They have zero respect for human life. None. So it starts with “easy” cases: he’s brown, and he came here illegally. They send people to die. They send people to torture. They murder people on the high seas. They torture people in our own detention centers. 1/2

Reagan-appointed federal judge: “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”

incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries

Most cruel people are cowards. But what about the ones who inspire cruelty at scale?

Being a tyrant ain’t all grifting and bullying. Well, it’s pretty much all grifting….

Grateful to talk with Dillon and Disember on their God Squad podcast tonight. Soulful conversation about Revelation, its world and ours.

🧵[CW Sexual violence] William Yoo's book on Presbyterian history doesn't beat around the bush, but explains that most white Presbyterians in 18th-19th cent were ghoulishly immoral and tried to turn the brutalizing and rape of enslaved humans into an issue of Biblical interpretation #AwesomeWork 1/10

Local prayer mischief. My second post.

Any Christian movement that recruits from the “top” of society is likely toxic. Lots of campus ministries are that way, but it applies to churches too.

Showing up matters. Has to be backed by determined action, but it absolutely matters. * If it didn’t matter, they wouldn’t pass petty laws to make protest harder. * If it didn’t matter, they wouldn’t whine about it all the time. * “, despots all over the world would just let it happen. It matters.

Video of my TheologyU podcast with Will Bennink. Had a ball….

Very much enjoyed my conversation with Will Bennink on TheologyU!

An international authoritarian movement, y’all.

Gov. Pritzker: "[ICE] killed an unarmed person just a couple of weeks ago in Franklin Park...They killed somebody...They are just putting out their propaganda and then we've gotta later determine what actually happened."

More data-center pushback— on Page One in Ohio: “.. I don't see this as a valid investment .. ," he said. "Frankly, I think there's a growing number of members on my side of the aisle that are like, 'This is ridiculous.'" www.dispatch.com/story/busine...

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

Dean: The president is unhinged Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I don’t control him Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals. Johnson: I didn’t see it. Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.

Our latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers the surprising contemporary insights from the Book of Revelation that are explored in @gregcareyphd.bsky.social’s timely “Rereading Revelation: Theology, Ethics, and Resistance” (@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social).

Put two concepts together: no rules of engagement and US cities as war zones/training grounds. Distraction from Epstein, economy, and shutdown? Sure. Just the fascy kind.

My review - Rereading Revelation: #Theology, #Ethics, & Resistance by @gregcareyphd.bsky.social (@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social ). A thematic look at an enigmatic but important biblical book Mainliners need to pay attention to. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/09/rere... #BookReview @erbks.bsky.social ks

So grateful to Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren for hosting this event with Tulane’s terrific Andrew Ward and me. We had 250-300 folks in person and online. 1/2

Two questions, friends. 1 How close are we to being Hungary, the EU’s poorest country? Answer: one rigged election. The only difference I can see.

I published this a couple of days ago, but the server went down. I do think I offer some important considerations here.

Our fresh news roundup features insights from @gregcareyphd.bsky.social, @adellembanks.bsky.social, @nuriamk.bsky.social, @fiona-ndre.bsky.social, @tiffanystanley.bsky.social, @raushenbush.bsky.social, @jonshorman.bsky.social, @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social, and more!

"Brazilian democracy was not shaken," one of the judges said, referring to the"virus of authoritarianism."

Most simply, Christian Nationalism describes movements that seek to impose their versions of Christian values upon government and the rest of society. But biblical scholar and theologian @gregcareyphd.bsky.social helpfully clarifies some points that are often misunderstood.

My new piece with @wordandway.bsky.social #ChristianNationalism

Are we watching House of Cards? The guy who claimed his apartment was three times bigger than it actually was, who gave wildly different values to properties depending on whether he was seeking loans or paying taxes, is literally targeting enemies for alleged mortgage fraud. 1/2

@gregcareyphd.bsky.social, a scholar of the New Testament and apocalyptic literature, shows how the Book of Revelation can serve as a guide to opposing imperial culture in “Rereading Revelation: Theology, Ethics, and Resistance” (@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social).

I’m not there yet. But would love informed opinions. No paywall.

Wanna understand what happened to American Christianity and democracy? Check out this documentary about Brazil. Same fusion of nihilistic wealth with sensationalist Christian nationalism.

ICE. Soviet gulag system. Nazi concentration camps.

NatCon’s Statement of Principles—signed by Peter Thiel, Yoram Hazony, Russ Vought, etc.—says the “national govt must intervene energetically” to “restore order” in “states or subdivisions” where “law & justice have been manifestly corrupted” or where “lawlessness, immorality, & dissolution reign” 1/

Historian here doing my dissertation on the John Birch Society William Pierce was originally a member, until he was kicked out for being too extreme DHS knows exactly what they’re doing when they release a Turner Diary-adjacent post like this It’s white nationalism done by the government

DHS is recruiting using a not-so-subtle reference to a 1978 book from white nationalist William Gayley Simpson, Which Way Western Man? Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.

It’s complete! I want folks to know how unified we are as a faculty and staff. I’ve had all the feelings for sure, but I’m ready to move forward. Lancaster peeps: “Acquisition” is the necessary legal term. It is an acquisition. Read down to the “key highlights.”

Young woman takes the mic. Grew up in a Christian nationalist home. Home schooled. Went to one of the better evangelical schools, took New Testament, and saw that Jesus was nothing like the religion handed to her. Two others present, similar stories. Jesus is dominionist kryptonite….

South Park’s second episode is amazing…. 😲

Trump calls today's bad jobs report "rigged" and says, "I'll think you'll see some very interesting information come out. You have to have honest reports."

This was recorded in a parallel universe where Fox Business exists but batteries do not.

New: A DOJ investigation had determined that South Carolina officials illegally denied community-based services — required by federal law — to over 1,000 people diagnosed as seriously mentally ill. The lawsuit over these allegations is now on hold. It's not alone. By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social

Big day here!

Unless masses of American citizens accept that WE are responsible for this, we’ll just complain about it like I’m doing now.

It is published! @candidamoss.bsky.social @illdottore.bsky.social

Truly grim

Let's go back to the Durbin letter. He says that after Bondi went on FOXTV and promised the client list and other Epstein files, she ordered a round-the-clock review of the files by FBI personnel, and to "flag" any Trump references: www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Not smelly AT ALL, right? (Sarcasm, people…. These folks are loathsome.)

The central Gabbard/Murdoch thesis is that President Obama engaged in treason against Donald Trump, who was then running for president, by having US intel agencies monitor and report on Russian efforts to manipulate the 2016 elections. It's comical, but reported with breathless seriousness.

Somehow most journalists reporting on the current scandal fail to mention Trump bragging on air about walking in on undressed teenagers or the young women and their parents who confirmed that’s exactly what he used to do.