Rev. Rob Schenck, D.Min.

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An old faded black and white image of 30-something German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, as he stands looking out under a premature receding hairline, in a wrinkled shirt with rolled up sleeves, a belt around his waste, and baggy pants, his left hand clutching a small journal. In the background are the roofs of small, rustic buildings amidst bowed tree branches.

If ever we needed the young, brave, brilliant fascist-resister Dietrich Bonhoeffer, it is now. See what I have to say about him here: www.patreon.com/posts/140004...

It’s agonizing to watch the scenes in Grand Blanc, Michigan, where an LDS congregation was attacked today. God be with the victims, their loved ones, and everyone in that ward and wider community.
Violence is a moral disease. The ultimate answer is not reciprocal state violence, but moral renewal.

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Jesus Christ: “Love your enemy.”

Donald Trump: “I hate my opponent.”

The two statements are diametric opposites.

The implications are innumerable and the consequences of each are enormous.

Following Christ leads one away from Trump.

Following Trump leads one away from Christ.

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Wild Goose CoCreate

Are you at Wild Goose? At 4 today in the Forum, I’ll announce a new Washington DC initiative inspired by Bonhoeffer & Niemoller’s Pastors’ Emergency League. Hope you’ll join, especially if you’re clergy. Please share the news! cocreate.wildgoosefestival.org/2025/experie...

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I just have to go on record: We now know the “Epstein Birthday Book” is with his estate lawyers. Will Bondi subpoena it before anyone else and hide it from public view?

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So much for my MAGA conversation partners to process, these days. Not just that Trump orders an American business (not China) to “eat the tariffs,” but that he wants dirty coal-burning power plants for the US, but sleek state-of-the-art AI server plants for the Gulf States. Hmm . . .

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“Please read that back to me.” If they won’t, say, “I’ll say it again,” then repeat. Ask, “Did you get that?” thank them for what they do and end the call. For email, just set everything out in less than 100 words. Paper mail, one page max. Do this every time you’re vexed. Can never be too often!

Link below gives you contact info. When you call, you must be politely insistent: Give name with spelling, zip code, phone #, and that you are a “constituent.” Say, “Take this down and deliver to (official’s name.)” Give them a carefully crafted one-sentence on issue and what you want done. Then ask

In the time of #Trump, I’m asked what can we do to protest, resist, oppose? Every conscientious objector to this regime can: Write or call your congressional delegation to “petition for a redress of grievances.” Phone is most effective, followed by email, then paper mail. Next suggests how . . .

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A nice, immediate, low-cost and effective response to Trump’s threat to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status. It’s already protected other institutions—mostly on the right: www.patreon.com/posts/127984...

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In the age of Trump: There is something every one of us can do to “petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” (See First Amendment to the Constitution.) Write the President, your Congressional delegations, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and demand they correct wrongs—often!

Churches and other religious bodies, institutions, and publications need to take on vaccine promotion as a major mission project. Saving lives and preserving health are apropos to the core ethic of virtually every major religion. Let’s do this!

Thank YOU for your undeserved kindness. I understand and honor your fury. I am disappointed in myself as I can be—but hope to use the days I have left to concretely remedy what I so badly damaged.

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America is NOW one of those countries where hooded federal agents snatch people off streets and “disappear” them. This Mom of three kids does not know where her husband and their dad is, or if he’s even alive. The Republicans are now a terror regime. It’s unlawful, unethical, and intolerable.

Opinion | ‘The Apprentice’ is now on Amazon. Don’t do what I did. After bingeing the first season in 15 hours straight, I either completely understand America or I have lost my mind.

The Apprentice’ is now on Amazon. Don’t do what I did.
After bingeing the first season in 15 hours straight, I either completely understand America or I have lost my mind.
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it’s mythic host is our tribe’s superhero—a president who embodies the best and worst of “us”: Disgusted by trans folks, enraged at tattooed foreign gang members, thankful to the Almighty, and reviled by the media elite—just like “us.” Following Jesus is hard, but DJT is easy. Here’s a good read:

In my old conservative religious world, DJT makes complete sense and is a cultural icon in every way. A secret sin in the old days was watching The Apprentice. It was nasty, naughty, cruel, money-grubbing, and anything but Christian. Still, millions of born-again folks enjoyed it. Now . . .

Trusk propagandist Sean Hannity in a jaw-droppingly obtuse moment of unMusk empathy for Tesla employees in the wake of sagging sales and stock values: “Look what’s going to happen to the workers at Tesla, the salespeople, the people on the line that are going to lose their job.”

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Grew up on the border between the U.S. & #Canada, I appreciate the similarities and differences between our countries. Fell in love early with #Canadian culture. As an adult, I did a preaching tour from the Maritimes to BC. Kills me we’re now antagonistic toward this good neighbor. #Trump is unwell.