Anyway I think that fundamentally where I land with CS Lewis is that he is in the small category of Christian writers who inevitably remind me, on a deep and non-trivial level, that I love God even when I think he’s talking rubbish and for that reason he’s one of the saints I feel most drawn to.

A legal scene in which the English attempt at defence is 'we didn't know we weren't allowed to come into your country and galvanize your mummies' is just a bit on the nose.

That Farage only did this as a child and it was just childish shit, motherfucker how do you think it affected the victims? Do you think it fucking matters the age of the racist? They are equally harmful. He should be nowhere near government, and yet here we are. Probably the next PM. /End.

Since we're talking about childhood racists, let me share something. My first direct experience of racism was in South London, age 5. Do not be shocked. In terms of age, it's about average for Black folks. I arrived at school and nobody was talking to me. I was one of two Black boys in our class.

I have observed this in my acquaintance with Judaism as an interested Gentile. Some Christians really need to learn from this example.

The opinion by the head of a commission charged with considering the question in effect states that the Catholic Church officially views women as 'other.'

Religious leaders have to lead the fight against ICE terror and fascism, otherwise they are what MLK called an "irrelevant social club." We have to do everything we can and I'm happy to lead a church doing everything it can to fight back, including using our sacred symbols. More on our nativity 👇👇👇

How refreshing to see FIFA, an organization famous for *taking* bribes, giving a bribe to a venal slob thirsty for false adulation.

I sincerely did not believe it was possible for FIFA to be more corrupt or disgraceful, and I'm genuinely impressed that they managed to surprise me.

“The others are awkward and inarticulate (they are very English children, when’s all said and done).” Said the Welshman.

If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.

Im dead serious @labourlist.bsky.social im planning on going so wanna know what proof i need if someone accuses me of being a transgender and what to ask for if i spot one

Genuine question. What invasion of privacy will you choose to determine biological sex

It’s wild to me that people will challenge me on being a priest like the church isn’t blessed to have me. 💅

The good Boomers also don't understand how 100% not divisive "social" stuff like gay rights, trans care, universal healthcare and, broadly, immigration are for the under-40s.

Also: the "masculinity of Christ, and therefore the masculinity of those who receive Holy Orders, is not accidental but is an integral part of sacramental identity, preserving the divine order of salvation in Christ". I understand the history of this, but I struggle to see the theological logic

Icymi @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social

Reminder also that, unless you're mainlining twitter, lots of Cons voters don't like people who use slurs, by snobbery if not by principle.

Creulondeb er mwyn creulondeb yn unig.

And if *I* learned about this as a teenager in rural Appalachia, the Eurovision board has absolutely no excuse

I actually agree that Israel never should have been allowed to compete, but not because of geography- historically and politically they are a European state! But they’ve been doing this shit for longer than they’ve been competing, they never should have been allowed to start bsky.app/profile/smoe...

the thing all the discourse around Eurovision and Israel seems to miss is that: Russia got kicked out!! there is not only precedent, there is immediate and *still active* precedent. it’s the hypocrisy as much as anything

Someone in an otherwise good US drama just said “till death us depart” in a terrible English period drama accent, and now I must smash stuff up

At some point in the last few years we slipstreamed into an alternative reality where Nothing Fucking Works Any More and everyone just shrugs and goes “well what can you do?”

… and I’ve just realised that the whole damn book is called “The Truth” and Mr Tulip is redeemed by his willingness to face the truth about himself when Death offers him it, and Mr Pin is damned because he can’t and won’t. Aargh, Pratchett was such a brilliant writer.

Mostly I think Farage is just confused that people are suddenly mad at him for being a racist. Sometimes these types forget that the vast majority of people don't speak Far Right Dogwhistle.

i need to hear from other people in ministry, any type, who have cared for babies

Every current external nursing and midwifery job at Chesterfield has a section stating that it is open to overseas applicants and that the Trust can sponsor those who need it. Every single one. Are you confused or fibbing, Tobes?

I suppose if they were English Henbots I'd draw them with bowler hats and also having an argument though. Or forming a queue.

ok Dorian got there in one neat post when my short thread still just sort of failed to get to the point:

And they really do just fall apart when you don’t agree with the assertion that *those people* shouldnt be able to live in the country. They know it looks bad to say the racism and xenophobia out loud so they keep it as this nebulous,yknow *the illegal illegals that are illegal* for *reasons* (wink)

I mean, it absolutely bothers me how much I think about Nigel Farage, yes. But I realised that laundering was his main skill years ago when every UKIP rising star imploded after accidentally doing a racism on BBCQT or somethin

Exactly. His favourite place to be is in the "nudge, nudge, you know what I mean" dog whistling zone. He also knows that condemning his teenage outright racism too vehemently will upset the many supporters of his who think it's great.

[shamelessly both promoting Dorian's point and adding my own] Farage has always been very good at doing sort of golf club racism. He has an instinctive grasp on what codes to use and how much he can say before people recoil that his heirs and imitators lack. (...more)

(I am very grateful to my donors for making sure I didn't bleed out on the table, but did they HAVE to teach my immune system new annoying tricks? Lol.)

Duckett is one very lucky man. He dropped Carey first ball and two balls later Jacks caught Smith who was the set batsman. Then he dropped Inglis and Stokes bowled him next ball #TheAshes

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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...

It's also because of how he's flailing around in responding. Blood in the water etc...

Not at all an odd thing. (I had a massive breakdown at school just before my A levels, didn't get A levels, spent my 20s with a series of misdiagnoses of mental health conditions and largely on disability benefits and didn't get my BA til I was 28. I've just passed the viva for the PhD at 36)

During the bit of my PhD where I had a stipend and PIP I finally made myself buy some decent adjustable crutches and a lightweight manual wheelchair and it has made the world of difference to my ability to work with less debilitating pain.

As a parent of an SEND child (who's been v lucky with diagnosis/statement/edu support etc), I am very forthright with the grubby fact that a bit of initial investment is difference between a working tax payer or a lifelong welfare recipient. I'm an unapologetic lefty, but... ffs. Sweat your assets.

Yeah - I just think as a starting point, let's start by 'why aren't people with certain diagnoses working' not 'is the increased rate of diagnoses the problem?'

Right. And if we look into the barriers to work we are at least likely to find some cases where with the right accommodations and with the money that comes from work people's overall situations are less disabling.

Cyclones and extreme rainfall in South-East Asia have killed at least 1300 people, while hundreds more remain missing in Sri Lanka and Indonesia #cyclones #southeatasia #churchnews #churchtimes

“…how could they let insane people gain control of devices that could do so much harm? If you knew a man was out of his mind, you restrained him. You didn’t give him power.” Octavia E. Butler, Lilith's Brood Such an excellent yet underrated series.

Day 4212 of wishing the UK would stop concerning itself with people's junk. Deeply unhinged. If I personally took that much interest in the genitals of people I've never met, I'd be rightly shunned and disciplined.

In fairness, many of them weren’t bored at all, they were very happy because they had lots of time for their special interests..

Yeah this happened to me as well. I was just clever and weird, apparently. Never mind all the ways I was weird were pretty much a checklist for it, I was comparatively high functioning and always had some friends sort of. My life would be very different if I had known.