryGraceZou #WilsonLHangsing #christians #majoritarianism #ManipurGovt #BJP #india
https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/how-manipur-hounds-kuki-intellectuals-23304676
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Siege on Manipur: Hindu Nationalists' War for Ethnic Supremacy
Across India, experiments to forge the 'Hindu national community' are predicated on the breakage of minoritised Muslims and Christians, and Adivasis and Dalits. What's happening in Manipur is part of a plan operationalised by the Hindu Right decades ago.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #HinduNationalism #hindutva #EthnicCleansing #BJP #christians #minorities #ManipurGovt #BirenSingh #AmitShah #northeast #india
https://thewire.in/communalism/siege-on-manipur-hindu-nationalists-war-for-ethnic-supremacy
