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  1. Nobody Closed the Gate: How Traditions Convince Themselves That Thinking Ended, and Who Collects the Toll

    In 1984 a legal historian named Wael Hallaq published a study whose title was a question: "Was the Gate of Ijtihad Closed?" The question sounds technical, and the journal that carried it, the International Journal of Middle East Studies, is read by a few thousand specialists. What Hallaq did inside those pages deserves a wider audience than it has ever had, because he performed one of the cleanest demolitions in modern intellectual history, and the thing he demolished is a structure that keeps getting rebuilt in other neighborhoods, including our own. […]

    bolesblogs.com/2026/07/29/nobo

  2. Nobody Closed the Gate: How Traditions Convince Themselves That Thinking Ended, and Who Collects the Toll

    In 1984 a legal historian named Wael Hallaq published a study whose title was a question: "Was the Gate of Ijtihad Closed?" The question sounds technical, and the journal that carried it, the International Journal of Middle East Studies, is read by a few thousand specialists. What Hallaq did inside those pages deserves a wider audience than it has ever had, because he performed one of the cleanest demolitions in modern intellectual history, and the thing he demolished is a structure that keeps getting rebuilt in other neighborhoods, including our own. […]

    bolesblogs.com/2026/07/29/nobo

  3. Christian Climate Action at the Church of England synod in York; nature-positive policy motion blocked by church hierarchy

    wp.me/p790Hw-3Ba

    #ChristianClimateAction #ChurchOfEngland #synod #nature

  4. Christian Climate Action at the Church of England synod in York; nature-positive policy motion blocked by church hierarchy

    wp.me/p790Hw-3Ba

    #ChristianClimateAction #ChurchOfEngland #synod #nature

  5. creates semantic nodes and clusters #MANILA #SYNOD OF 1582 www.perplexity.ai/search/new?q... AÉPIOT: INDEPENDENT SEMANTIC WEB 4.0 INFRASTRUCTURE (EST. 2009): aepiot.ro

    Perplexity

  6. It's been #GeneralSynod in York over the weekend. Not a sniff of it here on Mastodon as far as I can see. I've searched the hashtags for it and #Synod, and zero. Is this down to federation, or did no one stick here from the great migration from the bird site? There are a few on BlueSky but nothing like what used to happen.

  7. 10. Catholic pastoral leaders have sacrificed the future of the church to maintaining the clerical system as it now stands, and their bitter resistance to admitting that sexual moral teaching as it now stands needs to be reassessed and that women and LGBTQ people have rights equal to those of straight males is all about maintaining clericalism.

    "Unity" comes with a very steep price.

    #Pope #LeoxXIV #Catholic #unity #media #women #LGBTQ #synod
    /5

  8. 8. If as some people have predicted, Leo continues and even enhances Francis' stress on synodality, he'll be building a catch-22 for himself when it comes to trying to "unite" around women's issues and LGBTQ issues.

    9. A majority of Catholics have long since rejected — this is the sensus fidelium — official Catholic sexual moral teaching as plainly wrong, and synodal discussion will increasingly tell Catholic leaders this plainly.

    #Pope #LeoxXIV #Catholic #unity #media #women #LGBTQ #synod
    /4

  9. 5. You can't both-sides moral issues that require you to take a stand for what is fundamentally right and against what is fundamentally wrong.

    6. The media, particularly secular media, will bear down hard on themes of "unity," "healing," bridge-building, with this pope.

    7. It's in their best interest to do that because they want to mute the witness of the Catholic hierarchy to Catholic social teaching.

    #Pope #LeoxXIV #Catholic #unity #media #women #LGBTQ #synod
    /3

  10. 3. "Unity" as it's spoken of in Catholic circles is a both-sidesing approach that refuses to take a side on critically important issues like, Does the humanity of LGBTQ people count in the very same way the humanity of everyone else does?

    4. In 1860, "unity" was about saying that "both sides" — pro-slavery and abolitionism — were right, had good points.

    #Pope #LeoxXIV #Catholic #unity #media #women #LGBTQ #synod
    /2

  11. 3. "Unity" as it's spoken of in Catholic circles is a both-sidesing approach that refuses to take a side on critically important issues like, Does the humanity of LGBTQ people count in the very same way the humanity of everyone else does?

    4. In 1860, "unity" was about saying that "both sides" — pro-slavery and abolitionism — were right, had good points.

    #Pope #LeoxXIV #Catholic #unity #media #women #LGBTQ #synod
    /2

  12. TEN PREDICTIONS ABOUT THIS PAPACY

    I'm not a soothsayer and I may be wildly wrong in what I'm sensing is developing as this papacy gets underway:

    1. A key goal of the cardinals who elected Leo may be "unity."

    2. What many Catholic leaders mean by "unity" is "keeping the hard right in the fold."

    #Pope #LeoxXIV #Catholic #unity #media #women #LGBTQ #synod
    /1

  13. TEN PREDICTIONS ABOUT THIS PAPACY

    I'm not a soothsayer and I may be wildly wrong in what I'm sensing is developing as this papacy gets underway:

    1. A key goal of the cardinals who elected Leo may be "unity."

    2. What many Catholic leaders mean by "unity" is "keeping the hard right in the fold."

    #Pope #LeoxXIV #Catholic #unity #media #women #LGBTQ #synod
    /1

  14. Sitting through a long #Methodist #Synod and noticing how different it feels to do so while being aware I'm #adhd
    Wow, I really struggle to sit still and focus on just one thing.

  15. Sitting through a long #Methodist #Synod and noticing how different it feels to do so while being aware I'm #adhd
    Wow, I really struggle to sit still and focus on just one thing.

  16. Vatican synod ends with divide over women deacons and LGBTQ+ - The Washington Post
    archive.ph/x0zHb

    #LGBTQ #CatholicChurch #Synod

  17. Vatican synod ends with divide over women deacons and LGBTQ+ - The Washington Post
    archive.ph/x0zHb

    #LGBTQ #CatholicChurch #Synod

  18. The group Ending Clergy Abuse addresses Pope Francis"

    "The Pope's refusal to make clergy sexual abuse a central issue at his ongoing Synod and his rejection of a Zero Tolerance law is an error of profound consequence. This decision undermines the very essence of synodality, which should encompass open, honest, and transparent discussion on issues of utmost moral and ethical importance."

    #PopeFrancis #Catholic #SexualAbuse #synod

    ecaglobal.org/global-clergy-ab

  19. Moving forward. Pope Francis opened a big meeting Wednesday on the future of the Catholic Church.

    #synod #CatholicChurch #future #legacy

  20. Moving forward. Pope Francis opened a big meeting Wednesday on the future of the Catholic Church.

    #synod #CatholicChurch #future #legacy

  21. Kennt ihr schon Synod.im?

    Ist zuallererst ein Matrix-Server welcher vom Luki e.V. zur Verfügung gestellt wird. Besonders hervorheben möchte ich aber die mobile Apps von Synod.im. Diese sind ein Fork der Element-App, bereinigt von Trackern und mit einem Altersrating, was es auch Jugendlichen ermöglicht, die App zu installieren.

    Die Apps könnt ihr auch mit euren Matrix-Servern verwenden:
    web.synod.im/mobile_guide/

    Herzlichen Dank @luki! ♥️

    #Synod #Matrix #Element #Messenger #Pastoraltools #FediLZ

  22. For #children and #young people in #particular, #secure #Communication is important for #survival and must be offered, used and practiced on a permanent basis.
    In the meantime, #real and #digital personal contact are merging. That's why #cybersecurity & #dataprotection are so important!
    #Messenger recommendations:
    #MatrixChat (#Synod.im/ #synodIm)
    #Threema
    #Session
    With ALL #Messengers, cross-platform (#Android, #iOS) #safe communication is possible.

    #childrensrights #youthrights #humanrights

  23. For #children and #young people in #particular, #secure #Communication is important for #survival and must be offered, used and practiced on a permanent basis.
    In the meantime, #real and #digital personal contact are merging. That's why #cybersecurity & #dataprotection are so important!
    #Messenger recommendations:
    #MatrixChat (#Synod.im/ #synodIm)
    #Threema
    #Session
    With ALL #Messengers, cross-platform (#Android, #iOS) #safe communication is possible.

    #childrensrights #youthrights #humanrights

  24. Gerade für #Kinder & #Jugendliche ist eine sichere #Kommunikation (Überlebens-)wichtig und muss permanent angeboten, genutzt und (vor-)gelebt werden.
    Mittlerweile verschmelzen der reale-, mit dem digitalen- persönlichen Kontakt. Deshalb sind #Sicherheit & #Datenschutz so wichtig!
    #Messenger-Empfehlungen:
    #MatrixChat (#Synod.im/ #synodIm)
    #Threema
    #Session
    Mit ALLEN #Messengern, ist eine Platform-übergreifende (#Android, #iOS) Kommunikation möglich.

    #kinderrechte #jugendrechte #menschenrechte

  25. #Messenger unter #Apple #iOS / #IPhone die #Datenschutz & #Datensicherheit gewährleisten:
    #Matrix via #Synod.im (Element fork ohne #Tracking & ohne #Google)
    #Threema
    #Session - Private Messenger
    #Rocket.Chat

    Für die breite Masse, Messenger mit brauchbarer Datensicherheit:
    #Signal
    #Ginlo

  26. Really pleased to see Synod vote for this. These proposals are a sorry sticking plaster towards real inclusion of LGBT+ people in the Church, but this is a step forward at least.
    ---
    RT @synod
    THE MAIN MOTION in the Living in Love and Faith debate is CARRIED with the following votes recorded

    Bishops 36 for, 4 against, 2 abstained
    Clergy 111 for, 85 against, 3 abstained
    Laity 103 for, 92 against, 5 abstained

    #Synod
    twitter.com/synod/status/16236

  27. Really pleased to see Synod vote for this. These proposals are a sorry sticking plaster towards real inclusion of LGBT+ people in the Church, but this is a step forward at least.
    ---
    RT @synod
    THE MAIN MOTION in the Living in Love and Faith debate is CARRIED with the following votes recorded

    Bishops 36 for, 4 against, 2 abstained
    Clergy 111 for, 85 against, 3 abstained
    Laity 103 for, 92 against, 5 abstained

    #Synod
    twitter.com/synod/status/16236

  28. Today I believe the Church of England took a small, somewhat faltering step towards being in right relationship with our LGBT sisters and brothers, who want to live in faithful covenant together. I long for more welcome, inclusion and ‘being with’ but it’s a start. #Synod #LLF

  29. She's absolutely right. Deep shame on all the #bishops. If #schism is the only solution then so be it. Tear the whole institution apart and rebuild with actual love as the foundation, not this tiresome bigotry. It's destroying and even ending lives.

    #BBC News: Sandi Toksvig: I can't let the #Church of England hurt #LGBT people

    #SandiToksvig #CofE #Synod #Anglican

    BBC News - Sandi Toksvig: I can't let the Church of England hurt LGBT people
    bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64561692

  30. She's absolutely right. Deep shame on all the #bishops. If #schism is the only solution then so be it. Tear the whole institution apart and rebuild with actual love as the foundation, not this tiresome bigotry. It's destroying and even ending lives.

    #BBC News: Sandi Toksvig: I can't let the #Church of England hurt #LGBT people

    #SandiToksvig #CofE #Synod #Anglican

    BBC News - Sandi Toksvig: I can't let the Church of England hurt LGBT people
    bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64561692

  31. From Peter #Tatchell:
    Protest (peacefully) this Wednesday 8.30am -
    The #ChurchofEngland #CofE General #Synod meets this Wednesday to confirm its homophobic stance against #LGBT+ people & relationships.
    Stop #Anglican discrimination! Demand marriage equality!
    Meet 8.30am sharp, Wednesday 8 February, outside the entrance to Church House in Deans Yard (to the right of Westminster Abbey), London, SW1P 3JS, as Synod members arrive

  32. @ingaklas Das hab ich doch gerne gemacht :) Ja, wenigstens für die nachfolgenden Generationen an Konfirmanden wird es eine gute Lösung geben.

    An dieser Stelle muss ich mich aber auch noch bei @luki bedanken. Die Jungs haben mir immer die eine oder andere Info geschenkt, die ich dann an das Gemeindebüro weiterleiten konnte :)

    #whatsapp #synod.im #matrix #Konfirmanden #Kirche
    meinedaten-meinerechte.de/info

  33. @bsm Hi. Danke sehr für diesen Tipp. Sehr geil.

    Eine Anmerkung habe ich aber: wenn die App von #synod.im nur im google Store abrufbar ist, dann habe ich aber doch die google Tracker drin, oder hab ich da gerade einen Denkfehler ?

    Oder hat das Team von @librechurch einen alternativen Download zur Verfügung ?

    #Element #matrix