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Over the past decades, not just during Trump’s terms, the use of the Bible to justify what passes for “law and order” (and the punishing of the poor) has only intensified. @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org says this is anything but new in the US.

You can’t, but that hasn’t stopped Republican politicians and religious leaders from using biblical references to punish the poor. @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org

Trump’s theological apologists use Jesus’s name & the Bible’s texts to justify deadly, inhumane, & unchristian policy/action. 30 years ago, these same texts were used to prop up American imperial power & punish the poor via the 1996 Welfare Reform Act. This led me to become a biblical scholar. 🧵1

"In a Trumpian world, where Christian extremism is becoming the norm, we must not let the words of Beulah Sanders be forgotten or the worst fears of countless prophets and freedom fighters come true." www.alternet.org/trump-using-...

✨ Launch day ✨ These prayers rise from the wisdom of poor and dispossessed communities—embodied practices that transform, empower & reclaim the sacred as collective action for justice. #WePrayFreedom 👉 bit.ly/WePrayFreedom

There is never a suggestion, of course, that the rich, who have functionally stolen people’s wages and engorged themselves by denying them healthcare, are in any way to blame, writes @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org: www.commondreams.org/opinion/bibl...

"The whole of the Christian Bible, starting with Genesis and ending with the Book of Revelation, has an arc of justice to it. The historical equivalents of anti-poverty programs run through it all." www.nationofchange.org/2025/09/10/y...

“Over the past decades, the use of the Bible to justify what passes for ‘law and order’ (and the punishing of the poor) has only intensified." Read on! www.commondreams.org/opinion/bibl...

Theological Abominations in Trump's America by @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org

"Such 'Christian' politicians regularly misuse Biblical passages to blame the impoverished for their poverty. There is never a suggestion that the rich, who have stolen people’s wages and engorged themselves by denying them healthcare, are in any way to blame." Read on! truthout.org/articles/tru...

✨ We Pray Freedom is out now—prayers + rituals for justice + liberation. 👉 bit.ly/WePrayFreedom These aren’t just prayers—they’re blueprints for liberation. #WePrayFreedom #WeSingFreedom #LiturgiesOfLiberation

TOMORROW “We Pray Freedom” launches! (order in bio) "In a time of plenty marred by so much poverty, organizing for social, political, and economic change is holy work." –Charon Hribar from “Celebration”

This Tuesday!

4 days left to preorder “We Pray Freedom”! (link in bio) "We join together with the ancient witnesses of our faiths, to weep, wail, and mourn until we finally get the nation's attention." –Rev. Dr. Jessica Williams "We will continue to organize and fight!" –Rev. Dr. Letiah Fraser

5 days left to preorder “We Pray Freedom”! (link in bio) "Love rises into action, love flows through us and among and beyond us to our siblings in exodus because love knows no borders.” –Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson from “A Prayer for Migrant Justice”

6 days left to preorder “We Pray Freedom”! (link in bio) "Goddess born from the struggle between good and evil, guide us toward the light. In a world where plenty is possible, let us end hunger, thirst, and homelessness." –Shailly Gupta Barnes from “A Prayer for Diwali”

ONE WEEK LEFT to preorder “We Pray Freedom”! (link in bio) “No one is getting left behind this time, we get there together or never get there at all.” –Joshua Blaine from "We Get There Together, Passover Seder: The Ritual”

8 days left to preorder “We Pray Freedom”! (link in bio) "We breathe as one with all life and dedicate our breath to remembering and protecting and taking good care of those most basic and essential elements of life -- for all."–Karenna Gore from “Liturgy for the Earth”

9 days left to preorder “We Pray Freedom”! (link in bio) "If we get caught up in our rituals and don't hear the cry of the poor... then our fasting is in vain."–Jamel Coy Hudson from “A Ramadan Ritual”

10 days left to preorder “We Pray Freedom”! (link in bio) “Courage, my friend, you do not move alone. We will move with you, and sing your spirit home.” –Ciara Taylor from a South African Anti-Apartheid Movement Song

Only 11 days until “We Pray Freedom” hits the shelves! (preorder link in bio) "Oramos por las almas de las personas fallecidas en los desiertos, en las montañas, en los rios y oceanos en su camino por una mejor vida." –ana g. lara lopez from “Día de los Muertos and All Saints' Day: The Prayer“

Only 12 days until “We Pray Freedom” hits the shelves! (preorder link in bio) "May the Lord's holy fires alight upon the oppressive empire and make way for the kingdom of heaven on earth."–Tim Shenk from “Prayer for Pentecost”

14 days left to preorder “We Pray Freedom”! Link in bio. "We ring the bells for our best selves, yet to be. For our friends, Family, and all who join us in our quest for justice and an end to poverty amidst plenty." –Ashley Hufnagel from “A Bell Ceremony: The Ritual”

15 days until launch!

16 days until #WePrayFreedom!

"We Pray Freedom" will be released on September 9th. The book contains ritual practices & liturgies from over 80 faith and movement leaders.

In the US, the liberatory heart of Christianity, among other religious traditions, has always been a source of strength for popular social movements. It still plays a vital role in advancing a more just and vibrant democracy in the Trump era. @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org @tomdispatch.bsky.social

The Honorables: Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis w/ Noam Sandweiss-Back "This Far-Right Movement Is Hijacking Local Churches" ".... we can’t concede religion to extremists. Christian nationalists weaponize the Good Book ... distort the word of God with impunity. ..." link: www.thenation.com/article/acti...

The 71st Synod School commenced on Sunday with worship led by the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis who focused on this year's theme: “Re-Forming ‘Normal’: Expanding Hope.” Read more about the service here: pcusa.org/news-storyte...

"We need to forge new alliances across racial, religious, geographic, and partisan lines... we can’t concede religion to extremists" @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org www.thenation.com/article/acti... with @thenation.com

Today’s ongoing political crisis should remind concerned Christians that they can’t sit out the battle for the Bible and should remind the rest of us that we can’t concede religion to extremists, say @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org and Noam Sandweiss-Back. www.commondreams.org/opinion/batt...

In the US, the liberatory heart of Christianity, among other religious traditions, has always been a source of strength for popular social movements. It’s the strength for leaders facing off with Christian nationalism. @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org

In small towns, as well as cities like Harrisburg, there is an underreported but epic struggle being waged for the hearts and minds of everyday people, with ripple effects for the entire nation. #WeCryJustice www.commondreams.org/opinion/batt.... @commondreams.org & @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org

Our fresh news roundup features insights from @adellembanks.bsky.social, @fiona-ndre.bsky.social, @hana-kiros.bsky.social, @markkeierleber.bsky.social, @fbugenhagen.bsky.social, @joshwmarcus.bsky.social, @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org, @nominuj.bsky.social, @terrencemccoy.bsky.social, and more!

@liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org & Noam Sandweiss-Back at TomDispatch today: What will it take to ignite a democratic awakening in this now Trumpist country of ours? tomdispatch.com/winn...

In a world consumed by political polarization, economic crises and rising violence, there is a growing hunger for spiritual practices that do not retreat from reality but help us face it with courage, clarity and collective action. #WePrayFreedom faithandleadership.com/how-prayer-r...

@liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org and Noam Sandweiss-Back on the still vital role of religion in advancing a more just and vibrant democracy in the Trumpian era. tomdispatch.com/winn...

"In small towns, as well as cities like Harrisburg, there is an underreported but epic struggle being waged for the hearts and minds of everyday people, with ripple effects for the entire nation." @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org via @salonnewsroom.bsky.social www.salon.com/2025/07/21/t...

There are brave faith leaders standing firmly in the breach, refusing to let the Bible and the church be hijacked by extremists. @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org with @tomdispatch.bsky.social #WeCryJustice #PowerOfThePoor

Winning Hearts and Minds: The Struggle to Thrive and Not Just Barely Survive in Trump's America by @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org & Noam Sandweiss-Back tomdispatch.com/winn...

“The leadership we need in this moment comes from the bottom, not the top.”—Noam Sandweiss-Back with @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org on @twibar.bsky.social #TheWayForward

There’s an untold lineage of organizing among the poor over the last 30-40 years. @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org was directly a part of these movements. She and Noam Sandweiss-Back joined forces to tell this hidden history.

What kind of progress do you make when the people most affected by the exploitation of our society are the people who change the systems under which we live? @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org and Noam Sandweiss-Back tell the untold story of the anti-poverty movement. buff.ly/O5WueGg

How to fight back against Trump? Look to poor people’s movements | Rev Dr Liz Theoharis and Noam Sandweiss-Back www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Join Ell as she interviews co-host Rev. Liz Theoharis @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org and new guest Noam Sandweiss-Back of the @kairoscenter.org and the Poor People's Campaign on their book, You Only Get What You're Organized to Take. shows.acast.com/the-word-in-...

“We cannot be satisfied simply with righteous acts of protest and mass mobilization. The question is how to transform our growing indignation into lasting and visionary power.” — @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org‬

"...the contemporary legislative, executive, and judicial attacks on trans and nonbinary people closely parallel a decades-long strategy of the Christian right to politicize abortion access, an issue previously not considered political by a majority of Americans, including a majority of Christians."

An absolute MUST READ in @thenation.com by Aaron Scott, @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org, and Moses Hernandez McGavin about the Christian nationalist movement's attack on trans rights and dignity — and what Christians and other people of faith can do about it. #RecommitToPride

In the Trump years, the slew of homophobic and transphobic attacks has been inseparable from the rise of Christian nationalism and religious extremism. Now in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...