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Life and Liberty @libertyandlife.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A sign of even GREATER desperation...Trump continues to try and silence the voices that speak the truth....
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
When the rich, that work hard or not at all, get richer but start fearing because the poor that also work hard are not getting any richer but get poorer, then the rich start to: 1) tell the poor to work harder - bc look at me, it works... 2) try to justify their growing wealth and how it's acquired.
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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Chaco Canyon is one of the most significant cultural sites on earth. The Trump administration, never having seen something of genuine value that it did not want to pervert or destroy, is attempting to wreck it, for profit. We have two weeks to comment. Additional background to follow.
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Pueblo leaders oppose a 2-week comment period to remove oil and gas buffer near Chaco Canyon
Pueblo leaders and environmentalists are angry that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management released an environmental assessment on Wednesday with the intent of eliminating a buffer around Chaco Culture Na...
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A nowadays backwards country with dark medieval laws and practices causes so many unnecessary deaths for something, in most cases, easily preventable complications. Why are you not out on the streets protesting? Are you going to let a few take both freedom and life from you?!
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Marg Mowczko @margmowczko.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Notes on 1 Timothy 2:11-15 in the KJV I give some pros and cons of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 (including the phrase, "I suffer not a woman to teach") in the King James Bible.
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Notes on 1 Timothy 2:11-15 in the KJV
I give some pros and cons of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 (including the phrase, "I suffer not a woman to teach") in the King James Bible.
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Sixth-century copy of the Letters of St. Paul recovered
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Lost Pages of a Medieval Manuscript Recovered, Revealing New Testament Text - Medievalists.net
Researchers have recovered 42 lost pages from a medieval manuscript using imaging technology, revealing new insights into the New Testament and medieval book culture.
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 19/03/2026
ICE detention deaths are now occurring at a rate of roughly one every four days. Three weeks ago that rate was one every six days. The pace is accelerating, and Congress has not launched a single investigation.
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Christa Brown @christabrown.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." - Nelson Mandela
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I click "following" at the top but the latest I get from those I follow is 19h old. No scrolling up... I click "discover" and get more recent contributions... by ppl I follow. Why didn't these messages appear under the following-tab as I follow them? Why? 🤔
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Christa Brown @christabrown.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
"This is the end of the world as we have known it for 80 years...There is no strategy behind this exercise in superpower suicide other than the president’s own narcissism, greed, & general frustration at never being respected by the elites..." - @vermontgmg.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/donald...
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We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
WTF happened to the Epstein files? Full release was required December 19 by federal law. Today, 99% are still undisclosed. Initially, there were rolling releases. Now, nothing in weeks. REMEMBER: The DOJ said the review of these documents was complete in JULY.
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DOJ admits it has still not released 99% of Epstein files, violating law
The DOJ said it is still reviewing millions of Epstein files, after previously claiming it completed the review in July
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
New: Our DARVO short-form measure (DARVO-SF) published in peer-reviewed journal. We also report that DARVO exposure is associated with trauma symptoms: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41378681/ Full text: dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles... More measures: www.institutionalcourage.org/resources-fo...
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Yesterday I went for a night snack. I raided my fridge. I haven't done that for decades. I couldn't sleep, tossed and turned. But after the snack I slept like a baby! 😁
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Yes Video by and with dr Peter Salerno www.facebook.com/share/r/1Cfn...
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Redirecting...
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Is myth the only weapon that can fight effectively against myth?
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The Nazi myth recycled … as a MAGA myth!
I read Karen Armstrong's A Short History of Myth over the weekend. On the whole it's just a rehash of Eliade and Joseph Campbell, but with ...
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 01/11/2025
No, Mr. President. You do not have the right to take away student debt forgiveness from teachers, nurses, veterans and other public servants if they do not show loyalty to your right-wing political agenda. This is a democracy, not a dictatorship. Rescind this illegal rule.
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Trump moves to block public servants from loan forgiveness based on ideology
Those who work with undocumented immigrants, provide gender transition care for minors or publicly protest could be blocked from student loan forgiveness under a new rule.
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Nicole Filippone, Autistic Advocate & Author @nicolefilippone.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Autism is a social disability because most people don't have empathy for the way we communicate... yet we're the ones constantly accused of lacking empathy. Make it make sense. 😒
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Diane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
We must always be aware that both secular and religious systems easily draw us in by the use of words and the glitter of power, calling us to serve the kingdom of man rather than the kingdom of God.
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Marg Mowczko @margmowczko.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
When we see how the Hebrew word "ezer" is used in the Bible, including how it's used in names, we see that being an ezer is not a gender role. And it is in no way an especially feminine role. margmowczko.com/ezer-gender-...
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Being an ezer is not a gender role - Marg Mowczko
When we look at how ezer is used in the Bible, we see that being an ezer is not a feminine role.
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Roys Report @roysreport.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Once hailed as the church of the future, Willow Creek is marking 50 years—a megachurch celebrating survival despite scandal and decline. Church leaders say they're hopeful; yet critics contend the women who accused Willow's former pastor of misconduct remain shunned. julieroys.com/what-happens...
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What Happens When the Church of the Future Gets Old?
Once hailed as the future of American religion, Willow Creek marks 50 years—a megachurch celebrating survival despite decline and renewed hope
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
How your cat teaches you priorities: Step up ON your person Head butt the phone out of the way Smell the face Turn around Smash your tail in their face Lay down for morning pets 👍 🖖
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Templeton Foundation tribute to Dr. Jane Goodall www.templetonprize.org/in-memoriam-...
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In Memoriam: Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE – Templeton Prize
The Templeton Philanthropies mourn the passing of 2021 Templeton Prize laureate Dr. Jane Goodall. She died on October 1, 2025 at the age of 91. In 2021, Dr. Goodall was awarded the Templeton Prize in…
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
"Since the turn of the 21st century, 62,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed by the terrorist group Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen and other groups." - counted 2023... It's called the silent genocide en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religio...
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Religious violence in Nigeria - Wikipedia
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Mark Greene @remakingmanhood.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Whose got reason to be really worried? Lots more folks than you might think. The Epstein discharge petition just got the final signature it needs. #epstein
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Diane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
When you sit with a griever, your work is to be with them where they are, not drag them out where you are more comfortable.
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Diane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
We must not assume that our family, church, community, country, or organization is always right just because the people in it use the right words. We must never agree to “protect” the name of God by covering ungodliness.
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Dr. Elizabeth Schrader Polczer @libbiesp.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Fascinating new piece by @allykateusz.bsky.social:"of the sixty-one surviving third and fourth-century pieces of art that securely depict one or more sisters at the Raising of Lazarus, fifty-nine depict one sister (96%) while only two depict two sisters (4%)" www.ancientjewreview.com/read/2025/9/...
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Art as Text: When Mary Was Lazarus’s Sole Sister — ANCIENT JEW REVIEW
The question of how many sisters were portrayed with Jesus at the Raising of Lazarus in early Christian art has not previously been explored, and interestingly, the hypothesis that Martha was added la...
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NakedPastor @nakedpastor.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Love loudly. Support openly. 🗣️🏳️‍🌈.
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Marg Mowczko @margmowczko.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
“Husband of One Wife” in Early Christian Texts What does "husband of one wife" mean in 1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:6, and elsewhere in the NT? I look at how leaders in the early church understood this phrase.
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“Husband of One Wife” in Early Christian Texts
What does "husband of one wife" mean in 1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:6, and elsewhere in the NT? I look at how leaders in the early church understood this phrase.
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Nate Postlethwait @natepost.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
When the people who are meant to protect you, become the people who hurt you, you don't stop wanting protection-you stop wanting people.
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
If you've left FB, here's a vid giving you a reason to revisit! www.facebook.com/share/r/1AjT...
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Redirecting...
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Just listened to someone promoting the idea to restore to ministry after sexual abuse. Realised he did not use argements or teachings when claiming restoring to Christ and restoring to ministry is the same, he used emotional speech & tone of voice (contempt) to discredit the arguments against. Empty
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
“wellness” culture feeds directly into eugenics. It perpetuates the idea that disability is a moral failing. That we can “try harder” our way out of it and if we can’t, we didn’t really “want” to get better. It makes it easier to punish the sick & poor. Disability is not a moral failing.
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Let me share a true story. Fernand got up every morning and went to work in the forest as a forester for a few hours. But that was not his profession. He was a parish priest. All he earned as a forester he used to help the poor in his parish, that's why he worked in the forest. Hardly anyone knew...
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."
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The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit
Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women
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Marg Mowczko @margmowczko.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
In this older article, I show that some women in the New Testament functioned in the Ephesians 4:11 ministries of apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor-teacher. margmowczko.com/new-testamen...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/08/2025
🚨 Ken Paxton wants Dems arrested for refusing to help rig an election. That’s rich coming from a guy indicted on three felony counts of securities fraud, accused by his top deputies of bribery, abuse of office, while allegedly using burner phones, secret emails & fake names to dodge accountability.
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Marg Mowczko @margmowczko.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Here are 30 of my favourite Bible verses that show women leading, teaching, prophesying, and positively influencing their communities. margmowczko.com/bible-verses...
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30 Bible Verses on Women Leading - Marg Mowczko
Here are 30 of my favourite Bible verses that show women leading, teaching, prophesying, and positively influencing their communities.
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Tyler K. Stroud @stroudarian.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The American dream… @adamzyglis.bsky.social
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Nate Postlethwait @natepost.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Never tell a person they need to get over circumstances they didn’t ask for. You have no idea the ways they’ve paid for that.
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Nate Postlethwait @natepost.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
If they support the people who’ve traumatized you, they don’t need to know anything about your life. Let them guess.
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
I'm getting increasingly tired of these AI vids that actually contain interesting facts (most/many contain lies but some...) but bury, yes bury, these facts in an endless stream of word salad. Repetitions, endless hook phrases and meaningless blablabla... and ca 20 seconds with interesting facts.🤮
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
It retraumatize victims: "Every time they have to see the face of their abuser..."
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Lena @lenaarbring.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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Diane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Repentance is hard. It means a complete change of our thought processes, our impulses & choices, little by little—over & over. It is not simply stopping a behavior. It is not words & tears. It is a slow undoing of deceptions—deceptions that allow us to feel okay about ourselves.
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Roys Report @roysreport.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Abuse in ministries & churches often thrives through the interplay of destructive leaders, complicit followers & enabling environments, writes author @wademullen.bsky.social. Organizational systems based on this 'toxic triangle' perpetuate cycles of control & silence. julieroys.com/toxic-triang...
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'The Toxic Triangle': Understanding What Factors Enable Abuse
Abuse in churches and ministries often thrives through the toxic triangle of destructive leaders, complicit followers & enabling environments
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Diane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Great damage occurs when others use power to silence and cover up abuses theoretically “for the sake of God’s work”— in other words, they have withheld using their power for good and used their power for self-protection instead.
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Diane Langberg, PhD @dianelangberg.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
The use of verbal and emotional mistreatment to silence a victim, coupled with power used to prevent exposure of an abuser, can have catastrophic outcomes in a person’s life. The combined abuses constitute a life-destroying tsunami.
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