David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 26/07/2026New work coming up: Religion in Contemporary West African Poetry 010
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I wrote a review of a good book by a Catholic priest on when Catholic missionaries owned slaves in the Congo. brill.com/view/journal...brill.com 000
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 18/04/2026It happened! "If Pope Leo XIV goes to Cameroon next month, he will hold a Mass in which Biya and his wife Chantal will be center stage in the Eucharistic celebration. In that one act, the magic trick of Catholic neocolonialism will again be performed." africasacountry.com/2026/03/pilg... 000
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I just came out of a fascinating virtual presentation on this book, which argues that enslaved labor is central to the production and transmission of the New Testament. In other words, you could think of Christianity as religion powered by the enslaved. 000
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 14/04/2026So the story is that the Pope is going to Africa to meet the future of Catholicism. But that story is only partly true. If the future of Catholicism is in Africa, the past and the present are also in Africa. Key figures of the Catholic Church, such as St. Anthony, were Africans. 110
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 09/04/2026There is a longstanding discourse out there which says that what works for others does not work for Africans because Africans are different. It is a racist and deleterious discourse, but it has become the stuff out of which a kind of decolonial discourse is ordered. 001
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 08/04/2026"If Pope Leo XIV goes to Cameroon next month, he will hold a Mass in which Biya and his wife Chantal will be center stage in the Eucharistic celebration. In that one act, the magic trick of Catholic neocolonialism will again be performed." africasacountry.com/2026/03/pilg...africasacountry.comPilgrimage to powerFrom John Paul II to Benedict XVI, papal visits to Cameroon have often come when Paul Biya’s government faced political turmoil. 003
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Here’s the program of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Cameroon released by the junta. You can see that the last Mass before the Pope leaves the country will be celebrated in Yaoundé. That’s the Mass they want to leave in the faithfuls’ minds. Let the sanctification of iniquity begin. 010
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Christ is Risen! Christ is indeed Risen! Alleluia! The power of violence, evil, and death could not hold him down! Alleluia! 110
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 05/04/2026www.academia.edu/165482984/Cr...academia.eduCrisis of Governance in Africa: Possibility of Ecumenical Intervention Final African Palaver Session 6 th September 2024My assignment here today is to talk about how the Catholic Church in Africa could collaborate with other churches in the continent to address the governance crisis in the continent. I am not sure I ca... 000
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Here's a segment of my presentation at the 2024 Palaver on Synodality in Africa. www.academia.edu/165482984/Cr... 001
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Today is Good Friday. It is the day the state killed Jesus on the cross, because he proclaimed the way of God, and abandoned his dead body in the streets for all to see. 041
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I know it’s competing with an illegal war and 10,000 other major scandals but I feel like people should be making a bigger deal out of the DefSec systematically trying to resegregate the military 1348041302
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Before his execution, Jesus ate his last meal with his friends. 030
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Judas Iscariot betrays Jesus with a sign of friendship - a kiss. 010
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 30/03/2026By challenging the theological basis for this bastard war in Iran, Pope Leo XIV has done what has always been my conviction, that if those who know better do not challenge loudly and clearly the monstrous practices of Christians, dictatorships like those in the United States and Cameroon thrive. 000
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 29/03/2026"Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields. Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, 'Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'" ~Mark 11:8-9 031
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongSandeep Bakshi @sandeepbak.bsky.social · 28/03/2026One for the control freaks of the French language. Languages evolve and in 2050, per Erik Orsenna, 9/10 French speakers will be in Africa. There are more words of Arabic origin in the French language than of Gallic (Gaulois) origin. 0117
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Here's the ruling junta in Cameroon saying that it has created a special website of Pope Leo XIV's visit to Cameroon next month. It also created a hashtag that connects Biya and the Pope. But we're told that it is a pastoral visit. They think we're stupid. 000
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 27/03/2026just want to say that "staff" is inclusive of a lot of categories that I suspect don't include most of the folks you see as staff. I sure know it's true for me. 2322
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I’m in black today to protest the upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to provide moral support to the Biya dictatorship in Cameroon. africasacountry.com/2026/03/pilg... 011
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Take 5 minutes to read this very short piece on stupidity from Bonhoeffer. “only an act of liberation, not instruction, can overcome stupidity….in most cases a genuine internal liberation becomes possible only when external liberation has preceded it.” nsjonline.com/article/2021...nsjonline.comBONHOEFFER: On stupidity | The North State JournalStupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Evil always carries within itself the germ of i... 000
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 26/03/2026“How does one read, providentially, such a murderous and malleable phenomenon as the nation-state in Africa?" With the coming of Pope Leo XIV to Cameroon to legitimize power there, my essay seems pertinent. politicaltheology.com/toward-a-the...politicaltheology.comToward A Theological Decolonization of the Nation-State in Africa | Political Theology NetworkHow does one read, providentially, such a murderous and malleable phenomenon as the nation-state in Africa? 000
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 25/03/2026"How does one read, providentially, such a murderous and malleable phenomenon as the nation-state in Africa?" With them coming of Pope Leo XIV to Cameroon to legitimize power there, my essay seems pertinent. politicaltheology.com/toward-a-the...politicaltheology.comToward A Theological Decolonization of the Nation-State in Africa | Political Theology NetworkHow does one read, providentially, such a murderous and malleable phenomenon as the nation-state in Africa? 000
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Two recent translations of the work of the great politician, poet, and philosopher, Senegal's first president, Léopold Sédar Senghor, from Duke Press. I reviewed the first one here. politicaltheology.com/senghor-negr... 000
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/03/2026Breaking News: Democrats flipped a Florida legislative district that includes Mar-a-Lago, pulling off another upset.nyti.msFlorida Democrats Win Special Election in Mar-a-Lago’s DistrictEmily Gregory’s victory brought the Democratic surge to President Trump’s backyard, Palm Beach, just weeks after her party won the mayor’s race in Boca Raton, 30 miles south. 1541582
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/03/2026ICE doesn’t belong at our airports. Our Office of Immigrant Affairs has updated guidance and you can call their legal hotline at 800-354-0365. 303234655
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 24/03/2026"Now, in the wake of recent and contested elections in Cameroon, with evidence that Biya’s win was rigged, Pope Leo XIV is planning what is being described as a pilgrimage and pastoral visit." africasacountry.com/2026/03/pilg...africasacountry.comPilgrimage to powerFrom John Paul II to Benedict XVI, papal visits to Cameroon have often come when Paul Biya’s government faced political turmoil. 011
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Never not shouting that this is DOUBLE wage theft, from the staffer who should be doing the work, and from the reimbursee forced to do it, purely for the purpose of channeling often public university funds into private app developer coffers and it sucks. 444976
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 28/02/2026My little one asked me the meaning of the word classified. I told them it is the word people use when they don't want to tell the truth. 000
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongDavid *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 04/02/2026“Let me just say that Negritude is back!” declared Souleymane Bachir Diagne, a Columbia University philosopher and scholar of Negritude. I wrote a thing. politicaltheology.com/senghor-negr...politicaltheology.comSenghor, Negritude, and Political Community | Political Theology NetworkTranslating Senghor’s political writings shows the continued relevance of Negritude in the conceptualization of political community in the wake of the encounter between Africa and Euro-America. 011
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 04/02/2026“Let me just say that Negritude is back!” declared Souleymane Bachir Diagne, a Columbia University philosopher and scholar of Negritude. I wrote a thing. politicaltheology.com/senghor-negr...politicaltheology.comSenghor, Negritude, and Political Community | Political Theology NetworkTranslating Senghor’s political writings shows the continued relevance of Negritude in the conceptualization of political community in the wake of the encounter between Africa and Euro-America. 011
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Some say we should think beyond categories of good and evil because those categories are morally restrictive. I do not buy that. There is evil in the world. There is good in the word. I know an evil regime when I see one. I know a regime trying to do good when I see one. 000
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongSickosFC @sickosfc.bsky.social · 18/01/2026The Senegal 🇸🇳 Goal by Pape Gueye for the lead in Extra Time. BANGER 326890
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongFabrizio Romano (MIRROR) @fabrizioromano.yopro20.com · 18/01/2026🚨🏆 SENEGAL WIN THE AFCON 2026! 🇸🇳 Who’s been your Man of the Match for the final? 3446
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongDónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 18/01/2026What an insane match and what a great victory. Dakar is absolutely wild with joy tonight. Senegal rek! ! 17012
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongFabrizio Romano (MIRROR) @fabrizioromano.yopro20.com · 18/01/2026🚨🏆 Senegal lift their AFCON 2026 trophy, in the hands of Sadio Mané! @Football2Gether 🎥 06715
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 18/01/2026I just came across this paper on the vision of the Ku Klux Klan. You can see from it that the current government of the United States is following the blueprint of the Klan. 010
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Due to the racism in the United States, you hardly find white pastors leading Black churches or Black pastors leading white churches. Here’s a rare example of a white couple who led a Black Lutheran church in Birmingham, Alabama, in the 1960s. 100
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Experience at one academic institution may help you navigate life in another academic institution, but each academic institution has its own vibe. You should be looking for the vibe. 020
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 17/08/2025So, I make these brief videos for the general public. Check out my YouTube page and share it if you like them. Also, subscribe. youtu.be/tZA1MelP8Fg?...youtu.beDo Africans Worship God? Part IYouTube video by Prof. Ngong's Ordinary Thoughts 010
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 21/05/2025I said it would get worse very quickly. By tomorrow we will have completed the most dangerous & frightening 24 hours thus far of Trump 2.0. Just to name a few: 1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order. 15783233858
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Happy US book release day to me, my amazing co-author @alexhanna.bsky.social and everyone else who can now open up their own copy!! All the details on ordering, events, and news coverage at thecon.aithecon.aiTHE AI CONHow to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want 1627762
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 13/05/2025"A real evil should not be fought against at the cost of greater misery." ~ Pope Paul VI, "Popularum Progresso" 010
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 26/04/2025www.al.com/news/tuscalo...al.comAlabama scholarship for Black students is discriminatory: ComplaintThe organization said the university should not offer scholarships for people of specific races. 010
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 26/04/2025"Admission to Africana studies, Asian studies, data analytics, disability studies, Middle East studies, philosophy, religious studies, Spanish and women’s and gender studies programs has been suspended starting with the 2025-26 school year...." ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/04/23/u...ohiocapitaljournal.com 020
Reposted by David *Objection* NgongMarc Alan Schelske @marcalanschelske.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Good morning. ☁️ “In worlds such as ours and Paul's where power is manifested in self-assertion, acquisition, and domination, Christ reveals that God's power, indeed the triune nature, is made known to the world in the act of self-emptying... 1/x 101
David *Objection* Ngong @profngong.bsky.social · 26/04/2025"tribes did not exist until constructed as such during the relatively recent expansion of European empires" bulletin.hds.harvard.edu/rethinking-t...bulletin.hds.harvard.eduRethinking ‘Tribalism’Learning from Indigenous ways of knowing and being might help all sides of the political spectrum to become less polarized and rancorous. By Devaka Premawardhana 151