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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

JUST FILED: Trump appears poised for a big legal defeat … and a poltical defeat …. in his White House media ban youtu.be/T8eHxULaZVQ

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🚨 Trump gets legal news he FEARED on PRESS BAN!

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Rick Pidcock @rickpidcock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What are people saying about "Weapons of Worship"? Here's Matthew Boedy! www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

''Time is slipping away" by Romanian artist Darius Hulea.

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SPROCKET Hub @sprockethub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🎡 Great session yesterday! Our systems experts + co‑production team came up with a fun ‘Who wants to be a system expert?’ game to help make systems methods clearer for young people, parents and charities. Lay definitions coming in Sept with our three PPIE panels 💛 #CLD #VSM #simulationmodel

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Christa Brown @christabrown.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

20 years ago, I wrote a letter to then SBC president Frank Page, urging the creation of a centralized system of record-keeping on clergy sex abuse reports. On the anniversary of that letter, here's a look-back at what's changed & what hasn't. #ThisistheSBC christabrown.substack.com/p/twenty-yea...

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Twenty Years Ago: The Beginning of Activist Efforts to Prod SBC Abuse Reform

What’s changed since then and what hasn’t

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Brad Sargent/futuristguy @futuristguy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

NEW POST re: my immigrant grandfather's naturalization as US citizen in 1917; grandmother's family being in America since late 1700s. Their melting-pot philosophy of “We’re all Americans now, we don’t care where people came from—we treat everyone the same.” futuristguy.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/h...

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Happy Fourth of July 250, to Citizens Old and New!

Over the last 5 years, I’ve been working to expand my Mom’s history from 12 pages of interview transcripts I did a decade ago, to what is now about 40 pages of text plus 100 or so photo…

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Sheo @sheologian.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I was actually thinking of Jimmy Carter and how he made decisions, and this is a paraphrasing of an interview I saw of him when I was maybe 15 so 30 years ago, but the interviewer asked him how he decided what to do and not do

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Felicia Day @felicia.day · 25/06/2026

Well, The Guild is terrible at social video shoutouts, but pretty good at acting. Cut them some slack and get over to watchtheguild.com and sign up for our July 20th Kickstarter please!

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Little wonderful story.. imagine if the whole world was like this‼️

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Diane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

We do not protect the name of Jesus in the Christian world using godly words to cover ungodly deeds. God wants purity in the kingdom of the heart not the appearance of it in a system that has to lie to make it seem as if it is present.

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I wrote a whole book about why women are quitting church and SBC went and summarized a lot of it in one vote, picking a new president who opposes women's service to the church as leaders, denies the well-evidenced abuse crisis, and is supported by creeps with more anxiety about anti-racism...

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Sheo @sheologian.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

None of this religious reclassification would be happening without Doug Wilson, whose fingerprints are all over this and other decisions Hegseth has made. I have had the misfortune of knowing this man exists for a decade now. That he has any influence on our government should horrify you.

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Brambonius @brambonius.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

No human is an NPC No human is an animal No human is worthless None None

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Liam Adams @liamsadams.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

In perhaps the most high-profile set of of decisions facing the SBC at its annual meeting in Orlando next week, messengers will take up resolutions on immigration, political violence and hate speech, and the physically gathered church in a digital age. sbcannualmeeting.net/wp-content/u...

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

A string of stinging, high-profile losses for Trump in court today The slush fund is especially endangered Here’s a comprehensive rundown ====> youtu.be/PHHU4oJnrBQ?...

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

THIS WEEK: Pam Bondi is interviewed by House Oversight Committee about the Epstein Files mess

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

With the viral takedown of Douglas Wilson, this seems like a good time to remind folks my book, Disobedient Women, includes three chapters about him--and the women who have spent years resisting and calling him out. bookshop.org/p/books/diso...

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Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning

How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning

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Rick Pidcock @rickpidcock.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

People are noticing Pete Hegseth's Holy War language at the Pentagon worship services. I wrote a book on how Christian worship has been hijacked and its leaders complicit in theocratic extremism. B&N is offering 25% off pre-orders today with code: PREORDER25. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/weapons-of...

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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I know many of you are once again saddened but not shocked by news of abuse allegations coming from the Duggar family. Here is an overview of just a little of what I learned reporting on Gothard survivors for my last book Disobedient Women. sarahstankorb.substack.com/p/more-dugga...

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More Duggar Arrests

A reflection on a culture of warped power

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Dr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

📍Preorder AMERICAN CAESAR from 3/24 to 3/26 & get 25% off with code PREORDER25. @barnesandnoble.com Onishi’s religious fluency, political insights, & cogent writing allow him to unpack the complexity of this threat with clarity and force. -Rep Jared Huffman www.barnesandnoble.com/w/american-c...

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Daniel Silliman @danielsilliman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Acts 29 VP Tyler Jones has been removed from leadership after confessing to a "long-term extramarital relationship"

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Brad Sargent/futuristguy @futuristguy.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

GASLIGHTING FOR GOD: A Satirical Guide to Save Yourself from Spiritual Narcissists, by Becky Garrison (Lake Drive Books, 2026). I've been friends with Becky Garrison for 20+ years and she is someone I've learned much from on topics related to abuse, trauma, and recovery.

Book front cover for Gaslighting for God: A Satirical Guide to Save Yourself from Spiritual Narcissists, by Becky Garrison.

Table of Contents for Gaslighting for God by Becky Garrison.

Introduction: Spiritual Narcissists Among Us

1. What’s the Big Deal About Narcissism?

2. Prey Not Pray: Unpacking the Unspiritual Dimensions of Narcissism

3. Identifying the Types of Spiritual Narcissists

* Blinded by My Light: Exhibitionist Narcissists
* Preaching to the Prosperous: Grandiose Narcissists
* The Corporate Christian: Royal Narcissists
* The Persecuted Poser: Victim Narcissists
* Comfy Christianity: Seductive Narcissists
* Kinder, Gentler, More Compassionate Communities: Communal Narcissists
* Might Makes Right: Malignant Narcissists

4. Leaving Christianity?

5. Enlightened Energies or Predatory Posing?

6. Breaking the Cycle: Goodness, Not Gaslighting

7. Connecting in Community

Appendix A: Spiritual Narcissism Case Study: Unpacking the History Behind Mars Hill Church’s Missional Madness

Appendix B: Resources for Beginning the Healing Journey

Acknowledgments

Notes

Book back cover for Gaslighting for God: A Satirical Guide to Save Yourself from Spiritual Narcissists, by Becky Garrison.

Includes a shortened endorsement quote from Tia Levings: "Gaslighting for God is laugh-out-loud funny, which is great for those of us who've survived religious trauma and need to laugh it out sometimes, so we're not always crying. But don't let Garrison's clever wit fool you-this book is also a deep and sharply insightful commentary on narcissistic leadership, including valuable and practical ways to spot a predator in pastoral clothing."

Tia Levings, author of the NYT Bestselling A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy and I Belong to Me: A Survivor's Guide to Recovery and Hope after Religious Trauma.

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RootedGood @rootedgood.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Who better to tell you about Good Futures Accelerator than the churches that have completed Good Futures? Good Futures is a resource that can help churches explore new ways to use their building and land for mission and revenue rootedgood.org/good-futures

Quote from Good Futures user saying the curriculum encourages creativity in an accessible structure for clergy and laity.

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RootedGood @rootedgood.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Good Futures Accelerator isn’t just an idea — it’s researched, tested, and it works. ✅ The best proof? The churches using it. If your building is underused and you desire deeper connection to your community, turn usable space into purpose + people + impact. rootedgood.org/good-futures

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Dr. Carson Weitnauer @carsonweitnauer.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Could social media reflect God’s goodness? Laura Barringer, co-author of A Church Called Tov reveals practical ways to engage online with wisdom and grace, turning our social battlegrounds into places filled with encouragement. Watch now on YouTube. youtu.be/cThyXhDChIA?si=Rw3TixB0J7f…

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Jason G. Edwards @jasongedwards.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Mystery Multiplies (a poem) #poetry substack.com/profile/2190...

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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Treating children like human beings with human rights does not require studying fancy theologies or philosophies or learning parenting kung fu. It really comes down to something quite simple: the Golden Rule.

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The R.L. Stollar Update #1

Hello friends, colleagues, and followers! I am starting something new: The R.L. Stollar Update.

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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

This year’s Theology Beer Camp features not just one, but two, progressive Christian podcasters accused of abuse. It's so disappointing to see exvangelicals and progressive Christians continue the exact same patterns of enabling and empowering abusers.

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The R.L. Stollar Update #1

Hello friends, colleagues, and followers! I am starting something new: The R.L. Stollar Update.

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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

No one forced Marvin Olasky to recruit Doug Wilson for a book series that ultimately made Wilson the kingpin of classical Christian education—a movement worth approximately $10 billion today with over 677,500 children enrolled.

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When Marvin Olasky Platformed Doug Wilson

World Magazine was intimately involved with promoting Christofascism throughout Marvin Olasky’s leadership.

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Brad Sargent/futuristguy @futuristguy.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

LORD OF THE RINGS. Filming of Peter Jackson trilogy began Oct 11, 1999. The Balrog Gatefold Folder [created for May 1999 Cannes Film Festival] is earliest concept art promotional piece I know of. Link shares what I've learned about it over the years. lotrcollectornotes.wordpress.com/110-press-ki...

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Christopher Gilson @cgilson75.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

I am going to bea keynote speaker at the Prancing Pony Podcast Moot 2025 this December 18-21. The theme of the moot is “Creating Historical Depth within Fantastical Worlds.” theprancingponypodcast.com/moot/ My working title is: “From Words to Worlds: Elvish Roots of Tolkien’s Mythology.”

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The Prancing Pony Podcast Moot 2025 – The Prancing Pony Podcast

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Tolkien Universe @tolkienuniverse.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Exactly 26 years ago today, on October 11, 1999, filming began for The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Over a quarter of a century has passed, yet no film has topped its epic legacy it remains one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time. 📽️

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Brad Sargent/futuristguy @futuristguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

NEW VERSION OF "PYRAMID OF ABUSE." I’ve blogged about spiritual abuse ~20 years. From feedback, it’s clear the most widely helpful resource I’ve produced has been my Pyramid of Abuse graphic, and the descriptions of roles people play in a toxic system. futuristguy.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/1...

Graphic of a pyramid of abuse, showing four layers of roles people play in toxic systems. 1 Those who plan and perpetrate abuse. 2 Those who protect the system and perpetuate abuse. 3 Those who manipulate others in what they can say do and be. 4 Those who are pawns that keep resources and new people flowing into the system.

Those in the top roles own the most direct culpability for inflicting harm on people. Those in the bottom roles have lesser responsibility for abuse even though they are complicit in enabling the toxic system.

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NakedPastor @nakedpastor.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

It’s tough as an artist to share freely when my cartoons keep getting taken down or my watercolors aren't controversial so aren't promoted like my cartoons. Lately, I have spent more time worrying about the algorithm than sharing what matters. I know I'm not alone in feeling this way.

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Tolkien Universe @tolkienuniverse.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Happy Hobbit Day! Today we celebrate the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, two hobbits whose journeys shaped the fate of Middle-earth. 🥳

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 22/09/2025

Happy #HobbitDay to all! On 22 September: Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were born. As Ring-bearers, born 78 years apart, their birthdays were honoured as Cormarë, and Tolkien societies worldwide continue to commemorate. How will you celebrate? #Tolkien #BookSky

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

15 September 1935 | The Nuremberg Laws - discrimination, racist & antisemitic laws, were enacted by the Reichstag in Nazi Germany. The laws excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship, disenfranchised them, and deprived them of most political rights. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Laws

Image of a historical document titled 'Die Nürnberger Gesetze' (The Nuremberg Laws), presenting various charts and texts in German that outline racial policies enacted in 1935 Nazi Germany.

A scanned image of a historical German document dated September 1935, containing dense text and several sections marked by numbers and titles in bold, likely from a legal or governmental publication. The Nuremburg laws.

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 01/09/2025

On 1 September 2011: A Tolkien Tapestry is published. The book features artwork from artist Cor Blok, whose artwork was seen - and bought! - by #Tolkien. The book includes 100 images from Blok, as well as some insight into Tolkien's views on illustrating his work. #BookSky

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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

"[Dobson] mainstreamed authoritarian parenting, then helped translate it into politics. What started as family 'discipline' became the foundation for an entire culture of obedience — one that extended into pulpits, voting booths, and national policy."

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Beyond James Dobson

We are the Strong-Willed Children, and we are still here.

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Liam Adams @liamsadams.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Pretty proud of this cross-newsroom collaborative reporting from: Kelly Puente on records of THP's immigration sweep on May 3-4, @angelelatham.bsky.social on the lack of transparency from THP, and myself, who built a map of the traffic stops + census demographics. www.tennessean.com/story/news/i...

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Lack of records in Nashville ICE raids criticized, available reports reveal new details

Newly obtained records from a Nashville immigration traffic sweep show its first night largely took place in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

MAGA ambassador Pete Hoosktra lashed out at Canadians for being "mean and nasty." He is pissed off we won't kiss the ring and buy their products. American media has realized the huge impact of the Canadian boycott. Please read my latest. charlieangus.substack.com/p/maga-is-fr...

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Canada’s Boycott Is Freaking MAGA Out

A Canadian journalist contacted me the other day looking to get a sense of the current state of the Canadian boycott.

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Brad Sargent/futuristguy @futuristguy.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

INVICTUS. June 24th marks 30 years since the South African Springboks won the Rugby World Cup. This would be a great time to revisit the movie Invictus, to reflect on how Nelson Mandela and others used sports for peace-making and nation-building in post-Apartheid South Africa -- skills that we need.

The front cover of the Blu-ray movie case for Invictus, staring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon.

The back cover of the Blu-ray movie case for Invictus, staring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon.

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Liam Adams @liamsadams.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Caitlin O'Connor, who Ramsey Solutions fired when executives learned she was pregnant and not married at the time, can sue Dave Ramsey's company for religious discrimination because of a decision in a separate case from former employee Brad Amos. www.tennessean.com/story/news/r...

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Brad Sargent/futuristguy @futuristguy.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

FUTURISTGUY'S FIELD GUIDES - UPDATE 2/MAJOR CONTENT SECTIONS FINISHED ALREADY FOR FIELD GUIDE #2. I expect to post about 10 articles that complete the source material I'll use in finishing Futuristguy's Field Guide #2. futuristguy.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/f...

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Futuristguy’s Field Guides: Essential Concepts and Visual Frameworks

If you are not familiar with my writing, here are key materials I’ve produced so far [as of June 2025]. These provide the foundation for the entire Futuristguy’s Field Guides project, though …

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Brad Sargent/futuristguy @futuristguy.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

FUTURISTGUY'S FIELD GUIDES - UPDATE 1: A FLOWERING PLANT AND A FIELD GUIDE PROGRESS REPORT Today feels like "Futuristguy Friday." I've finished two posts in what I expect to be about 10 posts that complete the source content for Field Guide #2. futuristguy.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/a...

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A Flowering Plant and a Field Guide Progress Report

Bloom Where We are Planted These are photos I took today – June 19, 2025 – of flower clusters on our family’s hoya plant. If you’ve never seen hoya flowers up close, when still growing, they look l…

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Brad Sargent/futuristguy @futuristguy.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Pentecost: All of us under one roof, seated at the same table, sharing in the same Spirit ...

A Pentecost Poem: Embrace the World!

© 1998, 2000, 2025 Brad Sargent/“futuristguy”

Oh, what beauty is this? The richness of life that exists!
No two the same are, but launched like shooting stars
from the loving and deep heart of our great Creator
whose image reflects out from our deepest nature,
so, in hope and with wisdom, we eventually see
and embrace all the world God made magnificently.

For every person, and place, time, and cultural space
offers gifts manifold. And if our stories be told,
no one shape of our eyes nor one pigment of skin,
no one age, health, or style nor one homeland of kin,
by itself can express God’s bold vitality
or the creative vastness of His majesty!

But from these very differences which spur us to war
God longs we build bridges from opposite shores
and learn to observe and to listen to hearts,
for that is where mutual healing can start
as we span Living Waters as our meeting place.
So, through Christ, let us share love, redemption, and grace!

East-west and north-south, this is what life's about,
until all humankind and all nature does shout
in undying praise to the Lamb who brings healing
and in Him let all the earth be redeemed.
And as echoes of Christ let us resound ’round the globe,
and, embracing the world, welcome all to His fold.

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RNS @rns.org · 03/06/2025

COVID-19 was instrumental in the Wilson boom, he believes. Not only were conservative believers disconcerted by other states’ pandemic strictures, but remote work proved to employers that location didn’t matter. religionnews.com/2025/05/30/w...

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With new campus, Pastor Doug Wilson's Christian Valhalla grows in Idaho

MOSCOW, Idaho (FāVS News) — Wilson's expanding infrastructure puts him at the center of a larger debate about the role of faith in public life reaching from small-town Idaho to the highest levels of…

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Brad Sargent/futuristguy @futuristguy.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

UPDATES OUT SOON. I've been developing The Pyramid of Abuse and Accountability for 10+ years. Survivors of various forms of abuse share this helped them visualize and identify roles people played in grooming and perpetuating the abuse they suffered.

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