Chris Duble

Lord have mercy.

#MLK #SpeakTruthToPower
#JusticeForAll
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
#SCLC
#FaithAndJustice

This isn’t about politics. It’s about whose pain we believe, whose power gets protected, and whether we’ve learned anything from our history. Twisting that history to cover for abuse in the present isn’t justice. It’s cowardice.

It makes me sick that they would use the obviously racist smear campaign against MLK, the SCLC, and the Poor People’s Campaign to try to deflect attention now that people are asking for truth and accountability in the Epstein case.

But Epstein? He wasn’t hunted down, he was shielded. Protected by wealth, power, and connections. Survivors had to fight for years just to be heard.

The FBI had every motive to target King. He was a Black man preaching liberation in a country built on white supremacy. He was organizing poor people across racial lines. He was demanding systemic change. That scared the hell out of people in power.

If and when the Epstein list drops and a name like Trump’s is on it, some folks will be ready to say,
“Well the FBI lied about King and the SCLC. Maybe they’re lying now too.” Or worse, “If y’all can still admire MLK, why are you coming after Trump?”

But that logic doesn’t hold.

And now, suddenly, those same discredited files are being resurfaced right when the public is demanding transparency around Epstein’s client list.

It’s hard not to see the pattern.

The FBI wasn’t just watching. They were actively working to discredit the movement. They used lies, manipulation, and fear to try and turn public opinion. They wanted folks to see MLK not as a pastor or a peacemaker, but as a threat to America.

They tried to paint these nonviolent, faith-rooted movements as dangerous and violent. As if the real threat wasn’t racism or poverty, but the people organizing to confront them.

We’ve known for years that the FBI tried to take down Dr. King. This wasn’t just about him personally, it was about the movement. They targeted the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Poor People’s Campaign too.

I’ve been thinking about the timing of the MLK file release and I can’t shake the feeling that something bigger is going on.

We are refined by this Baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire! #Refiner
#LetTheHolySpiritCook

#LetHolySpiritCook

Luke 3:1-6 #Inspiration #Faith #Justice #Mercy #Transformation

Finding Hope in Chaos

#hope #inspiration #thoughtful #motivation #resilience

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#ChristIsKing

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless.
Not to speak is to speak.
Not to act is to act.”

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Doing some “research” today at the theatre!

#DietrichBonhoeffer
#FaithInAction
#CourageAndConviction
#ChristianWitness
#StandingForJustice
#FaithUnderFire
#BonhoefferLegacy
#InspirationalFaith
#LoveYourNeighbor
#HistoryAndFaith
#TheCostOfDiscipleship

The purpose of the Sermon on the Mount is to do it. #Bonhoeffer

I hear the next recommendation for the Supreme Court will be Judge Judy! 🥸🥴🤦‍♂️

“Any talk about God that fails to make God's liberation of the oppressed as its starting point is not Christian.”
-James Cone

Biden authorizes Ukraine to use long-range US weapons in Russia | CNN Politics President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use powerful long-range American weapons inside Russia, according to two US officials familiar with the decision, as North Korean troops deploy in support...

For those who assume I don’t criticize “both sides” I have to say this is equally disturbing.

“This is the ultimate weakness of violence: It multiplies evil and violence in the universe. It doesn’t solve any problems.”

-Martin Luther King Jr.

“If I sit next to a madman as he drives a car into a group of innocent bystanders, I can't, as a Christian, simply wait for the catastrophe, then comfort the wounded and bury the dead.
I must try to wrestle the steering wheel out of the hands of the driver.”
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The most fearless women of America (in no particular order) are:
Letitia James
Katie Porter
VP Harris
Fani Willis
AOC
Sarah Longwell
Michelle Obama
Jasmine Crockett
Nancy Pelosi
Liz Cheney
Judge Chutkan
Caitlin Clark
E. Jean Carroll
Hilary Clinton
Ketanji Brown-Jackson

Yes, watch the film (it’s on YouTube) and you’ll see this is their playbook. And you’ll see the damage done, and that they don’t care.

This hypocrisy from church leaders is why many leave—not due to temptation, “the world,” or atheism. It’s the inconsistency, rhetoric, and political loyalty that contradict Jesus’ teachings.

To win young people back, focus on the authentic Jesus—one who leads with love, truth, and integrity.

Somebody At Netflix is getting fired…

‘For our Daughters’ addresses #churchtoo Documentary from Kristin Kobes Du Mez highlights abuse in evangelical churches.

The Matt Gaetz situation is exactly the kind of thing @kkdumez.bsky.social was warning us about in this doc… 😞 #ForOurDaughters

I’m still trying to reconcile the fact that over half of America seems to be more concerned with the price of eggs than ensuring that everyone has basic human rights…