CM Pope

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die. Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

As a nation, we are week by week less prosperous, less secure, less humane, less democratic, less prepared for a health crisis or a natural disaster. The responses—widen circle of allies, pressure political leaders, use your voice, vote, be curious, describe the human cost of dismantling the U.S.

This is a fruit of American Evangelicalism.

We’ve seen this gimmick before

1. Last weekend, the lead pastor at Lutheran Church of Hope, the largest church in the DSM metro, said the church policy was to welcome everyone, gay and straight, trans and cisgendered, but that statement raised some questions for me, because they don't officiate weddings for LGBTQ couples

It is a hard day to be an Iowan. And yet, there is still solidarity, there will be justice, and we won’t give up on finding it.

By accepting Trump’s anti-Black premise and regurgitating the narrative that equates anything Black as DEI, the NY Times has become part of the propaganda machine

When they say the quiet part out loud, believe them

New post: This week, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird & her staff lied repeatedly about a federal lawsuit Iowa joined, which could blow up Section 504 protections for people with disabilities. My report (with audio from my short Q&A with the AG on Monday): www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/02/16/b...

Our Trans Family and History WILL NOT BE ERASED 🏳️‍⚧️ Rally at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City in response to the current administration’s efforts to erase transgender people.

Hey look, fascism. www.wbaltv.com/article/nati...

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COLLINS: “AP says you banned them because they won’t call it ‘Gulf of America’ — does this mean Trump will retaliate against reporters who don’t use language you want them to, and how does this align with your first amendment commitment?” Beyond parody. Also, chilling.

Tough night for conspiracy theories. And we were pulling for this one! If you can’t believe in an NFL + refs + chiefs plot to rig an entire football season, what CAN you believe in?! #raygun #superbowl

This is who blocked your entry

This amounts to the most significant data leak in cyber history. Private individuals in the data business now have access to your Social Security information. This violates privacy laws in every state. Hopefully, state AGs will file suit & pursue criminal charges. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

More record-breaking extreme weather in Iowa. First time with highs in the 50s on five straight days in January. The climate crisis isn’t going away because of the election results. #ActOnClimate

1/ Remember This: Trump would not be in office if it were not for the MAGA Christen, CN adherents, and numerous Christian leaders. Everything you see happening in America, RIGHT NOW ... the chaos, pain, and cruelty ... is what a "Christian nation" looks like. It's the fruit of American Christendom.

Seminary did not prepare me for the amount of pest control there is in parish ministry

Dear MAGA Christen ... is there anyone who can tell me what "distortion" Bishop Budde uttered or how her words deviated from orthodox Christian doctrine? Just ONE citation or point. Bonus: Can you explain how this is not an act of an ersatz Magaministerium fur die Kirchliche Angelegenheiten?

If she can do it, we can all do it.

The church in the United States has lost almost all validity with multiple generations not because we've failed to teach what Jesus would do, but because those who mostly loudly claim to follow Jesus seem to want nothing to do with what they taught us Jesus would do.

Now that Trump is in office he's immediately pivoted from "the President is responsible for anything bad that happens in the world" to "Me? That's not my problem."

Remember this when every climate change denying governor asks for help

As a delegate of the longest quadrennium ever, I kind of want an author credit

every single evangelical who read the LEFT BEHIND series is straight up doing the garfield "i wonder who that's for" meme

We need to put to bed, forever, the pretense that, in the country, "Justice is blind". Trump received no penalty despite being a convicted criminal because of who he is and the position he is about to hold. I know y'all already know that justice has *never* been blind; just highlighting it again.

Of note: Feucht has yet to change/take down any of the promotions for this event (website, social media, etc) despite the priest now telling multiple outlets it isn't happening at his church. Feucht has, however, claimed there is "warfare" against his efforts to host the event.

Prayers for the church in Nigeria following this fight and shooting

After the election, I decided it was a good time to brush up on Bonhoeffer. I always think there should be one more letter from Dietrich

My plan costs nearly 18,000 a year and comes with a 4,000 deductible on top of that. Thankfully, I don’t need to use my plan that much. If I did need it, I don’t know if I could count on it. But at least I got my Covid booster and four shot for “free”

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

Today I had a meeting with a gay men’s chorus to finalize details about the group rehearing at our church. As a United Methodist, this is one way that I’m happy to have GMC on my calendar

If you’re looking for an inclusive church this Christmas Eve, www.churchclarity.org and www.gaychurch.org can be

i dare this guy to meet jesus and ask him how long he’s been married to his wife and how many kids he has

I moved over here before deleting my x account assuming I may go back. I only went back to delete it.

The Christmas tree is up and made the pups (and @natenims.bsky.social) pose with me. #corgi #HappyChristmas

Most of the time Twitter is a pretty toxic place, but other times someone tries to make Jesus into a racist and the official Community Notes are like “not today!”

Related *to* the relatedly, last year I asked Doug Wilson — the Idaho pastor and popular purveyor of Christian nationalism whose denomination, the CREC, includes the church of Trump Defense Sec nominee Peter Hegseth — about the hanging of Quakers by Puritans mentioned here. This was his response: