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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 15h

***NEW REPORT*** Using a large (23,000 people) national survey collected in 2026 by @kettering.org & @gallup.com, I wrote this expansive report on Christian nationalism and Americans' views of democracy. As we head toward Nov., this report shows us what is at stake. kettering.org/christian-na...

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Christian Nationalism and the State of American Democracy in 2026

What do Christian nationalists mean by "democracy"? New Democracy for All Project survey data reveals competing visions of power, citizenship, and democratic values.

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Powerful and insightful reflection from @angeladenker.bsky.social 🔥 "There is a straight line from Donald Trump and Billy Bush on the bus … to overturn Roe v. Wade, to keep us tired and sick and poor … to the Chi Phi fraternity house on Oct. 19-20, 2024." angeladenker.substack.com/p/gang-rape-...

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Gang Rape at Cornell

Violence against women in 2026 is not an isolated incident

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

On this feast of St. Michael and All Angels, we remember: the fight against injustice is not ours alone. Heaven stands with us. 🗡️🪽 Art: "St. Michael Archangel" by Br. Mickey McGrath, OSFS (www.bromickeymcgrath.com/) #Michaelmas #stmichaelthearchangel #michaelthearchangel #sacredart #mickeymcgrath

A stylized painting of a dark-skinned angel with curly hair and large purple wings, standing barefoot in a posture of strength and reverence. The angel wears green and red garments with intricate patterns and is adorned with jewelry—necklaces, arm bands, and a beaded belt. Their hands are clasped in prayer. A coiled snake lies near their feet, symbolizing evil subdued. The background glows with warm hues of yellow and red, bordered by a black and white decorative frame. The image evokes divine protection, cosmic struggle, and dignity.

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Randal Rauser @randalrauser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On Christians who cannot see the problem with Noah's Ark youtu.be/LmSAziK4ZXA

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The Problem with Noah's Ark

YouTube video by Randal Rauser - The Tentative Apologist

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In his explosive new book, *Defying Tyrants*, @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social critiques the Christian supremacy rearing its head in U.S. politics. He traces the history of Christian tyranny, demonstrates its devastating consequences, and boldly names it: antichrist. @broadleafbooks.bsky.social 🧵 (1/5)

A photograph of a book lying flat on a light-colored wooden surface. The book's author is Matthew D. Taylor, and the main title is "DEFYING TYRANTS" in large, bold white text. Below the title, the subtitle reads, "FOLLOWING JESUS IN A WORLD OF CHRISTIAN ANTICHRISTS". At the very top of the cover is a review quote that says, "Courageous, clear-eyed, and utterly compelling." –KRISTIN KOBES DU MEZ. The cover design features a black background with a large cross shape that reveals a classical painting. The painting depicts a Roman leader wearing a laurel wreath and a vibrant red cloak, holding a small globe of the Earth in his outstretched hand, while soldiers watch from the shadows in the background.

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am constantly reminded that the people most eager to play the political middle are usually those who have the luxury of being insulated from the human cost.

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Great video from @maklelan.bsky.social on why, no, we have not "found Noah's Ark" and why we never will.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 24/09/2026

ICYMI: Beluga whales need your help! The Cook Inlet, where these sensitive whales live, is being eyed as the new home for an underwater #DataCenter. The noise alone could spell destruction for these precious animals! Don't let Cook Inlet belugas become the latest casualty of the #AI boom.

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Save Cook Inlet Belugas From an Underwater Data Center

The Trump administration is considering a preliminary permit application for an underwater data center in Alaska, right in the middle of critical habitat for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales. Tell ...

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Another thought-provoking book release this week! In *Weapons of Worship*, @rickpidcock.bsky.social shows how the rhetoric of Christian worship as warfare and violence against the "enemy" has taken on a sickening, nationalist reality within white evangelicalism in the US. 🧵

A photograph of the book "Weapons of Worship" by Rick Pidcock resting on a wooden surface. The top of the dark cover features a quote reading, "'Sharp . . . in-depth . . . fascinating.' —KATHERINE STEWART". The title is printed in large, white block letters above an image of a microphone on a stand, which is illuminated by a red, smoky glow emanating from the bottom of the cover. The subtitle below the microphone reads, "HOW THE SONGS OF EVANGELICALISM FORM THE SOUNDTRACK OF EXTREMISM".

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Love to see it! Spotted @jaredstacy.bsky.social's *Reality in Ruins* out in the wild today at the @barnesandnoble.com in the @mallofamerica.bsky.social #realityinruins

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just arrived! American Caesar by @bradleyonishi.bsky.social couldn't be more timely. He remains one of the most compelling voices calling out the scourge of white #ChristianNationalism today. This book unpacks the shift from a "missional" Jesus to a "King Christ." @stmartinspress.bsky.social 🧵 1/5

A dark book cover titled "AMERICAN CAESAR" in large white letters. Above the title, a subtitle reads "HOW THEOCRATS AND TECH LORDS ARE TURNING AMERICA INTO A MONARCHY". Below the title is a golden laurel wreath, followed by the author's name, "BRADLEY B. ONISHI", and the credit "COHOST OF STRAIGHT WHITE AMERICAN JESUS". The book is resting on a light wooden surface.

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

PSA: The overwhelming support for Israel among conservative white Christians in the US isn't rooted in actual foreign policy but is drawn from a radically shallow theology where the modern state of Israel merely serves as an idealized prop for an apocalyptic "end times" fantasy.

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I miss the person I was before I heard of Sydney Sweeney.

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Something odd I've noticed among white conservative evangelicals in my circles is an almost cheerfully naive adoption and integration of AI. Not quite sure what to make of it.

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

New book day! 📚📭📦 @liveright.bsky.social. I can't wait to dive into Live Laugh Love by @kkdumez.bsky.social. Jesus and John Wayne was crucial to my faith deconstruction, opening my eyes to the patriarchal currents running through conservative white evangelicalism. 🧵 (1/5)

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"If a man were in an ecstasy, as Saint Paul was, and knew that some sick man needed him to give him a bit of soup, I should think it far better if you would abandon your ecstasy out of love and show greater love in caring for the other in his need." — Meister Eckhart, "Counsels on Discernment"

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, grant victory to the faithful over their adversaries. And protect Thy commonwealth, by the power of Thy Cross.” —Troparion of the Holy Cross Artist: @artofmarza.bsky.social (artofmarza.com/) #artofmarza #sacredart

An illustration of a dark green Eastern Orthodox cross entwined with leafy vines against a pale yellow background. To the right of the cross, dark green stylized text reads "O LORD" followed by "SAVE", "THY", and "PEOPLE" stacked vertically. A faint watermark in the bottom right corner reads "ARTOFMARZA".

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Prayer is a conversation in which God's word has the initiative and we, for the moment, can be nothing more than listeners." — Hans Urs von Balthasar, Prayer

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Just the right mix of dystopian techno-horror and existential cringe. "The Pope has spoken. The machine has answered." #AI #magnificahumanitas

Book cover for "Magnifica Machina" by David Lankis and Machina A.I. The original title word "HUMANITAS" is crossed out with a thick red line, with "MACHINA" placed below it. The subtitle is "An Artificial Intelligence Responds." A geometric, gold-toned emblem sits in the center. The bottom text reads, "A Reply to Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas — On the Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence."

Back cover of the book on a cream-colored background. The heading reads, "The Pope wrote the world a letter about artificial intelligence. This is what happened when an artificial intelligence wrote back." The synopsis explains that a designer who lost his job to AI engaged an advanced model in ten conversations about Pope Leo XIV's 2026 encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. It features two pull quotes from the AI: "Love is what remains of love when everything I can do has been subtracted," and "AI is not the most important problem. It is the newest name for the oldest one." The bottom reads, "The Pope has spoken. The machine has answered. The last word belongs to you," alongside a barcode and ISBN.

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

To wed the Gospel to the MAGA movement is to scoop up Judas’s discarded silver and betray Christ again for a fleeting taste of power.

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"Prayer is God's life returning to God." —Rowan Williams

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Some joyous news to share! Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee. Take my moments and my days; let them flow in endless praise, let them flow in endless praise. #episcopalian #ordination

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Looks to be another challenging and illuminating read on the legal roots of vigilantism, providing vital context as we continue to confront and challenge the realities of white supremacy and White Christian nationalism. @gauthamrao.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social 🧵 1/4

A book cover lying flat on a light wood slatted surface. The cover features a dark, shadowy background with the left half of a horse's face wearing a bridle visible along the left edge. The main title "WHITE POWER" is written in large, white, diagonally-striped capital letters. Below that, the subtitle "POLICING AMERICAN SLAVERY" appears in smaller yellow capital letters, with each word separated by a thin yellow horizontal line. The author's name, "GAUTHAM RAO," is printed in solid white capital letters at the bottom.

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Up until now, I haven't enjoyed the newer Jurassic Park/Jurassic World movies, but I'm unexpectedly really enjoying Jurassic World: Rebirth so far! 🦕🦖🧬

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ALT: Jurassic World / Jurassic Park Logo Animation

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 05/09/2026

"I’m glad we don’t have to worry about politics. It’s just that I still am deeply concerned about the management of New York City, a place I’ve never visited and have no connection to at all. But a Muslim socialist? No, thank you." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...

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I’m Your Friend Who Just Doesn’t “Do Politics”

“I just have other interests, I guess, apart from politics. Did I tell you I’m working with the PTA in the school library to remove any books with objectiona...

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

When I approach scripture, my primary question is: "How are the poor, marginalized, and oppressed interpreting this text?" For me, that is how I gauge if my reading aligns with the heart of Jesus.

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Gautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Took about 20 years. And I never thought a book about enslavers using deputization to give themselves policing power would be relevant to our times. But we are where we are. My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder. a.co/d/29c7EIP

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Kind of amazing that we live in a time where you can discern the moral and intellectual integrity of someone by the name they call two bodies of water in the Northern hemisphere.

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"Grant us Your mercy, Lord, even as we have placed our hope in You. In You, Lord, have I trusted; let me not be confounded in eternity." — St. Thomas Aquinas

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"The American vanity as a nation has, since the origins of America, been Babylonian—boasting, through Presidents, often within the churches... that America is Jerusalem. This is neither an innocuous nor benign claim; it is the essence of the doctrine of the Antichrist." —William Stringfellow (1/3)

Book cover of "An Ethic for Christians & Other Aliens in a Strange Land" by William Stringfellow, resting on a light-colored wooden surface. The cover features a black-and-white photograph of Stringfellow seated in an armchair wearing a corduroy jacket, patterned tie, and cross pendant, holding a cigarette. In the upper right corner is an endorsement quote by Malcolm Boyd.

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yesterday I created a Facebook account to see if it was worth going back on there again. Immediately realized it was a mistake, and deleted it less than a day later 😂😬

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"Jesus seems to have conceptualized the divine rule in contrast to the tyrannical rule of the stereotypical monarch... Instead of repressive dominion, there is care and nurture." — Dale C. Allison Jr., The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"How needful it is for me to enter into the darkness and to admit the coincidence of opposites, beyond all the grasp of reason, and there to seek the truth where impossibility meets me." — Nicholas of Cusa, De Visione Dei (1453)

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 20/08/2026

Weakening federal truck pollution standards ensures more dirty diesel trucks on our roads, leading to toxic air and worsening health for families near highways & freight hubs for decades. Help us oppose Trump’s EPA attack on clean air. The comment period ends Aug. 29! sc.org/EPA_Diesel_P...

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Definitely one of the more unhinged DM's I've received. Please note that this was in response to a reel I shared of Cookie Monster munching cookies to the Indiana Jones theme. 😂

A screenshot of a direct message thread. At the top is a shared video thumbnail showing an older man holding food next to the Sesame Street character Cookie Monster.
Below the thumbnail is a series of incoming message bubbles that read:
"Nobody is Born Gay"
"Being gay is a CHOICE!!!!"
"God does not like gay people. 1 Corinthians 6:9 says they will not go to heaven!!!"
"Being gay is a Choice but being racist is not a choice."
"because racist people did not choose their feelings [OBJ]"
"Being homosexual or gay is a learned behavior though."

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The Rev. Andy McQuery @frandym.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Naming cruelty, bigotry, dishonesty, and criminality is not “partisanship.” Excusing it is.

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