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A Christian Resistance

@xianresistance.bsky.social
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You can follow Christ or you can follow trump but you can't follow both. Christian Nationalism has nothing to do with Jesus, it is a heresy.

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 9h
Californians' lives are not expendable in Donald Trump's unhinged, reckless war in Iran. This is yet another callous comment from the tyrant in the White House who dragged the American people into a war that we do not want.
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Renée in L.A. 🐦‍⬛ @reneepatrice.bsky.social · 5h
Sending love tonight to all of my Jewish friends. Tomorrow will be hard but many of us stand with you. 🫂💙
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 11h
You can't even encourage Iran to annihilate a couple of major American cities anymore because of WOKE.
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Lutheran Potluck @lutheranpotluck.bsky.social · 15h
Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all. —Galatians 6
A bumblebee gathers pollen from a purple flower.
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BCP Minus Context @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Defend us, your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies;
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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
On his birthday, remembering John Hoyt, who played Dr. Phil Boyce in Star Trek's first pilot, "The Cage"—making him our very first Star Trek doctor. His character turned up on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds this year.
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Top: Screesnhot from Jurassic Park where the T-Rex breaks out of the fence & attacks the jeeps. Caption says, "Rage Against the Machine protesting against the DNC"

Bottom: Screenshot of Barney the Dinosaur smiling & holding his hands up. Caption says, "Rage Against the Machine protesting against the RNC"
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Tom Morello is a sanctimonious fool. He's also a multi-millionaire who hasn't suffered at all under trump. Just because someone's a good musician doesn't make them a good person, or a good American!
Screenshot from Rolling Stone interview in which multimillionaire leftist hypocrite T Morello trash-talks Democrats, beats his chest about not voting for Kamala Harris, blames her for "what happened in Gaza", & not so subtly tells other people they shouldn't have voted for her either.
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Democrats @democrats.org · 05/10/2026
If you live in the following states, TODAY is the last day to register to vote before the midterm elections: Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas Go to IWillVote.com for more info.
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Happy Birthday to Neil deGrasse Tyson!
Promotional photo for Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey. Neil degrasse Tyson is wearing a suit, looking at the camera, & surrounded by many planets with stars in the background. 📸 FOX
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Happy 88th Birthday to Teresa Heinz-Kerry!
Teresa Heinz & Senator John Kerry at a campaign event in 2004. She is smiling & giving a thumbs-up sign to a crowd. There is a large U.S. flag behind them. 

📸 Getty
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Republican Congressman Dennis Hastert (1942~2026) was a truly evil man who has harmed untold millions of people, both through his politics & by his own personal actions. May God have mercy on his wicked soul, & give healing & peace to his victims.
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"To the Judges & officers of our Courts give understanding & integrity, that human rights may be safeguarded & justice served. Give grace to your servants, O Lord." ~ BCP, p. 822 #SCOTUS
Screenshot from Reuters: stock photo of Supreme Court building with several people walking by. 

Headline: US Supreme Court mulls immigrant detention, gambling, Ten Commandments cases. Some big cases may be added to the Supreme Court's docket for it's new term.
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Snoopy 10/4/1950 Debut. Left side: Charles Schulz drawing of Snoopy as he appeared in the 1980's~2000 era. Right side: the first four-panel daily comic strip to feature Snoopy, as a more realistic looking beagle. 

meme credit: The Charles M. Schulz Museum
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Lord Christ, your saints have been the lights of the world in every generation: Grant that we who follow in their footsteps may be made worthy to enter with them into that heavenly country where you live & reign forever & ever." ~ BCP, p. 111 #EveningPrayer #SaintFrancisOfAssisi
"Saint Francis Preaching to Birds" (circa 1374). Tempera on panel painting. The Courtald Art Museum (London, England).
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
~ BCP, p. 833 #SaintFrancisOfAssisi
A Prayer attributed to St. Francis

Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where
there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where
there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

~ Book of Common Prayer, page 833

meme credit Episcopal Relief & Development

Dark blue & black text on a pale blue background.
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Most high, omnipotent, good Lord, grant your people grace to renounce gladly the vanities of this world: that following the way of blessed Francis, we may for love of you delight in your whole creation with perfectness of joy..."
Christian icon titled "Saint Francis of Assisi" with red letters in the top left hand corner & a red border. Saint Francis is shown wearing a brown robe with a cincture (a rope for a belt), there is a golden halo around his head, & stigmata on his hands & feet. He is standing in a forest blessing a multitude of animals: a dove, a cardinal, a sparrow (?), a donkey, a lamb, a wolf, a mallard duck, & two rabbits. 

image credit unknown.
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
~ BCP, p. 234 #SundayCollect
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A wall decoration with a brown wooden frame, a black canvas with a golden border & text: 

Lord make us instruments of Thy peace. 

~ Saint Francis of Assisi

Decoration made by Herr's Classic Guidelines Plaque (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). 📸 ACR
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"We give thanks to the Father, who has made us worthy to share in the inheritance of the saints in light." ~ Colossians 1:12/ BCP, p. 77 #MorningPrayer #SaintFrancisOfAssisi
The oldest surviving depiction of Saint Francis is a fresco near the entrance of the Benedictine abbey of Subiaco, painted between March 1228 - March 1229.
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"The Earth is the Lord's, for he made it: O come, let us adore him." ~ BCP, p. 44 #MorningPrayer #SaintFrancisOfAssisi
"Saint Francis Preaching to the Birds" (circa 1280). 
Wall painting in Wissington (Suffolk, England).
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
~ BCP, p. 134 #Compline
(Left side) Black & White photo of a statue: a woman weeping.

(Right side) white text on black background:

"Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the
joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen."

Color image of The Episcopal Shield
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"O hear us when we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea." ~ The Hymnal 1982, #608
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BCP Minus Context @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace.
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Unpopular opinion: I actually prefer this version (or at least this line) of the Lord's Prayer.
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"We praise you for your saints who have entered into joy, May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom." ~ BCP, p. 387 #SaintFrancisofAssisi Died on this night, 800 years ago.
"La morte di San Francesco" by Giotto (c. 1325), Basilica di Santa Croce (Florence, Italy).
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Pike's legal team welcomed Strada's departure but said "it does nothing to help Christa now." "What happened to her Wednesday reflects a systemic failure that goes far beyond any one person..." #AbolishTheDeathPenalty
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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On her birthday, remembering Persis Khambatta, who played Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. (Her very first production in the U.S. was the 1977 TV movie "The Man with the Power," which co-starred John de Lancie and Roger Perry.)
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Kat4Obama @kat4obama.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"As good a man as God ever created." President Obama on bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction on then-VP and future POTUS Joe Biden. Keep the faith. Spread the faith. 🗽
2017: "As good a man as God ever created." President Obama on bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction on then-VP and future POTUS Joe Biden.
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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We wish a very happy birthday to Avery Brooks, who played Commander/Captain/Emissary Benjamin Sisko for all 7 seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and is the only actor to appear in every single episode of the series. He also directed nine episodes.
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Bowie Snodgrass @bowiesnodgrass.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. #Luke6 #dailyoffice
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Happy 75th Birthday to Sting!
Sting performing live, wearing a fancy silver suit & playing his iconic distressed bass guitar.Sting in The Police.Bono & Sting sharing a microphone at Live Aid.Sting in The Simpsons.
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Happy 59th Birthday to Gillian Welch!
Gillian Welch performing at an outdoor concert. She is standing in front of 3 black microphones, holding a Gibson acoustic guitar. She is wearing a long black dress with spaghetti straps & a matching choker. She has long gray or white hair & a big, bright smile. 

📸 Anna Powell Denton (2026)
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Happy Peanuts Anniversary!
Peanuts 10/2/1950 Debut

Left side: a color drawing Charlie Brown as he appeared in the 80's & 90's, by Charles Schulz

Right side: the first published daily strip. 4 panels in black & white. Shermy & Patty are sitting on a step watching Charlie Brown as he approaches & walks past them. Shermy is the only one who speaks:

"Well! Here comes ol' Charlie Brown!"

"Good ol' Charlie Brown! Yes sir!"

"Good ol' Charlie Brown..."

"How I hate him!"
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Pete Hegseth is twisting scripture again.
YouTube video by Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In Memoriam: Tom Petty (October 20, 1950~ October 2, 2017). "I think for it to be unhip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me had some sense of hope in them."
Color photograph of Tom Petty sitting cross-legged on the floor, playing his iconic Rickenbacker guitar. He's wearing aviator sunglasses, a black suit with a brown & white flowery shirt, & black Converse shoes. 📸 Sam Jones (2010)
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Someone who says, ‘I am against abortion’ but says, ‘I am in favour of the death penalty’ is not really pro-life." ~ Pope Leo XIV #BlessedAreTheMerciful #AbolishTheDeathPenalty
Color photo of Pope Leo smiling & waving to the crowd during outdoor mass. He is wearing white liturgical vestments & a matching miter embroidered with blue stripes & gold hems, black crosses, & green leafs. He is holding a silver crozier (Bishop's staff) topped with a crucifix. 📸 Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/Getty
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In Memoriam: Kim Shattuck (July 17, 1963 ~ October 2, 2019) "Sadly, it runs in my damn family, & that disease is a mystery to just about every scientist! We are definitely interested in finding a cure for ALS! Cure it already!"
Color photo of Kim Shattuck performing live at an outside gig, with balloons & golden streamers in the background. There is also a Fender amp with a water bottle sitting on top of it. She's singing into a microphone & playing an iconic 1970's Gretsch electric guitar ("the beast"). She is wearing a long-sleeved black dress with a white lace collar. Her hair is colored blonde & is hanging down over her face. She has a big, bright, open-mouth smile. 

📸 LA BEAT
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Bowie Snodgrass @bowiesnodgrass.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.” - Jesus #Luke6 #dailyoffice
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Let us learn together & laugh together & work together & pray together, confident that in the end, we will triumph together in the right.” ~ President Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977
Color photo of President Carter's inauguration
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/10/2026
Tennessee officials failed to carry out the lethal injection of death row inmate Christa Pike on Wednesday. Her attorneys say she is alive and in critical condition after being given two doses of pentobarbital meant to kill her. to.pbs.org/4dkllQm
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What we know about Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike
Tennessee officials failed to carry out the lethal injection of death row inmate Christa Pike on Wednesday. Her attorneys say she is alive and in critical condition after being given two separate dose...
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Jimmy Carter (1924~2024). American Naval Officer, Farmer, Georgia State Senator, Georgia Governor, 39th President of the United States, Diplomat, Humanitarian, Writer, Sunday School Teacher. Born on this day in Plains, Georgia. "To me, faith is not just a noun, but also a verb."
A photo of President Carter waving & smiling from the door of Air Force One in May, 1977. The wind is blowing his hair & necktie. He is casually holding his jacket over his shoulder. In the background the sky is bright blue with very faint white clouds. 

📸 Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum
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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happy birthday to Elizabeth Dennehy, Commander Shelby in the Star Trek TNG two-parter "The Best of Both Worlds," promoted to Fleet Admiral Shelby by the time of Star Trek: Picard. Showrunner Terry Matalas has suggested she survived. 🤞
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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
On what would have been his 102nd birthday, I’m thinking of President Jimmy Carter. As a patriot, a humanitarian, and a leader who centered human rights, he embodied what it means to make your faith come alive through public service. His legacy will long outlive us all.
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BCP Minus Context @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
R. Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people.
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lethal injections fail more often than people realize. In fact, more than any other form of execution. I'm continuing to pray for Christa Pike & am thankful that Governor Lee finally did the right thing. #AbolishTheDeathPenalty
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Tennessee governor suspends all executions after Christa Pike’s lethal injections fail
Independent inquiry ordered after halted execution of Pike, who was convicted of murder
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St. Simeon the Holy Fool @simeonthefool.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
:taps sign: :no I just thought it would be a good moment for us to look at this sign:
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
~ BCP, p. 134 #Compline #ChristaPike #BlessedAreTheMerciful #AbolishTheDeathPenalty
(Left side) Black & White photo of a statue: a woman weeping.

(Right side) white text on black background:

"Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the
joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen."

Color image of The Episcopal Shield
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty
Does this old poop have any advice for young people in times of such awful trouble? 

Well, I'm sure you know that our country is the only so-called advanced nation that still has a death penalty.

But listen: If anyone here should wind up on a gurney in a lethal-injection facility, here is what your last words should be:

"This will certainly teach me a lesson."

~ Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

"Armageddon in Retrospect", p. 22
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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"If Jesus were alive today, we would kill him with lethal injection. I call that progress. We would have to kill him for the same reason he was killed the first time. His ideas were just too liberal." ~ Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. #BlessedAreTheMerciful #AbolishTheDeathPenalty
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