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They just detained WGN News video producer Debbie Brockman, filming an apprehension in Lincoln Square. Masked, they forced her down onto the ground

#handsoffchicago #nokings #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

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#bornthisway #endconversiontherapy #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Presbyterian @pcusa.bsky.social ministers celebrated the Eucharist in front of the Broadview ICE facility this morning

#handsoffchicago #nokings #iceraids #pcusa #chicagopresbytery

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The core messages of ‘Dilexi Te’ by Pope Leo XIV belong to us Reformed Christians, too — Edgewater Presbyterian Church We take no authority from the bishop of Rome, but when he speaks, we listen and digest for ourselves as Reformed Christians. There is much to learn from Leo’s first official papal letter.

#DilexiTe belongs to us #Protestants, too

#popeleoxiv #matthew25 #pcusa #immigration #poverty @pcusa.bsky.social @elcalutherans.bsky.social @unitedchurch.bsky.social

Podcast: They blamed immigrants for the Great Chicago Fire; we're scapegoating them again today It was the Irish back then. It's undocumented immigrants today.

It's the anniversary of the #GreatChicagoFire. They blamed the Irish immigrants back then. Who are we scapegoating today for Chicago's "rampant" crime and murders?

#iceraids #immigration #undocumented #handsoffchicago #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Protest planned Oct. 8 downtown Chicago as Texas troops enter Illinois A Coalition Against the Trump Agenda has organized a mass demonstration at Ida B. Wells Dr. and Michigan Ave. on Wednesday, October 8 at 5:30 p.m.

Texas National Guard has entered Illinois. Protest planned Wednesday, October 8 at 5:30 p.m. starting at Ida B. Wells Dr. and Michigan Ave. downtown Chicago

#handsoffchicago #iceraids #dontmesswithchicago

Supreme Court weighs conversion therapy in case from Colorado The case pits conservative Christian groups against the LGBTQ community.

The case pits conservative Christian groups against the LGBTQ community.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

An essay our Clerk of Session wrote a while back was reprinted by the Presbyterian News Service @pcusa.bsky.social

#mentalillness #mentalillnessawarenessweek #mentalhealth #pcusa #chicagopresbytery

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Podcast: When America tried to expel all Filipinos in the U.S. A special report for Filipino American History Month.

Did you know? America tried to expel all #Filipino immigrants from the U.S.

#filipinoamerican #filipinoamericanhistorymonth #filam #immigration #iceraids #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Statement on the activation of Illinois National Guard troops by President — Edgewater Presbyterian Church The order by President Donald Trump to deploy 300 Illinois National Guard troops to patrol Chicago in support of ongoing ICE raids marks a dangerous and shameful chapter in our nation’s story.

BREAKING // President has federalized 300 National Guard troops to support ICE raids in Chicago

Podcast: Banned Book Week is more apt now than before Across the country, parents and political groups are pressing for books to be pulled from the shelves of school and public libraries.

#BannedBooksWeek is more apt now than before

#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social

A joyful step forward as Rt. Rev. Sarah Mullally becomes Archbishop of Canterbury — Edgewater Presbyterian Church When Canterbury speaks, Presbyterians listen, because our destinies in the Reformation were so closely tied together.

Do not take for granted that women still struggle to attain leadership positions in our churches

#archbishopofcanterbury #lambeth #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #episcopalian #theepiscopalchurch @pcusa.bsky.social

Grieving Jane Goodall: Faith and Creation — Edgewater Presbyterian Church Jane Goodall helped Christian reframe their vision and reflection of Creation.

Jane Goodall affected how we view Creation

#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #janegoodall @pcusa.bsky.social

Podcast: GOP lies saying gov't shutdown is Dems' fault; scapegoats undocumented immigrants Undocumented immigrants cannot get Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, etc. It's impossible based on system.

It's alarming that this #governmentshutdown is the result of scapegoating #undocumentedimmigrants and other vulnerable people

Podcast: Hegseth 'War' speech was pure photo op; Trump angry at flag officers' silence during event The Secretary of Defense made dangerous, disrespectful comments toward many troops who are women and people of color.

That #Hegseth speech in Quantico was pure spectacle. And Trump was angry his troops didn't applaud or cheer like his fans at his booming campaign rallies, like they do Kim Jong Un

#peopleofcolor #bipoc #lgbtq #womeninthemilitary

Podcast: The global courage against the Holocaust These are the non-Western rescuers.

An Algerian Muslim leader, a Japanese Christian diplomat, a Filipino president of a U.S. colony. They saved thousands of Jewish people during the #Holocaust. If they can reach across so many divides, why can't we help those being oppressed today

#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Faith is not a transaction — Edgewater Presbyterian Church It’s not something we buy, or trade, or bargain with.

Faith is not a barter-for-something relationship

#faith #grace #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Podcast: No, DEI doesn't mean unqualified people get jobs at expense of others Today we’re tackling a myth that just won’t die: the idea that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs—DEI—somehow put unqualified people into jobs at the expense of those who are “more qualified.” ...

It’s the most common misconception of #DEI by those who oppose it

Another church sees gun violence; how many more before America does something about it? This is not shocking anymore. That is the horror.

Thoughts and prayers won’t do jack shit about our gun problem

#gunviolence #churchshooting

God our refuge in a time of violence at an LDS worship — Edgewater Presbyterian Church A man drove a vehicle into a church, opened fire, and set the building ablaze during Sunday worship.

We pray for our brothers and sisters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan

#LDS #grandblanc #churchshooting #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Stop reading Revelations as an End Times prophecy; it must be read in the context of Roman Empire — Edgewater Presbyterian Church Too often, it has been used as a codebook for predicting the future, a play-by-play of wars and disasters yet to come.

Apocalypse it is not

#revelations #endtimes #prophecy #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Podcast: A lesson of wolves, Francis, and Ignatius They are models for the way we treat one another in our society.

Be a wolf. Join a wolfpack

#leadership #saintfrancis #saintignatiusofloyola

Elizabeth Stake, Elder and former Clerk of Session, Treasurer, Trustee of Edgewater Presbyterian Church

#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Podcast: How does the world hold the U.S. accountable if America does bad things Minnetonka mayoral candidate Jonathan Kent asks us to consider this question.

Minnetonka mayoral candidate #JonathanKent asked a rhetorical question that everyone should think about. Who can hold the U.S. accountable when it does really bad stuff? It’s up to us within to protect the world

#empire #imperialism #trumpism #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

White House tells FCC to pull broadcast licenses of news networks with negative coverage Trump is bringing us down to the level of tinpot strongmen.

Tinpot dictators do this. So of course he wants to do it, too

#freespeech #pressfreedom #freedomofspeech #firstamendment

Podcast: So the rapture's supposed to happen? Here's what I think “Spanish Mission” depicting Christopher Columbus claiming indigenous land for Spain.

Wear clean underwear just in case. They say #TheRapture is happening. Will you be ready for the #EndoftheWorld and the Second Coming of whatever is coming?

#pcusa #matthew25 #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

ICE Raids Tear at the Body of Christ As we sigh about terrible headlines, our immigrant neighbors are living in terror.

"These increasingly cruel and aggressive tactics demand more than just sad sighs."
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Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America The USDA says the report has become "overly politicized” and “rife with inaccuracies."

Our congregation has placed hunger at the forefront of mission aid since the 1970s, going as far as helping to establish #CareForReal food pantry. This act shows the nation’s abandonment on feeding the hungry and therefore an abandonment of #Matthew25