What made me an ally for queer people in the church? A conversation in college I never forgot. 🏳️‍🌈 🧵 ⚓

The new encyclical on AI and war quotes Gandalf, and honestly, it's a perfect fit. Using Tolkien to argue that small, faithful acts of resistance matter in the face of dehumanization is the most "even the smallest person can change the course of the future" energy a papal document has ever had. ⚓

This is what community resistance to authoritarianism and censorship looks like. Let kids play music. youtube.com/live/g862hiq...

There’s a story I heard from John Shelby Spong once. He was friends with the famous astronomer Carl Sagan. One time Sagan came bouncing up to Spong at a party and said, “You know, if Jesus left earth on Ascension Day and travelled at the speed of light, he’d still be in the Milky Way Galaxy!” ⚓️

When the entire book of #Exodus is apparently not enough to stop you..... ⚓

Are all religions really the same? Comparing Gandhi and Khomeini shows why that claim doesn't hold up. For Christians, Jesus is the standard — and that's not a barrier to interfaith dialogue, it's what makes it honest. ⚓

Christian leaders who are vocal with clear concern about Christian Nationalism here and its resemblance to multiple Christian Nationist mvmts in the 20th century - if Christian nationalism becomes ascendant, we'll be remembered as wise elders when the horror it will become finally collapses. ⚓️

Can war ever be good from a Christian perspective? There is a difference between "Just" and "Good." #christianity #episcopalchurch #jesus #justwar ⚓

if Bruce Lee was still alive, you know JD Vance would tell him to be careful when discussing Jeet Kune Do

“For over a thousand years, the Catholic Church has taught just war theory and it is that long tradition the Holy Father carefully references in his comments on war. … a nation can only legitimately take up the sword ‘in self-defense, once all peace efforts have failed’ www.usccb.org/news/2026/us...

Let's just say that if you put #VPOTUS, a recent convert, up against the #Pope about how you interpret St. Augustine on Christian #JustWar Theory, esp when the Pope served as the Prior General of the Order of St. #Augustine, I know who my money is on... ⚓ #Episcopal #Christianity

Is the #Pope being "Too Political" when he speaks out against wars? #Episcopal #Christianity #Politics ⚓

So fellow Christians - do you think this is OK? I think it’s blasphemous for someone who claims to follow Christ. ⚓️ (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/u...

A former JAG Lt Colonel lays out why #POTUS’ statements today already constitute war crimes under US and International law. In short, It’s a war crime to indiscriminately THREATEN civilian infrastructure in order to put pressure on its government. youtube.com/watch?v=uDax...

Here on Easter, our president is once again threatening to draw our military into war crimes by destroying civilian power and transportation infrastructure. ⚓️

Happy Easter! I’m back! The most important thing I want to share today is this new @benwildflower.com icon, an abolitionist anastasis icon showing Jesus harrowing the Hell of imprisonment, which is BREATHTAKING. (I commissioned this piece.) Proclaim resurrection and liberation, friends!

I am SAYING!

“I gave you my peace, but you draw the sword in my name, and you have made a cross for your Savior.” #GoodFriday ⚓️

Just another reminder that if POTUS makes good on his repeated threat to destroy Iranian civilian power infrastructure, he and everyone involved in the strike are guilty of war crimes under both international and US law.

“We tend to consider ourselves powerful when we dominate, victorious when we destroy our equals, great when we are feared.. God has given us an example not of how to dominate, but of how to liberate; not of how to destroy life, but of how to give it.” (Gift Article) ⚓️ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/w...

Maundy Thursday morning - drafting a statement for the #Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee because #ICE has detained the President of the Islamic Society of #Milwaukee. This is exactly how a democracy is supposed to function. Perfectly fine. ⚓ www.interfaithconference.org/statement-on...

Just FYI, intentionally targeting civilian power infrastructure that powers things like hospitals, water treatment, heating, and food refrigeration is a clear violation of the Geneva conventions. We’ve criticized Russia every time they’ve done this to Ukraine.

The new Archbishop of Canterbury making a pilgrimage… ⚓️

“But Europe, in particular, has no great wish to be drawn into America’s conflict. It’s not those countries’ fault that Iran closed this vital maritime artery, driving up prices for cargo and oil worldwide.” (gift article) NATO is purely a defensive alliance. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/b...

“Hey, I know we didn’t talk to you before we started this war, but would you mind sending some help to get us out of this mess? No?! Well then, we didn’t really want or need you anyhow - in fact this was all a loyalty test!!!” 🙄

The SecDef is deeply unserious. The families of the members of our Armed Forces deserve better.

In every war, innocents die. The war porn being peddled by our government right now is an attempt to cover up this reality. This is why wars should always be fought as an absolute last resort. (Gift Article) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

The war is costing American taxpayers nearly a billion dollars a day and depleting munitions that cannot be quickly replaced. If the humanitarian cost does not move you, the economic and military cost should at least give you pause. www.csis.org/analysis/37-...

NEW “We’re celebrating a tradition that is at its core about resisting occupation and maintaining community in the face of horrors. You can’t keep politics out of Irish music. No one should try, for two reasons. First, it’s ahistorical. Second, Minnesotans are ready for a big anti-fascist party.”

I once played drums for Wynton Marsalis.

Can a #war ever be justified from a #Christian perspective? Here are the basics of just war theory in four one-minute videos. ⚓️ youtube.com/playlist?lis...

‘Cause if there’s anything that is self-apparent from world history, it’s that making a religious figure a martyr leads to capitulation and less violence… 🙄 ⚓️ #iran

Constitution: “[The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To declare War”. Military action with the stated intent of regime change is by definition war.

So at the State of the Union, it was repeated that we “completely and utterly destroyed” Iran’s nuclear capacity in the strike last year. It’s being claimed that we are striking them now to destroy their nuclear capacity. Which one is the lie? They cannot both be true.

BREAKING: #CBS bans interview w/ @jamestalarico.bsky.social, who highlights the threat of Christian nationalism, @colbertlateshow.bsky.social. "We were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers... that we could not have him on the broadcast," Colbert said. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

For those who have only seen the #LOTR movies, it's missing one of the most important parts of the books, the "Scouring of the Shire." While the War of the Ring is going on, Saruman's forces spoil and plunder the Shire. youtu.be/gFxozEMIoYg?...

Watched a YouTube about the humane treatment Japanese POWs received at camp McCoy, Wisconsin during WW2. The contrast immediately sprung to mind with how we are treating detainees today.

If you need to hear a Biblically-based response challenging the violence in Minneapolis and elsewhere in our country, you cannot do better than this sermon preached by Presbyterian Elder Andrew Byshenk this morning. ⚓ www.youtube.com/live/eyriwEy...

“‘I think that we may be called to put our bodies on the line and that we should be ready to do that,’ he said. ‘We all have a responsibility to resist this as Christians and that kind of resistance may cost us our life.’” ⚓️ (Times gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/b...

Yes, he was legally carrying a pistol. No, he never touched it during the entire encounter. Yes, the agents shot him AFTER they disarmed him and had him immobilized on his knees. Watch this video analysis from the Post (free gift article) wapo.st/49Zqv1L

#Greenland is all about the Nobel prize.“Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace” gift article - wapo.st/4a0DeSK

“It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me, and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor-who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race.” - Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor ⚓️

Do not look away.

A story of #Wisconsin frontier churchmanship and bizarre behavior. ⚓️ livingchurch.org/church-life/...

I’m not sure I did the #Christmas Ai challenge correct….

“The Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee unequivocally condemns the deadly attack against Jewish worshippers celebrating Chanukah that occurred yesterday on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. …” ⚓️ www.interfaithconference.org/icgm-condemn...

As a person who works in interfaith relations, the truth is that there is much more that unites us than divides us. While nearly all religions have holy war somewhere in their history, there are also large swaths of tolerance, empathy, and cooperation that most people don’t pay attention to. ⚓️

#WHAMMAGEDDON MOST FOUL AT THE ALTAR. ⚓️

Challenging the President’s derogatory comments about people from Somalia with Bishop Matt Gunter’s powerful response, emphasizing human dignity, Christian values, and the importance of respecting all people regardless of origin or background. ⚓ #christianity #episcopal #jesus #POTUS #somali

Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...