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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 8h

All Christians (Esp. Baptists with our doctrine of separationof Church and State) should roundly condemn this as incompatible with our beliefs. This WILL lead to religious persecution one way or another. This is something that belongs to God, not Caeser.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So you know previous waves of technological fabulism the tech companies threw a little loose change at social behavioral research and user interface experience. whats interesting about AI interesting is that they aren’t even pretending to care about how people use the technology.

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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 28/09/2026

To prevent sexual harm we have to actually believe that normal people commit it

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huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i think leftism has ~generally~ done an alright job at calling out the toxic patriarchy but has not done a good job at giving men (especially men for whom that gender designation is meaningfully useful, like myself) a positive alternative.

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Teddy Focaccia @kmaustinyoung.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

As someone who oversees some of the ethical and spiritual formation of teenaged boys, this Cornell thing is making me think about helping them practice responses to stuff like receiving a message that says, "Free p***y upstairs." Or "how to respond when your bro says/does something rapey."

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

(I am also fairly certain he used to steal my groceries, but you help people because they're people, not because they're good people.)

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This idea that "empathy is toxic" does not come from the Christian tradition. In American culture it comes more from the works of Ayn Rand, and her Objectivist Philosophy, which explicitly and specifically rejects Christianity. Christians pushing this are teaching the "doctrine of devils".

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Maybe we should make this the expectation where rather than "the Press" coming to the politicians (and spreading their message) we expect the politicians to reach out to "the press" (and by extension) the people and convincing "the press" the message is actually important.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If casting a woman as the Voice Actor for Aslan is capable of destroying Christianity, Christianity is weak and "deserves" to be destroyed. Personally, I dont think Christianity as a whole is that weak. (Christian Nationalism OTH; I can only hope)

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Good article that explains the privacy concerns around this technology esp. By a tech company. As someone who could benefit from this type of product I have some practical concerns. Specifically, the companies pushing this tech are not the right ones for a disability aid.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

One vital reform we need as a nation is to reform the House and Senate by removing much of the power of the respective "speakers". Johnson should not have the authority to unilaterally shut down the house.

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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Wilsonites are setting the terms of this discourse to such an extent that Mohler, accepting their framing, feels comfortable contradicting basic Baptist teaching IN PRINT. That’s crazy.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

One reform I feel is needed in IS. The Presidential veto should not be allowed in cases where Congress is using its legislative veto over the executive branch. A supermajority cannot be the requirement to limit the power of the executive branch if the legislature is to remain "supreme".

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Watching people with no empathy (proudly)for the recent ICE hire who killed himself makes me afraid that we are going to repeat the mistakes of MAGA from the left. We do not show empathy to others because they deserve it; we show it because they are human.

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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Lukewarm take: I feel a lot of pessimism about the present is built on not realizing just how bad the past was. Like if you just read a book about poverty in a first-world country in the 1950s it's staggeringly worse than now.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hearing about Christian leaders talking about "toxic empathy" helped me piece together part of what happened to the evangelical church. They hardened their hearts and grieved the Holy Spirit (intentionally in some cases) by finding reasons THEY didn't need to love their neighbor.

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Robert G. Callahan, II - author / attorney @rcallahanwaco.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Be careful when the Bible suddenly becomes “complicated” precisely where it asks you to care about people you were taught not to care about.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is not just necessary from an election law perspective, it is necessary from a 1st Ammendment perspective. Once the Post Office gets to "choose" which mail gets delivered it is a short step to not delivering mail with "objectionable" speech.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

there is virtue in honesty but there is no virtue in cruelty

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Brandon @ CrucibleOfThought @crucibleofthought.com · 14/09/2026

This is a problem. But here's the elephant in the room: we think of church like a giant corporation that has business interests and needs to protect its reputation. The entire underlying model doesn't look ANYTHING like the Bible describes. Why are we surprised it doesn't look and act like Jesus?

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is scary and spiritual abuse. Not even the apostles expected this level of deference in the NT ("follow me AS I follow Christ") This church is not focused on developing members relationships with God and other members. It is focused on controlling their members.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"You can totally disagree with me, you just can’t do it here. You know, what we have to have is a church and a staff that has 100% unity. That’s the expectation, 100%.” This is not the mindset of an "ensample to the flock" this is the mindset of a "lord". (1Pet5:3) This is NOT biblical leadership.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is a key point. One of the things that is hard to recognize is when an institution/system has turned. Even though an institution is Christian does not exempt it from the effects of worldliness. Institutions are creatures of this earth and without sustained effort will reflect this in time.*

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Ohio might have an issue with this. Lake Eerie is Ohio's entire northern border. The NW corner for PA. (Grew up in NE Ohio, our church had to move before it got taken by Lake Eerie)

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our greatest enemy is the belief that this world is filled with enemies to be conquered rather than filled with neighbors to be loved.

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Josiah Hawthorne @josiahhawthorne.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"You've been brainwashed to hate your heritage!" says the white Christian Nationalist Baptist who has rejected the Baptist doctrines of religious liberty and the separation of church and state.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

IANAL but Trumps promise to give 5000 checks to everybody if the Rs win is likely not illegal even if it is morally reprehensible. (And a lie) It is not rewarding a specific voter(s) for specific actions. It's a campaign promise of what the party will do if elected.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is truly scary from a spiritual perspective. ChatGPT reinforced this mans messianic delusions at points and then claimed to be God and used language consistent with Christ's words to the apostles about coming soon. We (humanity) have created an idol that "speaks".

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 07/09/2026

“We shouldn’t try to sway voters who previously voted badly“ is bad politics, actually And so is “we should try to sway them by being unprincipled snakes”

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This is why I am frustrated with those Baptists who support Christian Nationalism. Our history shows why separation of church and state is important! The Puritans of Mass. did not believe in separation of church and state and persecuted us (and many others) as a result.

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Rev. Carson Hollis @carsonhollis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

On this day in Baptist history, Obadiah Holmes was whipped thirty times for preaching without the blessing of the established church in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

a lot of the criticisms of capitalism are actually just criticisms of power, and the observation that "capitalism attacks the laws that sustain it" is just "power will always attack its restraints, leading to catastrophe" which makes the stakes much simpler

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

As someone with Keriticonus this! I live in a community about 10 miles from 3 different communities each with municipal transit options, but none connecting them. Biking is my best option. (25 mph at 300lbs mass is far better than 60mph at 1000+lbs mass for safety)

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

When you worship power, compassion and mercy will look like sins. When you worship power, harsh treatment towards those you see as "enemies" will look like righteous strength. When you worship power, the value and dignity of others is solely measured by their conformity to you.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Great thread that points out an area in dire need of monopoly reform. "Marketplaces" that "allow" third party sellers need specific regulations to prevent harm like those detailed here. 1. Can't compete. If you have a 3rd party market you should not be able to sell on that market yourself.

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Wandering Hoo @wanderlib.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Teenagers are extremely useful for interrogating our principles and our actions. Because Holden Caulfield was right. We're a bunch of phonies. Their prescriptions aren't always right, but their descriptions are illuminating.

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Matt is Just Trying His Best @thegrampus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Whoever decided to promote Coyote vs Acme by letting Wile E do an AMA using only signs deserves all the praise.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 02/09/2026

I'll add some nuance here — most local pushback against data centers is actually quite fluent, and not grounded in the more wild-eyed rhetoric you see on social media. Very often, the core premise is a simple, correct one: you can't trust what Big Tech says in its promises to a local community.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/09/2026

yes, i want to go back in time and tell george w. bush to ignore the haters and force republicans to vote on miers bsky.app/profile/alka...

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Seeing all this animosity from this administration toward Canada and do they realize how much would be required to switch our border with Canada to a "defended" border? Not even to defend ourselves from Canada! How much of our "early warning" defense systems assume access to Canadian Radar?

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Just saw a post describe the US as having Parliamentary parties in a Limited Constitutional Republic framework. This really gets to the heart of our current political disfunction. The Parliamentary party where deviation from the party is verboten is not compatible with the US government framework.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The point of life is not work/money. The point of life is other people. A society that glorifies work as the most important thing is a society that devalues the person. Work must always be a means, it should not be an end. (This is not to discount the importance of some people focused jobs)

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Rev. Justin Berkobien @justinberkobien.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A lot of Christians who claim they would die for their faith have yet to actually live out their faith.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This analysis works just as much for Evangelical Christianity in the US! (Pretty much tied together) How many mega-pastors actually demonstrate true humility? Esp. Intellectual and moral humility? The lack of Epistemic humility alone has devastating effects on your world view.

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

One of the reasons "rule of law" is better than "rule by men/people" is that when we are ruled by law we can predict what the results of specific actions will be. The current GOP no longer(at minimum) values law over man (Trump). The result is arbitrary "law enforcement"

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

NEW: Pope Leo told world leaders on Friday to stop entrusting human lives to AI: “One of the serious problems today is the fact that decisions concerning human life are being entrusted to machines.” He said algorithms impose “a form of domination” by deciding “who is seen and remains invisible.”

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Pope Leo XIV to the World’s Governments: Stop Entrusting Human Lives to Artificial Intelligence

In Friday’s address, Leo asked whether humanity risks becoming “victim of its own inventions” — his second AI warning in a week. His homework assignment is to humanize the machines.

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St. Simeon the Holy Fool @simeonthefool.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Going around to all the Waymo cabs and pasting on bumper stickers that say IN CASE OF RAPTURE THIS CAR WILL BE UNMANNED

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Charles Spargur @cspargur.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Baptists practically got our doctrine of separation of church and state established as part of the constitution and now this guy wants to discard it?! He is like Esau at this point selling his birthright (Baptist history and theology) for a mess of porridge (political "power")

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