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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Spring sale! Shop curated books from @convocation.bsky.social team: @jemartisby.bsky.social , @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social, includes forthcoming books from me and @kkdumez.bsky.social Take 15% OFF* these titles when you enter BSO15 at checkout, valid until April 1. bookshop.org/lists/from-t...

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The Convocation Unscripted @convocation.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

You won’t want to miss this episode. The Convocation Unscripted podcast brings on its first guest, @angeladenker.bsky.social , a Lutheran pastor and journalist from Minneapolis who brings a unique witness to the violence ICE has unleashed in her home town. convocation.substack.com/p/tcu-specia...

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TCU Special: Minneapolis Clergy Standing with Immigrants against ICE, Featuring Rev. Angela Denker

Plus the latest writing from the Convocation team.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence! It gets even darker than that. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2032...

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Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner

A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14/11/2025

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

“Faith leader, Michael Woolf, minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, is detained by Illinois State Police during a protest against immigration actions, outside the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska”

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Andrew L. Seidel @andrewlseidel.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Epstein and Steve Bannon chatting about campaign finance corruption and avoiding Mueller by pretending to be a church. " should it have a christian component? tithe? if you form a church you may be able to tell mueller you have a confession privelege. :) " journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/doc...

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The coerced installation of internal "monitors" who report to the government is how Trump is destroying independent institutions. Both Paramount-Skydance and Columbia University agreement have such provisions. Columbia's "Resolution Monitor" provisions here: president.columbia.edu/sites/defaul...

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Beyond the 60 Minutes payoff & Colbert cancelation, an unprecedented capitulation: as part of merger agreement, new parent company agrees to install an official to "monitor bias" at CBS’s news division. CBS news will essentially be state controlled media. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...

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Don't Wash Your Pits in the River of Sacred Tears @maestraoogway.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Excellent examination without being terrifying.

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The Convocation Unscripted @convocation.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

If you’re, like us, struggling to find the right emotional and spiritual space on this #IndependenceDay holiday, we hope the essays below can keep you company. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Reflections on Patriotism, Resistance, and Independence Day from TCU

Plus, our latest podcast.

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Heads up St. Louis friends--I'm coming to @leftbankbooks.bsky.social on 06/26 at 5:30 pm for conversation about my book, The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy, with @reggiel.bsky.social . Hope to see you there! #stl #booksky www.left-bank.com/event/robert...

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

We haven't talked enough abt how the evangelical theology of spiritual warfare set the stage for Vance Boelter's political assassination of MN Rep. Melissa Hortman & her husband, Mark Horton (& attempted other murders). The @convocation.bsky.social team weighs in. open.substack.com/pub/convocat...

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How the Evangelical Theology of Spiritual Warfare Set the Stage for Political Assassinations

Plus the best writing from The Convocation Unscripted Team

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Do you know about the Juneteenth flag? Its colors are red, white, and blue…on purpose. Every element, from the star to the curve to the colors, shouts that Black people are an integral part of the U.S. story, not apart from it. #Juneteenth #UnitedStates

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Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

One of the most pernicious things about authoritarianism is how it changes ordinary people. Even those who don’t want to be changed. open.substack.com/pub/kristind...

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Love and Death

When love becomes hate.

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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Are we on a path of no return? Or just a path where we return different....? The Path of Return open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...

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The Path of Return

The storm may howl, but the Helper is reaching out

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

BREAKING @prri.org poll. My disturbing take: It’s virtually impossible to write a survey question about the treatment of immigrants that is too brutal for Republicans to support. 1) 8 in 10 Republicans support renditions of immigrants to foreign prisons without due process. prri.org/spotlight/ne...

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New PRRI Poll: Six in Ten Americans Oppose Exporting Undocumented Immigrants to Foreign Prisons Without Due Process

Under the Trump administration, immigration enforcement has taken an unprecedented turn as immigrants, including asylum seekers and individuals with legal protections, are now being transferred to…

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

During this tumultuous year, I'll be writing weekly, with research and analysis about religion, white Christian nationalism, and protecting our pluralistic democracy. Inviting everyone to check out my free Substack newsletter. And if you're a subscriber, give me a shout out! www.whitetoolong.net

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White Too Long by Robert P. Jones | Substack

Analysis and reflections on religion, white Christian nationalism, & protecting a pluralistic democracy. Hosted by NYT bestselling author Robert P. Jones, president/founder of PRRI. Click to read Whit...

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Rubio at confirmation: "I will rely heavily on my faith." Yesterday: “We are working with other countries to say, ‘We want to send you some of the most despicable human beings,’” adding it would be a “favor to us” & the “further away from America, the better.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Rwanda responds warmly to Trump request to take noncitizen deportees

The talks coincide with a U.S.-led effort to broker a peace agreement between Rwanda and the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Empire always leads to this. Good Friday Now open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...

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Good Friday Now

The cross of imperial violence

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The first episode of my new video series “Roadmap to Ruin: How the Church Can Resist the Dismantling of Democracy” is out now! Check it out and be sure to subscribe to my new YouTube channel. #RoadmapToRuin youtu.be/kJirfmKCiS0?...

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Roadmap to Ruin: Episode 1 - Roadmap to Ruin

YouTube video by Jemar Tisby

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Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Angela and I go way back, and I loved to be able to share a bit from her latest book:

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

My latest. "God Hasn't Forgotten about You": An Easter Message from Jennifer, the Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia www.whitetoolong.net/p/god-hasnt-...

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Americans are entitled to and should demand better than this from the President of the United States.

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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Just a reminder that First Amendment says that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. Folks, the Founders knew promoting certain sectarian faiths would be destabilizing for the country. We should guard free exercise fiercely, but government should not take sides.

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Trump Elevates Christian Prayer and Power at White House Easter Service (Gift Article)

Evangelical leaders are relishing the new atmosphere at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — and greater access to the president.

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The Convocation Unscripted @convocation.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The latest LIVE Convocation Unscripted episode--we talk about protests, Trump's great digital book burning and attacks on the keepers of truth and history. convocation.substack.com/p/hands-off-...

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"Hands Off" Protests, Trump's Great Digital Book Burning, and Attacks on the Keepers of Truth and History

The latest LIVE episode of The Convocation Unscripted, plus posts from TCU team.

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The Convocation Unscripted @convocation.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

We're up with our latest episode of The Convocation Unscripted, with @robertpjones.bsky.social , @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social , @kkdumez.bsky.social , and @jemartisby.bsky.social . The importance of finding bright lines, embracing empathy, and taking sides. convocation.substack.com/p/finding-br...

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Finding Bright Lines, Embracing Empathy, and Taking Sides

Plus, reflections on Lent and perseverance from The Convocation Unscripted crew

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Gratia Léger @gratialeger.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Always worth a listen.

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The Convocation Unscripted @convocation.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Latest from The Convocation team [video]. We unpack Trump's State of the Union speech & how Christians might respond to the lies during the season of Lent. @jemartisby.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social convocation.substack.com/p/trumps-sta...

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Trump's State of the Union and the Season of Lent

PLUS, the latest writing from the Convocation team.

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Five years since Taking America Back for God came out. A few days before the entire world shut down. It’s wild what all had transpired. 2 book awards Cited 780+ times Hundreds of interviews between @profsamperry.bsky.social and I Two more books by each of us building on this work

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The Convocation Unscripted @convocation.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

New episode of The Convocation Unscripted: We cover Katherine Stewart’s “Money, Lies, & God” and the hypocrisy of Trump’s “anti-Christian Bias” order. @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @kkdumez.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social @jemartisby.bsky.social convocation.substack.com/p/money-lies...

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Money, Lies, and God: New Episode of The Convocation Unscripted

PLUS, the latest from The Convocation Team

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Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Having a hard time keeping up with…all the things? Join us each week as we discuss some of the week’s most important developments, offer perspective, and think together about how to respond with clarity and courage. Sign up below:

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Stephanie W. ⚡️ @stephanieway.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I finally got around to listening to this podcast episode last night, and I can’t recommend it enough. They bring so much insight into the different motivations behind what we’re seeing happen in the government right now. It’s more complicated than you realize.

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Stephanie W. ⚡️ @stephanieway.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

On the latest episode of @convocation.bsky.social, the hosts talk about how we overlook so much revolutionary power from the black church when we reach all of the way back to Bonhoeffer for how to combat bad political theology, and that was so eye-opening for me. We (I) must do better.

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