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Christie Love

@christielove.bsky.social
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Rev. Dr. Religious Trauma Researcher and Theologian. Trauma-Informed Church Advocate, Co-Founder of The Faith and Trauma Center, Ministry Innovation Leader, Author, Ordained Disciples of Christ Progressive Pastor in the PNW.

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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Some days chocolate for dinner is the healthiest way to cope with the world… today is one of those days.
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yonat.bsky.social @yonat.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
When church is no longer a refuge. Great reporting by @jackjenkins.me religionnews.com/2025/08/04/w...
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'This is domestic terror': Shaken by ICE raids, pastors rethink ministries
(RNS) — The fear of raids has pushed some congregations back to pandemic-era worship strategies.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Sacred spaces can cause trauma both by their words and actions, AND by their silence and compliance with systems of injustice and oppression.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
It shouldn't have to happen to you for it to matter to you!
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
I am excited about this event today!
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
In these dark, divided days resistance is in the small things. Beauty is resistance. Joy is resistance. Rest is resistance. Friendship is resistance. Community is resistance. Find ways to care for yourself, your people, and your soul in the face of constant triggers. ❤️
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Compassion. Empathy. Kindness. Care. Concern. Love.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The brand new Faith and Trauma Center website, podcast, and resource site launched this morning! I could not be more excited about this rebrand on the work we have been doing! Check it out at www.faithandtraumacenter.org
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Faith and Trauma Center
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
If you take one thing away from today, let it be that we outnumber them.
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Robert Cameron @robertcameron.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Stop. We're not rioting here in Los Angeles. Trump isn't removing criminals. He's scooping up our friends and neighbors and denying them due process. We're protecting them with our bodies and making it difficult for ICE to commit these crimes. There is a difference.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
My whole heart and mind are with those peacefully protesting for justice, dignity, and due process in Los Angeles tonight. 💔
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/05/2025
"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." - Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
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Faith and Trauma Center @faithandtraumacenter.org · 07/06/2025
"Let us be enraged about injustice, but let us not be destroyed by it." Bayard Rustin, To the House of Representatives (1969)
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the false narrative that we should be more concerned about a poor person misusing the welfare system or an immigrant being here illegally than we are about the ultra wealthy abusing the system and cruel people having unchecked power over all of us.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
I love learning about innovative solutions that incorporate research of trauma healing. Check out this unique court-ordered theatre program for juvenile offenders in Boston. Shakespeare in the Courts - Shakespeare & Company
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Shakespeare in the Courts - Shakespeare & Company
An innovative, effective, and action-oriented program in Berkshire County.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Why growing up in a faith-filled home can be traumatic for some: "Many highly religious parents sanctify their role as parents... they see parenting as a sacred duty, with religious beliefs and values as among the most important... to be transmitted..." via The Psychology of Religion Textbook pg 117
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
“…thousands of churches across the United States are closing their doors. These empty churches are leaving a profound void in communities in a time when America faces a crisis of connection.” www.philanthropy.com/commons/chur...
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15,000 Churches Will Close This Year. Each Is an Opportunity to Spark Community.
In Appalachia, a church donated its building to 30 community organizations — one example of how faith-based organizations are transforming their spaces to meet the needs of their communities.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
YES!!!!!! I saw this everyday doing work with the unsheltered in the Bible belt. Almost every unhoused youth I worked with was queer and forced to leave their living situation out of judgement and rejection clothed in "tough love" language. Disgusting! Grateful for your voice in this issue!
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Interfaith Alliance @interfaithalliance.org · 01/06/2025
Sign the pledge here:
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Add your name: Faith communities recommit to pride >>
2025 Pride will test the courage of our nation. As people of faith, we approach Pride Month this year recognizing the extreme challenges faced by many within the LGBTQ+ community.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Happy Pride Month, Y'all! May all feel seen, loved, valued, and accepted for who they are. May all find places and people who make them feel safe and comfortable to be themselves each day! May all feel the voices and actions of many continuing to call for justice in the face of cruel policies. 🏳️‍🌈
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Just added this book to my reading list after reading a book review that a friend sent me. a.co/d/5bCUJxQ Excited to add it to my collection!
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Sex Is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary
Sex Is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I’ve been following this story for a while. Sadly, not surprised by this development. “US Department of Justice sues Idaho town over zoning denial for Christ Church”
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US Department of Justice sues Idaho town over zoning denial for Christ Church
The federal government is suing a small Idaho town for denying a conditional use permit to let a far-right, evangelical church hold services in its downtown.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Brought some of my favorite coffee mugs to the NAMI WALK today to help raise awareness for mental health and share religious trauma resources. Including my table flipping Jesus mug from the @nakedpastor.bsky.social !!!
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Our Yakima Immigration Response network Faith workgroup has been surveying local faith communities to ask how they would be willing to help with a rapid response to the needs of neighbors if necessary. Local faith leaders, reach out to request a survey. www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/g...
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Yakima ends up on federal list of 'sanctuary' cities, though county doesn't
The Yakima City Council has never voted to make the city a “sanctuary city.” In 2017, the Yakima City Council voted against a “welcoming city” resolution.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Interesting resources from Safe Havens to equip faith communities/pastors to respond to domestic violence and elder abuse:
interfaithpartners.org
Resources | Safe Havens
Learn about our different project areas and then dive into exploring our resources for each project.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Interesting…. “Why your brain is 41% more creative after experiencing 15 minutes of boredom.”
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Why your brain is 41% more creative after experiencing 15 minutes of boredom
Journee-Mondiale > Lifestyle
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
"Untreated trauma is our number one social issue." Bessel van der Kolk
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PRRI @prri.org · 30/05/2025
Looking at Trump’s efforts to win white evangelical voters’ support during his 2016 campaign, “[he] realized it was going to be a bit of a stretch to argue that he himself is a religious man,” PRRI President and Founder @robertpjones.bsky.social, Ph.D. explains.
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Does Trump Actually Think He's God?
The president’s messianic rhetoric has soared since the assassination attempt.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
No matter how much healing work you have done… triggers can still catch you off guard. Be gentle with yourself when it happens. Healing is not linear and your trauma is not a source of shame.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
The Pew Research Center released a new report today examining the experiences of LGBTQ+ adults. One takeaway: 38% of LGBTQ adults say more religious leaders expressing support would do a great deal to increase social acceptance www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...
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The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today
How lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults view the impact of Obergefell and social acceptance for LGBTQ people more broadly 10 years after the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex...
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Excited for NAMI Walks tomorrow in Yakima, WA! It's going to be a great day of Mental Health advocacy! Learn more at www.namiwalks.org via ‪@namicommunicate.bsky.social‬
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I'm supporting NAMI!
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Love Out Loud! ❤️
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Best documentary you have seen recently?
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
“Yakima area faith leaders tour new Sikh gurudwara in Terrace Heights.” I am excited for the new Gurdwara and what it means for our Sikh neighbors! ❤️
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Yakima area faith leaders tour new Sikh gurudwara in Terrace Heights
Meeting of Yakima Association of Faith Communities on May 21 was the first to take place in the distinctive structure at 4906 Hillcrest Drive.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
One of the reasons we moved out of Missouri last year...
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Coming back to the world after a few days of battling with strep throat and vertigo... two things I would not wish on anyone... especially at the same time.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
“Numbing the pain for a while will only make it worse when you finally feel it.” — Albus Dumbledore
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
In 2021, I published a book called God of the Gaps, about finding faith in the in-between spaces of our lives. Today, I am thinking of the gap between the values and principles that so many gave their lives to protect in this nation.... and what our country has become. I am grieving the gap today.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
This is where I am centering my thoughts this Memorial Day. I am remembering and holding space for all Trans service members facing these unjust and unimaginable policies.
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Transgender service members say they face 'heartbreaking' decision amid Trump ban: Leave military or get kicked out
As they fight Trump's transgender military ban, service members told ABC News they are facing a gut-wrenching decision: voluntarily separate or get kicked out.
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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
"Millions of American families have intentionally and willfully chosen to have more than six children and raise them in strict isolation indoctrinated solely with Christian Nationalism. This is not hyperbole or exaggeration, this is reality."
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Raising An Army For Christ
The terrifying reality of the Christian Nationalist movement and its implications for our nation.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Patriarchy is one of the ten negative religious experiences that I explore in my religious trauma research. This story is an example of these harmful expressions: "Orthodox Christianity: Young US men joining 'masculine' Russian churches" (In Texas)
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Orthodox Christianity: Young US men joining 'masculine' Russian churches
A religion with traditions dating back centuries is attracting young American men.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Stop comparing yourself to everyone else. You are unique, one of a kind, and precious. Your combination of wisdom, wit, perspective, experience, and passions are beautiful and needed in the world. Don't waste sideways energy on comparisons - use your energy to live your life to the fullest!
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Faith and Trauma Center @faithandtraumacenter.org · 25/05/2025
Participate in our online project called "Dear Church." You can write an anonymous open letter to THE church.
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Dear Church" Project
The purpose of this project is to give individuals the opportunity to write an anonymous letter to either THE CHURCH (Wider church/organized religion), their local church, or a combination of both.…
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
“Christian nationalists decided empathy is a sin. Now it’s gone mainstream.” Via Vox
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Christian nationalists decided empathy is a sin. Now it’s gone mainstream.
What wouldn’t Jesus do?
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Faith and Trauma Center @faithandtraumacenter.org · 24/05/2025
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
“I was hungry” and you cut SNAP. “I was thirsty” and you cut funding to ensure clean water. “I was sick” and you cut medicaid. “I was a stranger” and you deported me. “I was in prison” and you just left me there to rot. “Whatever you do to the least of these, you do unto me.”-Jesus
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Interfaith Alliance @interfaithalliance.org · 24/05/2025
This Pride, people of faith are facing a choice. Will we stay silent or speak love out loud? We are choosing to speak out. Join us! #RecommitToPride with people of faith across the United States! Sign the pledge here: interfaithalliance.org/recommittopride
Text-based graphic says "Sign the pledge to recommit to pride. As people of faith, we approach Pride Month this year recognizing the extreme challenges faced by many within the LGBTQ+ community. This year, those of us from diverse faith traditions and beliefs are showing up and refusing to back down. Together, we Recommit to Pride."
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Harvard University is offering a free class on the US Constitution and civic engagement. Explore the course here in their Professional and Lifelong Learning platform:
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We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy | Harvard University
Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
New water bottle for Pride month! 🏳️‍🌈
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Christie Love @christielove.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Saying "All are Welcome" and then having a culture that encourages people to change, assimilate or mask inside your space is a harmful holy bait and switch practice. Churches: Words matter. Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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