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United Methodist Clergy BA MDiv DMin Not a Christian Nationalist 8w7 INTJ Husband, father, pastor Thoughts are my own

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β€˜My duty is to call it out’: Judge accuses Trump administration of discrimination against minorities The Reagan-appointed judge ordered the NIH to restore funds for research related to racial minorities and LGBTQ+ people.

Anti-woke in this day and age equals government-authorized racism and government-sanctioned discrimination against minorities.

www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

18.06.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

11.06.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 34755    πŸ” 17253    πŸ’¬ 2287    πŸ“Œ 2545

"He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.

"For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world..."

18.03.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seems relevant:

"He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.

"He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

18.03.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The FBI will pursue investigations of multiple climate workgroups.

The crime? They received grants from the EPA under the Biden administration. The absurd claim is that they conspired to defraud the government -- by writing successful grant applications.

13.03.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The acting head of the government’s human resources arm, Charles Ezell, is refusing to testify in tomorrow’s case that challenges the legality of the recent mass firings of federal workers. His absence raises serious questionsβ€”what is there to hide?

13.03.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 20496    πŸ” 4979    πŸ’¬ 671    πŸ“Œ 169

"America is not profitable." Seriously?

That's NOT the point.

The goal of our nation is MUCH more:
to form a more perfect Union
establish Justice
insure domestic Tranquility
provide for the common defence
promote the general Welfare &
secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity

13.03.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amen!

12.03.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The math don't math, folks. Never has. Never will.

Stop expecting billionaire oligarchs to take up the cause and interests of the working class.

24.02.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t remember where I read this, but it’s important:

Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?

19.02.2025 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 25474    πŸ” 5403    πŸ’¬ 637    πŸ“Œ 334

Seven Mountains thinking wants to build the next Rome, but Jesus never asked us to run the world. He asked us to be different from it.

12.02.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Peter calls us exiles, not empire-builders (1 Pet. 2:11). The church was never meant to be the ruling classβ€”it’s a people set apart, a light in the darkness, a city on a hill.

12.02.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But idols always demand more than they give. Sooner or later, those idols demand a sacrifice and something β€” or someone β€” ends up on the altar.

09.02.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The danger of chasing influence is that we can end up worshiping it. The Israelites made a golden calf when they thought God wasn’t acting fast enough.

Seven Mountains theology risks the same mistakeβ€”believing we must take control because God’s way is too slow.

09.02.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How many of us had our lives saved or greatly impacted by the physicians and scientists funded by NIH dollars at any of the institutes mentioned below?

08.02.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If we want to change the world, we should follow Jesus' example: love our neighbors, serve the poor, stand for truth, and embody grace. The kingdom of God isn’t built by conquering mountainsβ€”it’s built by transforming hearts. πŸ›‘

08.02.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

4. It leads to idolatry. When Christians focus on taking power rather than living like Christ, they replace the gospel with nationalism and political ambition. That’s a dangerous trade. πŸ§΅β†™οΈ

08.02.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

3. It distorts the Great Commission. Jesus told us to make disciples (Matthew 28:19), not to take over cultural institutions. Discipleship changes hearts; politics and power struggles don’t. πŸ§΅β†™οΈ

08.02.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

2. It confuses influence with domination. Christians are called to be salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16), influencing the world through love, truth, and good worksβ€”not through coercion or political takeover. πŸ§΅β†™οΈ

08.02.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

1. It’s about power, not Jesus. Jesus never told his followers to seize control of society. He said, β€œMy kingdom is not of this world” (John 18:36). The early church grew by serving, not by ruling. πŸ§΅β†™οΈ

08.02.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You're about to hear a LOT more about Seven Mountains Theology.

It claims that Christians must take control of seven key areas of societyβ€”government, media, education, business, arts, family, and religionβ€”to establish God’s kingdom on earth. But there are some serious problems with this idea. πŸ§΅β†™οΈ

08.02.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Christian Nationalism is a sin.

White Nationalism is a sin.

White Christian Nationalism is anti-Christ.

Notes available.

07.02.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You are making a difference. Otherwise they wouldn't want you out of their way.

06.02.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The story is not the borders. It's hardly ever the border.

The story is USAID and the Department of Education. The story is OPM and Treasury.

The zone is flooded.

#misdirection

04.02.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The world resists change, feeding fear and cynicism. But hope isn’t naiveβ€”it’s defiant. Real hope isn’t in power or wealth but in Christ, who turns β€œimpossible” into transformed.

#RealizedHope
#DefiantFaith

03.02.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope is often met with resistance. Systems cling to control, cynicism mocks belief, and misplaced trust leads us astray. But real hope isn’t in power or wealthβ€”it’s in Christ, who transforms what the world says can’t change.

#RealizedHope
#FaithOverFear

03.02.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

While federal dollars are important to science, you can still support university research and international medical organizations.

And you should definitely seek qualified scientific opinions based on peer reviewed research and avoid the conspiracy hacks like the ones RFKjr continues to reference.

01.02.2025 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution aren’t just historyβ€”they shape everything from what you can say in a sermon to whether the government can rummage through your phone. Yet, too often, people treat them like background noise in a patriotic movie montage.

01.02.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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