Political violence is never the answer to what ails the political order.

Operation Mauling Scripture On Thursday (June 12), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went to the Western Wall to place a note between the stones.

Netanyahu is using Numbers 23:24 to justify military strikes on Iran. I unpack this dangerous misuse of Scripture:
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Trump’s Big Bill Would Be More Regressive Than Any Major Law in Decades (Gift Article) Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, released Thursday, offer a detailed view into the effects on income groups.

Big tax cut bills typically don't leave the poor worse off. Bills cutting the safety net don't normally include benefits for the rich.

The GOP reconciliation bill is something we haven't really seen before. w/ @aliciaparlap.bsky.social + @sangerkatz.bsky.social

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Sometimes I wonder what the early church would do when someone wanders into the faith community and says: you know, maybe the emperor is actually divine.

Christian Witness in an Age of Change and Collapse By Dr. Lewis Brogdon Executive Director of the Institute for Black Church Studies, BSK Theological Seminary   He (Mordecai) sent back this answer: “Do not

"The tectonic plates of our world have shifted. Christian leaders, preachers, and congregations must awaken to the reality that discernment of the times is not a luxury — it is a necessity."


Check out Dr. Brogdon's most recent powerful article below!
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No, there is not a "crime wave" driven by non-U.S. citizens

Recent data show that just 3% of people jailed are non-citizens. And since most people detained in jail have not been convicted, it’s likely that only a fraction of that 3% have actually been found guilty of any crime.

Many very bad proposals are embedded in the budget reconciliation package heading through Congress.
This one is the most dangerous.

“Do you agree people should be considered ‘innocent until proven guilty’? Trump doesn’t.”

That’s what this is all about. It’s not hard to communicate at all.

Also, Tuesday of Holy Week is tax day: "And they came to him and asked, 'Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?'"

Tomorrow is the day Jesus was asked this question. And it is Tax Day in the US.

Tell me that we're not actually living Holy Week this year.

Christians must push back against any attempt to dehumanize and devalue others. Let's be clear, none of us deserve grace.... that's why it's a gift. If your faith is built on arrogance rather than humility then it's time to rethink it.

God's kingdom...is focused on the poor & imprisoned, the lost coin, the lost sheep, the lost son, the outsider & the outcast, the least among us...(It) is ironic, unruly, unroyal: the last are first, insiders are out & outsiders are in...(it) makes no sense in the eyes of the world.

-John Caputo

Congress can end this at any time.

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.

Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

VW ID 4 missing from the list...

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

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California now has nearly 50% more EV chargers than gas nozzles California now has 178,549 public and shared private EV chargers – hitting a major milestone with 48% more chargers statewide than gas nozzles. more…

California now has nearly 50% more EV chargers than gas nozzles

USDA cancels $500M in food deliveries, leaving food banks scrambling The Trump administration’s latest move, which follows $1 billion in cuts to food aid programs, puts more pressure on groups trying to feed hungry Americans.

No, the answer isn’t “the church should be doing this instead.” The church should also be doing this, but not instead of the government. The church’s contribution to the common good of the civil order includes supporting government in doing what only the scale of government can do. wapo.st/4hzaSjh

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

The media can (and should) reject the Right's deceptive frame. This is not about "references to diversity, equity, and inclusion."

It is a neosegregationist attempt to erase everyone but white males from the nation's history.

To reject the diverse beauty of God’s creation—the diversity of our neighbours—is to reject God.

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️

The Push To Save Black Modernist Architecture Is Working Plus: Remember M. Paul Friedberg, the designer who made landscape architecture truly urban.

The Push To Save Black Modernist Architecture Is Working
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#TheAmericas on NBC is amazing. Great narration by Tom Hanks and stunning videography.

I’m glad to see it’s doing well. Worth celebrating.

Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.