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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

A judge just got arrested for not helping ICE do their job. That’s not justice, it’s intimidation. When compassion becomes a crime, democracy’s on life support. If this is the warm-up act, imagine the main show under Trump 2.0. This is a warning shot. Pay attention.

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

"It’s fascism wrapped in a flag and dipped in Bible verses they haven’t read since Sunday School." southern-fried-heresy.beehiiv.com/p/it-s-a-mag...

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It’s a MAGA, MAGA, MAGA World

And the rest of us are stuck in their absurd, dangerous farce.

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Maundy Thursday wasn’t a tender foot-washing moment, it was a radical act of defiance. #progressivechristian #holyweek #empire #jesus #footwashing

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

The events of Holy Week weren't martyrdom by mistake. They were a mic drop in motion. #progressivechristian #HolyWeek2025 #empire #jesus

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

MAGA Christians have turned fear into a brand, fascism into a campaign strategy, and Jesus into a mascot they drag to every political rally. As I say in this week’s newsletter: “Christian Nationalism doesn’t want Jesus – it wants a weapon in a tunic.”

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The Bible Belt is a Noose

How toxic theology strangles justice – and why it’s time to cut the damn rope.

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Holy Week called. It wants its story back from the Christian Nationalists.

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

“It’s time to bless their bigoted hearts, not with kind words but with fierce resistance.” With GOP lawmakers pushing extreme laws (like in NC) to undermine democracy and target marginalized communities, love and justice are at stake.

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Bless Their Bigoted Hearts

Why Jesus Ain’t Scared of Trans Folks

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

"If your Christianity doesn’t break the chains of the marginalized, then it’s just a lullaby for the powerful."

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Maybe instead of obsessing over exact words, we should focus on the points Jesus was making. #christianity #progressivechristianity #Jesus #aramaic

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

If your Christianity needs a culture war, it’s not founded in Love.

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Noah’s Ark Wasn’t the First Flood Story? Nope.

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Nothing says ‘biblical family values’ like ignoring abuse, shaming women, and pretending LGBTQIA+ kids don’t exist.

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

It's ridiculous that some Christians are so fixated on what happens in people's bedrooms.

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Surprise! Jesus wasn't Republican. Or American... or white.

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

"Get loud about fair wages, healthcare, and education that doesn’t bankrupt people. Flip a table or two when the empire gets too comfortable. "Because here’s the holy heresy of it all: "Sometimes the most Christ-like thing you can do… is raise a little hell for heaven’s sake."

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Bernie, AOC, and the Sacred Art of Raising Hell (for the Right Reasons)

Because Jesus didn’t die so billionaires could hoard the damn communion wine.

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Thoughts on the resistance that is communion from my Sunday message. (Part of my "Giving Up Giving Up" Lenten series).

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

My thoughts on why Christian Nationalists are afraid of empathy.

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Children playing house - except it’s the White House. #standwithukraine

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Yay!! A federal judge in California sided with a coalition of unions, temporarily barring the Office of Personnel Management from ordering federal agencies to terminate probationary workers, stating that the firings were ‘illegal, should be stopped, and rescinded.’

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Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

A little clip from my Sunday message. "Charity is a bandage. Justice is surgery. Charity is love in the moment. Justice is love going forward." #progressivechristian #charity #justice #resistance

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