I choose to follow the way of Jesus in spite of the doctrines that were created by empire to control and manipulate Christians for imperial purposes.
05.12.2025 11:20 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@markyadavies.bsky.social
Wimberly Professor of Social and Ecological Ethics at Oklahoma City University and Director of the World House Institute for Social and Ecological Responsibility. https://oneworldhouse.net
I choose to follow the way of Jesus in spite of the doctrines that were created by empire to control and manipulate Christians for imperial purposes.
05.12.2025 11:20 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0No true follower of Jesus would ever call any other person or group of persons โgarbage.โ Nor would a true follower of Jesus ever support someone who calls human beings garbage.
05.12.2025 04:04 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0When it comes to waste, one of the best things we can do is avoid one-use plastics completely. Pllastic recycling is a sham brought to us by the fossil fuel industry.
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We are beyond thankful that both of our daughters could be home with us for Thanksgiving today. A dear friend reminded me that Meister Eckhart once said if the only prayer you ever say is Thank You... It will be enough,.
Thank You. Amen.
These days, โfossil fuelsโ seems to be as unspeakable as the other โfโ word used to be, at least in official documents addressing climate change.
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As I fall asleep at night, I feel a bit like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day - doomed to repeat what seems to be the exact same day of Trumpian fascist insanity over and over again every damn day.
23.11.2025 18:11 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The mutually reinforcing relationship among oligarchs, Christian nationalists, and white supremacists is the most dangerous phenomenon of our time.
23.11.2025 01:31 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I will continue to pray and work for the day when The United Methodist Church will join so many other faith institutions around the world and divest from fossil fuels.
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This morning the fascist leader of the United States is calling for the death penalty for members of Congress who are encouraging members of the military to remember their oath to the Constitution of the United States of America and not obey illegal orders or orders that violate international law.
20.11.2025 16:33 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I will never get over the fact that 77,303,568 of you voted to elect one of the most evil persons in the history of humanity to be President of the United States of America. Shame on every single one of you.
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โCelebrating the Death of Fossil Fuelsโ at COP30
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One World House is my written resistance to the fear, hate, evil and injustice that we experiencing in the world. To learn more about giving to One World House, see the link. I hope you will also check out my over 12 years of writings on site:
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My deepest fear right now about Trump is that he is such a narcissist and so completely bereft of morality and devoid of empathy that if he thinks he is going down, he might literally attempt to take the whole world down with him. Yes, I think he is that evil.
16.11.2025 22:57 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I am thankful to the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church for prioritizing creation justice. I am also thankful for the ongong impact of the Social Principles on the life and work of The United Methodist Church.
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I understand the desire to end the shutdown to end the suffering it is causing, but if we donโt stand up more strongly against fascism, the suffering to come will be almost unimaginable compared to the suffering of a shutdown and the very real suffering we have already seen.
10.11.2025 18:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It was so good to be with First Unitarian Church of Oklahoma City this morning.
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Youโre Not Doing Fine Oklahoma!
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This Moment Matters โ because it's "who is my neighbor," not "who is my enemy."
Will you join us in welcoming the stranger, feeding the hungry and caring for the sick?
Visit ThisMomentMatters.org
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Blessed Memory - All Soulsโ Day 2025
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November Newsletter of the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement.
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No democracy loving country should be appeasing Trump in any way. The more you appease him, the less safe your own democracy will become over time. What we are witnessing is not simply an American phenomenon, but rather a global movement of fascism and autocracy.
02.11.2025 03:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0NPR reports that the United States will only accept 7500 refugees next year, and they will almost exclusively be white South Africans.
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I will be speaking at Red River UU this coming Sunday on the topic โBlessed Memory.โ
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J.D. Vance said, โWe have got to become a common community again, and you canโt do that when you have such high numbers of immigration.โ I think it is pretty clear what he means by โcommon,โ and it is not a vision of multicultural beloved community.
31.10.2025 09:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Putting our head in the sand does not make the warming go away.
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My Great Uncle, Captain Gilbert Stuart Holbrook, died in Italy in 1945 fighting fascism.
He is pictured in his anti-fascist uniform, and the second photo are his anti-fascist medals.
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One would think that the Nobel โPeaceโ Laureate would speak out against the extrajudicial executions of her people by Trump.
29.10.2025 03:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My discourse on โFinding Courage in Chaos.โ
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Though we long for beloved community, we are experiencing chaos, and now we must ask ourselves, โHow can we find courage within community in the midst of this chaos?โ
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When Trump said that โReagan actually loved tariffs for our country,โ Trump was either lying or was ignorant about Reaganโs positon. Listen to Reaganโs unedited speech if you donโt believe me. I am growing weary of this post-truth world in which we live.
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