#injustice — Public Fediverse posts

Words. Not the beginning, not a word. Long before the execution of Socrates, or the cruel murder of Hypatia, the burning of witches, plutocrats, oligarchs, military dictators and absolute monarchs were invested in the slave trade to control capital. Even after the colonial theft and abuse of indigenous people’s land, the kkk, genocides, the investment by the ultra rich in ethnic supremacy continues. All to steal rare Earth minerals, process non-renewables and use up essential resources to power their #Ai purges, terror, ecocide and war against the people. Can the people end this MAD programme of psychopathic #greed and #nihilism? #EthnicSupremacy #MAD #BinaryFascists #Injustice #ecocide #SpuriousSystemsLogic #DeathCults #PsychopathicNihilists #NoPeaceWithWar #DefendDiverseRights #Virtue #TheMob #Democracy #AbsoluteIdea #Philosophy #Joke #AbsoluteBeing #ScienceOfLogic #Reflexivity #AbstractRelations #MouldyERLogic #EquivalenceRelations #ReligiousDogma #Oppression #Refugees #Starvation #Disease #RubbleNations #RealWorldConsequences #Equivocation #ReductionistCategories #Freedom #ThesisAntithesis #DialecticFreedom

Words. Not the beginning, not a word. Long before the execution of Socrates, or the cruel murder of Hypatia, the burning of witches, plutocrats, oligarchs, military dictators and absolute monarchs were invested in the slave trade to control capital. Even after the colonial theft and abuse of indigenous people’s land, the kkk, genocides, the investment by the ultra rich in ethnic supremacy continues. All to steal rare Earth minerals, process non-renewables and use up essential resources to power their #Ai purges, terror, ecocide and war against the people. Can the people end this MAD programme of psychopathic #greed and #nihilism? #EthnicSupremacy #MAD #BinaryFascists #Injustice #ecocide #SpuriousSystemsLogic #DeathCults #PsychopathicNihilists #NoPeaceWithWar #DefendDiverseRights #Virtue #TheMob #Democracy #AbsoluteIdea #Philosophy #Joke #AbsoluteBeing #ScienceOfLogic #Reflexivity #AbstractRelations #MouldyERLogic #EquivalenceRelations #ReligiousDogma #Oppression #Refugees #Starvation #Disease #RubbleNations #RealWorldConsequences #Equivocation #ReductionistCategories #Freedom #ThesisAntithesis #DialecticFreedom

Words. Not the beginning, not a word. Long before the execution of Socrates, or the cruel murder of Hypatia, the burning of witches, plutocrats, oligarchs, military dictators and absolute monarchs were invested in the slave trade to control capital. Even after the colonial theft and abuse of indigenous people’s land, the kkk, genocides, the investment by the ultra rich in ethnic supremacy continues. All to steal rare Earth minerals, process non-renewables and use up essential resources to power their #Ai purges, terror, ecocide and war against the people. Can the people end this MAD programme of psychopathic #greed and #nihilism? #EthnicSupremacy #MAD #BinaryFascists #Injustice #ecocide #SpuriousSystemsLogic #DeathCults #PsychopathicNihilists #NoPeaceWithWar #DefendDiverseRights #Virtue #TheMob #Democracy #AbsoluteIdea #Philosophy #Joke #AbsoluteBeing #ScienceOfLogic #Reflexivity #AbstractRelations #MouldyERLogic #EquivalenceRelations #ReligiousDogma #Oppression #Refugees #Starvation #Disease #RubbleNations #RealWorldConsequences #Equivocation #ReductionistCategories #Freedom #ThesisAntithesis #DialecticFreedom

Words. Not the beginning, not a word. Long before the execution of Socrates, or the cruel murder of Hypatia, the burning of witches, plutocrats, oligarchs, military dictators and absolute monarchs were invested in the slave trade to control capital. Even after the colonial theft and abuse of indigenous people’s land, the kkk, genocides, the investment by the ultra rich in ethnic supremacy continues. All to steal rare Earth minerals, process non-renewables and use up essential resources to power their #Ai purges, terror, ecocide and war against the people. Can the people end this MAD programme of psychopathic #greed and #nihilism? #EthnicSupremacy #MAD #BinaryFascists #Injustice #ecocide #SpuriousSystemsLogic #DeathCults #PsychopathicNihilists #NoPeaceWithWar #DefendDiverseRights #Virtue #TheMob #Democracy #AbsoluteIdea #Philosophy #Joke #AbsoluteBeing #ScienceOfLogic #Reflexivity #AbstractRelations #MouldyERLogic #EquivalenceRelations #ReligiousDogma #Oppression #Refugees #Starvation #Disease #RubbleNations #RealWorldConsequences #Equivocation #ReductionistCategories #Freedom #ThesisAntithesis #DialecticFreedom

Words. Not the beginning, not a word. Long before the execution of Socrates, or the cruel murder of Hypatia, the burning of witches, plutocrats, oligarchs, military dictators and absolute monarchs were invested in the slave trade to control capital. Even after the colonial theft and abuse of indigenous people’s land, the kkk, genocides, the investment by the ultra rich in ethnic supremacy continues. All to steal rare Earth minerals, process non-renewables and use up essential resources to power their #Ai purges, terror, ecocide and war against the people. Can the people end this MAD programme of psychopathic #greed and #nihilism? #EthnicSupremacy #MAD #BinaryFascists #Injustice #ecocide #SpuriousSystemsLogic #DeathCults #PsychopathicNihilists #NoPeaceWithWar #DefendDiverseRights #Virtue #TheMob #Democracy #AbsoluteIdea #Philosophy #Joke #AbsoluteBeing #ScienceOfLogic #Reflexivity #AbstractRelations #MouldyERLogic #EquivalenceRelations #ReligiousDogma #Oppression #Refugees #Starvation #Disease #RubbleNations #RealWorldConsequences #Equivocation #ReductionistCategories #Freedom #ThesisAntithesis #DialecticFreedom

Injustice 3 Leak Reveals New and Returning Characters for Roster

It’s an open secret by now that a new entry in the DC fighting series Injustice is in…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Technology #Exclusive #injustice #Injustice3 #NetherrealmStudios #report
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/856087/

Injustice 3 Leak Reveals New and Returning Characters for Roster

It’s an open secret by now that a new entry in the DC fighting series Injustice is in…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Technology #Exclusive #injustice #Injustice3 #NetherrealmStudios #report
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/856087/

More Injustice 3 Evidence Has Turned Up

At this point, Injustice 3 is becoming one of the worst kept secrets in the industry, as more evidence emerges that it is real and in development.

MP1ST has spotted the resume of a stunt worker they claim is known to work with Netherealm. The resume doesn’t offer heaps of details, but it does very clearly list the stun worker as providing motion capture for Injustice 3, specifically performing stunt work for Batwoman and Supergirl.

This new evidence comes hot on the super-heels of a call for people to playtest an upcoming triple-A fighting game. Good Gamer Group put up the bat-signal for high-level fighting game players to playtest a mystery fighter in Culver City, California, on September 14 and 15, 2026. However, Injustice 3 is not specifically mentioned, so this is all just speculation.

But Injustice 3 has popped up quite a few times over the last couple of years. An artist popped up listing Injustice 3 in their resume earlier this year, which was hastily take down, presumably to ensure Warner Bros. didn’t send Deadshot after them or something.

Ed Boon himself revealed that Injustice 2 has managed to sell 9 million copies, so there’s an audience there who want to punch Superman in the face.

At this point, the question really isn’t whether Injustice 3 exists, but when it will be revealed to the world. According to Ed Boon, they already knew what their next game after Mortal Kombat 1 would be back in 2021. If the team follows their usual release schedule, their next game should be due out around 2026-2027.

More Injustice 3 Evidence Has Turned Up

At this point, Injustice 3 is becoming one of the worst kept secrets in the industry, as more evidence emerges that it is real and in development.

MP1ST has spotted the resume of a stunt worker they claim is known to work with Netherealm. The resume doesn’t offer heaps of details, but it does very clearly list the stun worker as providing motion capture for Injustice 3, specifically performing stunt work for Batwoman and Supergirl.

This new evidence comes hot on the super-heels of a call for people to playtest an upcoming triple-A fighting game. Good Gamer Group put up the bat-signal for high-level fighting game players to playtest a mystery fighter in Culver City, California, on September 14 and 15, 2026. However, Injustice 3 is not specifically mentioned, so this is all just speculation.

But Injustice 3 has popped up quite a few times over the last couple of years. An artist popped up listing Injustice 3 in their resume earlier this year, which was hastily take down, presumably to ensure Warner Bros. didn’t send Deadshot after them or something.

Ed Boon himself revealed that Injustice 2 has managed to sell 9 million copies, so there’s an audience there who want to punch Superman in the face.

At this point, the question really isn’t whether Injustice 3 exists, but when it will be revealed to the world. According to Ed Boon, they already knew what their next game after Mortal Kombat 1 would be back in 2021. If the team follows their usual release schedule, their next game should be due out around 2026-2027.

More Injustice 3 Evidence Has Turned Up

At this point, Injustice 3 is becoming one of the worst kept secrets in the industry, as more evidence emerges that it is real and in development.

MP1ST has spotted the resume of a stunt worker they claim is known to work with Netherealm. The resume doesn’t offer heaps of details, but it does very clearly list the stun worker as providing motion capture for Injustice 3, specifically performing stunt work for Batwoman and Supergirl.

This new evidence comes hot on the super-heels of a call for people to playtest an upcoming triple-A fighting game. Good Gamer Group put up the bat-signal for high-level fighting game players to playtest a mystery fighter in Culver City, California, on September 14 and 15, 2026. However, Injustice 3 is not specifically mentioned, so this is all just speculation.

But Injustice 3 has popped up quite a few times over the last couple of years. An artist popped up listing Injustice 3 in their resume earlier this year, which was hastily take down, presumably to ensure Warner Bros. didn’t send Deadshot after them or something.

Ed Boon himself revealed that Injustice 2 has managed to sell 9 million copies, so there’s an audience there who want to punch Superman in the face.

At this point, the question really isn’t whether Injustice 3 exists, but when it will be revealed to the world. According to Ed Boon, they already knew what their next game after Mortal Kombat 1 would be back in 2021. If the team follows their usual release schedule, their next game should be due out around 2026-2027.

More Injustice 3 Evidence Has Turned Up

At this point, Injustice 3 is becoming one of the worst kept secrets in the industry, as more evidence emerges that it is real and in development.

MP1ST has spotted the resume of a stunt worker they claim is known to work with Netherealm. The resume doesn’t offer heaps of details, but it does very clearly list the stun worker as providing motion capture for Injustice 3, specifically performing stunt work for Batwoman and Supergirl.

This new evidence comes hot on the super-heels of a call for people to playtest an upcoming triple-A fighting game. Good Gamer Group put up the bat-signal for high-level fighting game players to playtest a mystery fighter in Culver City, California, on September 14 and 15, 2026. However, Injustice 3 is not specifically mentioned, so this is all just speculation.

But Injustice 3 has popped up quite a few times over the last couple of years. An artist popped up listing Injustice 3 in their resume earlier this year, which was hastily take down, presumably to ensure Warner Bros. didn’t send Deadshot after them or something.

Ed Boon himself revealed that Injustice 2 has managed to sell 9 million copies, so there’s an audience there who want to punch Superman in the face.

At this point, the question really isn’t whether Injustice 3 exists, but when it will be revealed to the world. According to Ed Boon, they already knew what their next game after Mortal Kombat 1 would be back in 2021. If the team follows their usual release schedule, their next game should be due out around 2026-2027.

https://aplutsoc.org/2026/09/20/les-retraites-detestent-lecornu-et-veulent-lunite/

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Le gouvernement Lecornu s’est engagé dans la voie qui a fait chuter ses prédécesseurs Barnier et Bayrou et qui l’a déjà fait trébucher une première fois en octobre 2025 : faire passer en force un budget antisocial visant à dépouiller les retraités de 6 milliards d’euros.

Pour réaliser ce hold-up le ministre Lecornu avance dans le PLFSS un dispositif de désindexation des retraites de base : gel des pensions au-dessus de 2 034 euros et sous-indexation entre 1 260 et 2 034 euros, avec un coefficient (inférieur à l’indice d’inflation) fixé par décret par le gouvernement.

Cela ne lui suffit pas, pour étrangler les boomers, ces privilégiés, ces nantis, il sera donc aussi à l’ordre du jour du gouvernement de s’attaquer à l’abattement fiscal de 10% qui, depuis 1977, n’a rien à voir avec la couverture des frais professionnels selon l’idée que les médias de Bolloré et d’autres s’échinent à diffuser, mais vise à compenser la chute de revenus que génèrent le passage à la retraite et les effets de l’inflation des chocs pétroliers des années soixante-dix (9,4% en 1977).
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#retraites #france #pauperisation #injustice #FairePayerLesPauvres #Bolloré #fakeNews

https://aplutsoc.org/2026/09/20/les-retraites-detestent-lecornu-et-veulent-lunite/

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Le gouvernement Lecornu s’est engagé dans la voie qui a fait chuter ses prédécesseurs Barnier et Bayrou et qui l’a déjà fait trébucher une première fois en octobre 2025 : faire passer en force un budget antisocial visant à dépouiller les retraités de 6 milliards d’euros.

Pour réaliser ce hold-up le ministre Lecornu avance dans le PLFSS un dispositif de désindexation des retraites de base : gel des pensions au-dessus de 2 034 euros et sous-indexation entre 1 260 et 2 034 euros, avec un coefficient (inférieur à l’indice d’inflation) fixé par décret par le gouvernement.

Cela ne lui suffit pas, pour étrangler les boomers, ces privilégiés, ces nantis, il sera donc aussi à l’ordre du jour du gouvernement de s’attaquer à l’abattement fiscal de 10% qui, depuis 1977, n’a rien à voir avec la couverture des frais professionnels selon l’idée que les médias de Bolloré et d’autres s’échinent à diffuser, mais vise à compenser la chute de revenus que génèrent le passage à la retraite et les effets de l’inflation des chocs pétroliers des années soixante-dix (9,4% en 1977).
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#retraites #france #pauperisation #injustice #FairePayerLesPauvres #Bolloré #fakeNews

https://aplutsoc.org/2026/09/20/les-retraites-detestent-lecornu-et-veulent-lunite/

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Le gouvernement Lecornu s’est engagé dans la voie qui a fait chuter ses prédécesseurs Barnier et Bayrou et qui l’a déjà fait trébucher une première fois en octobre 2025 : faire passer en force un budget antisocial visant à dépouiller les retraités de 6 milliards d’euros.

Pour réaliser ce hold-up le ministre Lecornu avance dans le PLFSS un dispositif de désindexation des retraites de base : gel des pensions au-dessus de 2 034 euros et sous-indexation entre 1 260 et 2 034 euros, avec un coefficient (inférieur à l’indice d’inflation) fixé par décret par le gouvernement.

Cela ne lui suffit pas, pour étrangler les boomers, ces privilégiés, ces nantis, il sera donc aussi à l’ordre du jour du gouvernement de s’attaquer à l’abattement fiscal de 10% qui, depuis 1977, n’a rien à voir avec la couverture des frais professionnels selon l’idée que les médias de Bolloré et d’autres s’échinent à diffuser, mais vise à compenser la chute de revenus que génèrent le passage à la retraite et les effets de l’inflation des chocs pétroliers des années soixante-dix (9,4% en 1977).
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#retraites #france #pauperisation #injustice #FairePayerLesPauvres #Bolloré #fakeNews

https://aplutsoc.org/2026/09/20/les-retraites-detestent-lecornu-et-veulent-lunite/

--<--
Le gouvernement Lecornu s’est engagé dans la voie qui a fait chuter ses prédécesseurs Barnier et Bayrou et qui l’a déjà fait trébucher une première fois en octobre 2025 : faire passer en force un budget antisocial visant à dépouiller les retraités de 6 milliards d’euros.

Pour réaliser ce hold-up le ministre Lecornu avance dans le PLFSS un dispositif de désindexation des retraites de base : gel des pensions au-dessus de 2 034 euros et sous-indexation entre 1 260 et 2 034 euros, avec un coefficient (inférieur à l’indice d’inflation) fixé par décret par le gouvernement.

Cela ne lui suffit pas, pour étrangler les boomers, ces privilégiés, ces nantis, il sera donc aussi à l’ordre du jour du gouvernement de s’attaquer à l’abattement fiscal de 10% qui, depuis 1977, n’a rien à voir avec la couverture des frais professionnels selon l’idée que les médias de Bolloré et d’autres s’échinent à diffuser, mais vise à compenser la chute de revenus que génèrent le passage à la retraite et les effets de l’inflation des chocs pétroliers des années soixante-dix (9,4% en 1977).
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#retraites #france #pauperisation #injustice #FairePayerLesPauvres #Bolloré #fakeNews

https://aplutsoc.org/2026/09/20/les-retraites-detestent-lecornu-et-veulent-lunite/

--<--
Le gouvernement Lecornu s’est engagé dans la voie qui a fait chuter ses prédécesseurs Barnier et Bayrou et qui l’a déjà fait trébucher une première fois en octobre 2025 : faire passer en force un budget antisocial visant à dépouiller les retraités de 6 milliards d’euros.

Pour réaliser ce hold-up le ministre Lecornu avance dans le PLFSS un dispositif de désindexation des retraites de base : gel des pensions au-dessus de 2 034 euros et sous-indexation entre 1 260 et 2 034 euros, avec un coefficient (inférieur à l’indice d’inflation) fixé par décret par le gouvernement.

Cela ne lui suffit pas, pour étrangler les boomers, ces privilégiés, ces nantis, il sera donc aussi à l’ordre du jour du gouvernement de s’attaquer à l’abattement fiscal de 10% qui, depuis 1977, n’a rien à voir avec la couverture des frais professionnels selon l’idée que les médias de Bolloré et d’autres s’échinent à diffuser, mais vise à compenser la chute de revenus que génèrent le passage à la retraite et les effets de l’inflation des chocs pétroliers des années soixante-dix (9,4% en 1977).
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#retraites #france #pauperisation #injustice #FairePayerLesPauvres #Bolloré #fakeNews

Calling Out the Church Is an Act of Witness

“Why are you calling the church out and making them look so bad?” someone asked me after I preached about the church’s lack of justice. “The people you’re preaching to probably don’t even need to hear that message. You were likely just preaching to the choir and calling out rare extremists.”

I always feel a bit gaslighted when people tell me this. I wish I had screenshotted all of the insane posts I saw from Christians I knew during the pandemic. The “rare” extremists are apparently many of my friends. I grew up with them. I played at their houses. They taught me who Jesus was. And now that they had been socially and politically provoked, I was observing in them an unimaginable behavior I didn’t know they were capable of.

To some extent, I need to speak out on these issues for evangelistic reasons, as the world needs to see a pastor address such behavior. Unbelievers think that the “rare” extremist is what Christianity looks like because they have seen the same posts I have. I also need to speak out to save myself. If I allow this kind of stuff to go on without saying anything, then I become complacent—and I can’t handle that. People need to know that Christians aren’t all like that. They need to know that Jesus looks different than what’s being presented to them.

To represent God wrongly is what it means to take the Lord’s name in vain, and it was such a big deal to God that he made it one of the Ten Commandments. In the Old Testament, the Israelites bore the name of Yahweh just by being Israelites. Wherever they went and whatever they did, they were to be a specific representation of the name Yahweh. They were to have the character of Yahweh, do justice like Yahweh, farm like Yahweh, party like Yahweh, and take care of the oppressed like Yahweh. They failed over and over and over again until Yahweh eventually divorced his abusive wife, Israel. They had not done a good job of portraying Yahweh to the world, and they had taken his name in vain through their misrepresentation. Christians do the same thing.

So why do I speak about justice to a world that doesn’t always want to hear about it?

I speak because someone has to bear witness to it.

Calling Out the Church Is an Act of Witness

“Why are you calling the church out and making them look so bad?” someone asked me after I preached about the church’s lack of justice. “The people you’re preaching to probably don’t even need to hear that message. You were likely just preaching to the choir and calling out rare extremists.”

I always feel a bit gaslighted when people tell me this. I wish I had screenshotted all of the insane posts I saw from Christians I knew during the pandemic. The “rare” extremists are apparently many of my friends. I grew up with them. I played at their houses. They taught me who Jesus was. And now that they had been socially and politically provoked, I was observing in them an unimaginable behavior I didn’t know they were capable of.

To some extent, I need to speak out on these issues for evangelistic reasons, as the world needs to see a pastor address such behavior. Unbelievers think that the “rare” extremist is what Christianity looks like because they have seen the same posts I have. I also need to speak out to save myself. If I allow this kind of stuff to go on without saying anything, then I become complacent—and I can’t handle that. People need to know that Christians aren’t all like that. They need to know that Jesus looks different than what’s being presented to them.

To represent God wrongly is what it means to take the Lord’s name in vain, and it was such a big deal to God that he made it one of the Ten Commandments. In the Old Testament, the Israelites bore the name of Yahweh just by being Israelites. Wherever they went and whatever they did, they were to be a specific representation of the name Yahweh. They were to have the character of Yahweh, do justice like Yahweh, farm like Yahweh, party like Yahweh, and take care of the oppressed like Yahweh. They failed over and over and over again until Yahweh eventually divorced his abusive wife, Israel. They had not done a good job of portraying Yahweh to the world, and they had taken his name in vain through their misrepresentation. Christians do the same thing.

So why do I speak about justice to a world that doesn’t always want to hear about it?

I speak because someone has to bear witness to it.

Calling Out the Church Is an Act of Witness

“Why are you calling the church out and making them look so bad?” someone asked me after I preached about the church’s lack of justice. “The people you’re preaching to probably don’t even need to hear that message. You were likely just preaching to the choir and calling out rare extremists.”

I always feel a bit gaslighted when people tell me this. I wish I had screenshotted all of the insane posts I saw from Christians I knew during the pandemic. The “rare” extremists are apparently many of my friends. I grew up with them. I played at their houses. They taught me who Jesus was. And now that they had been socially and politically provoked, I was observing in them an unimaginable behavior I didn’t know they were capable of.

To some extent, I need to speak out on these issues for evangelistic reasons, as the world needs to see a pastor address such behavior. Unbelievers think that the “rare” extremist is what Christianity looks like because they have seen the same posts I have. I also need to speak out to save myself. If I allow this kind of stuff to go on without saying anything, then I become complacent—and I can’t handle that. People need to know that Christians aren’t all like that. They need to know that Jesus looks different than what’s being presented to them.

To represent God wrongly is what it means to take the Lord’s name in vain, and it was such a big deal to God that he made it one of the Ten Commandments. In the Old Testament, the Israelites bore the name of Yahweh just by being Israelites. Wherever they went and whatever they did, they were to be a specific representation of the name Yahweh. They were to have the character of Yahweh, do justice like Yahweh, farm like Yahweh, party like Yahweh, and take care of the oppressed like Yahweh. They failed over and over and over again until Yahweh eventually divorced his abusive wife, Israel. They had not done a good job of portraying Yahweh to the world, and they had taken his name in vain through their misrepresentation. Christians do the same thing.

So why do I speak about justice to a world that doesn’t always want to hear about it?

I speak because someone has to bear witness to it.

Calling Out the Church Is an Act of Witness

“Why are you calling the church out and making them look so bad?” someone asked me after I preached about the church’s lack of justice. “The people you’re preaching to probably don’t even need to hear that message. You were likely just preaching to the choir and calling out rare extremists.”

I always feel a bit gaslighted when people tell me this. I wish I had screenshotted all of the insane posts I saw from Christians I knew during the pandemic. The “rare” extremists are apparently many of my friends. I grew up with them. I played at their houses. They taught me who Jesus was. And now that they had been socially and politically provoked, I was observing in them an unimaginable behavior I didn’t know they were capable of.

To some extent, I need to speak out on these issues for evangelistic reasons, as the world needs to see a pastor address such behavior. Unbelievers think that the “rare” extremist is what Christianity looks like because they have seen the same posts I have. I also need to speak out to save myself. If I allow this kind of stuff to go on without saying anything, then I become complacent—and I can’t handle that. People need to know that Christians aren’t all like that. They need to know that Jesus looks different than what’s being presented to them.

To represent God wrongly is what it means to take the Lord’s name in vain, and it was such a big deal to God that he made it one of the Ten Commandments. In the Old Testament, the Israelites bore the name of Yahweh just by being Israelites. Wherever they went and whatever they did, they were to be a specific representation of the name Yahweh. They were to have the character of Yahweh, do justice like Yahweh, farm like Yahweh, party like Yahweh, and take care of the oppressed like Yahweh. They failed over and over and over again until Yahweh eventually divorced his abusive wife, Israel. They had not done a good job of portraying Yahweh to the world, and they had taken his name in vain through their misrepresentation. Christians do the same thing.

So why do I speak about justice to a world that doesn’t always want to hear about it?

I speak because someone has to bear witness to it.

Calling Out the Church Is an Act of Witness

“Why are you calling the church out and making them look so bad?” someone asked me after I preached about the church’s lack of justice. “The people you’re preaching to probably don’t even need to hear that message. You were likely just preaching to the choir and calling out rare extremists.”

I always feel a bit gaslighted when people tell me this. I wish I had screenshotted all of the insane posts I saw from Christians I knew during the pandemic. The “rare” extremists are apparently many of my friends. I grew up with them. I played at their houses. They taught me who Jesus was. And now that they had been socially and politically provoked, I was observing in them an unimaginable behavior I didn’t know they were capable of.

To some extent, I need to speak out on these issues for evangelistic reasons, as the world needs to see a pastor address such behavior. Unbelievers think that the “rare” extremist is what Christianity looks like because they have seen the same posts I have. I also need to speak out to save myself. If I allow this kind of stuff to go on without saying anything, then I become complacent—and I can’t handle that. People need to know that Christians aren’t all like that. They need to know that Jesus looks different than what’s being presented to them.

To represent God wrongly is what it means to take the Lord’s name in vain, and it was such a big deal to God that he made it one of the Ten Commandments. In the Old Testament, the Israelites bore the name of Yahweh just by being Israelites. Wherever they went and whatever they did, they were to be a specific representation of the name Yahweh. They were to have the character of Yahweh, do justice like Yahweh, farm like Yahweh, party like Yahweh, and take care of the oppressed like Yahweh. They failed over and over and over again until Yahweh eventually divorced his abusive wife, Israel. They had not done a good job of portraying Yahweh to the world, and they had taken his name in vain through their misrepresentation. Christians do the same thing.

So why do I speak about justice to a world that doesn’t always want to hear about it?

I speak because someone has to bear witness to it.

A Stranger in the House

In my dreams, I shout.

The words fall from my mouth and wake me in the moment of the last word.

In times of terror, when I sleep, my tongue becomes thick. The words have difficulty forming. They struggle to be released, as if they must pass through mud, or blood, or memory. Then I awake with the last words still on my lips, wondering who I was around the table with the others, and why I was so distressed.

In the morning, my lover tells me she heard my voice shouting.

She says it did not sound like me.

I was another man.

A stranger in the house.

And I am left waking from a dream I can barely remember, wondering at its origin, curious as to why it came, even though I know its meaning may elude me like all troubling dreams: present in the body, lost in the waking.

So often it has been anger that has driven my voice.

Anger against perceived injustice.

Anger sharpened by fear.

Anger standing in for courage.

Anger disguising grief.

Anger becoming the only language loud enough to make me feel as if I am doing something, saying something, resisting something. And perhaps, at times, anger has been a necessary alarm. Perhaps it has awakened me when numbness would have been easier. Perhaps it has named what politeness wanted buried.

But anger is a hard voice to live inside.

It burns the throat that carries it.

It can become another form of captivity, another stranger in the house, pacing the rooms, turning over tables, shouting at shadows long after the danger has passed.

And so I wonder whether the dream is not only about terror.

Maybe it is about voice.

Maybe somewhere beneath the shouting, there is another sound trying to be born.

Not the voice that must win.

Not the voice that must accuse.

Not the voice that must prove itself righteous by the force of its volume.

But a different voice.

A voice formed not by fear but by love.

A voice that can still name injustice without becoming consumed by it.

A voice that can grieve without needing to destroy.

A voice that can speak truth without losing tenderness.

A voice that can say, “This is wrong,” and still remain human.

Maybe the stranger in the house is not only the angry man I fear becoming.

Maybe he is also the hidden self who has never learned another way to speak.

Maybe he shouts because he does not yet know how to weep.

Maybe he rages because he has not yet trusted that sorrow can also be strong.

Maybe he wakes me because he wants to be changed, not silenced.

There is a stranger in me who has not yet been welcomed.

There is a voice in me that only finds release when I am no longer guarding the door.

And when I wake with the last word on my lips, frightened by the sound of myself, perhaps I am not merely waking from the dream.

Perhaps I am waking into it.

Perhaps I am being invited to discover a different voice:

not less truthful,

not less passionate,

not less awake to suffering,

but less afraid.

A voice no longer thickened by terror.

A voice no longer driven only by anger.

A voice that rises from somewhere deeper than outrage.

A voice that has passed through the fire and learned, at last, to bless.

Injustice anywhere undermines justice everywhere.

Silence is also a decision.
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