Titles are for Society, not Faith Community

Lots on the use of titles this week & I think Quakers' continued rejection of them is naïve. It just allows those with the most privilege (e.g. white/male/middle class) to function as normal, while preventing others from challenging prejudiced assumptions about their credibility.— Madeleine Pennington (@mlmpennington) December 15, 2020 Early Quakers knew this & decided …

Dominionists Say Crises​ and Trump’s Reelection​ Will Set Stage for Church to Take Greater Authority | Right Wing Watch

A project of People For the American Way — Read on http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/dominionists-say-crises-and-trumps-reelection-will-set-stage-for-church-to-take-greater-authority/

Reformed / Covenantal Christianity Has Always Produced Theocracy

State Church Traditions: we renounce “Christendom” so we can Converge the 3 streams of ChristianityAnti-State Church Traditions: yay, we finally won them over!SCT: *snicker & rub hands together* we’ve seen this before with the (Ana)Baptists in England, 1646. https://t.co/pyCW7iJH6z— Lamb’s Harbinger (@LambsHarbinger) June 6, 2020 The arguments led to the London Baptist Confession https://t.co/vz91JyAtyi— Lamb’s …

Remembering the Christianity of Jesus, not empire

(RNS) — If Jesus were here today he’d be wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt while he held a sign and marched at a protest. — Read on religionnews.com/2020/06/04/remembering-the-christianity-of-jesus-not-empire/

Distorting religious freedom will put people in danger (opinion) – CNN

Distorting religious freedom will put people in danger (opinion) - CNN — Read on amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/05/14/opinions/religious-freedom-lawsuits-on-social-distancing-graves-fitzsimmons/index.html

Conservative Evangelicals Attempt to Disentangle Their Faith from Trumpism | The New Yorker

Karen Swallow Prior stands at the vanguard of a new movement of Christians looking to reclaim their faith from the regressive politics that have co-opted it. — Read on http://www.newyorker.com/news/on-religion/conservative-evangelicals-attempt-to-disentangle-their-faith-from-trumpism

The COVID-19 Pandemic, the Religious Right, and the Threat to Our Government and World Health: A Discussion With Anne Nelson – Freedom of Mind Resource Center

The COVID-19 Pandemic, the Religious Right, and the Threat to Our Government and World Health: A Discussion With Anne Nelson - Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Read on freedomofmind.com/the-covid-19-pandemic-the-religious-right-and-the-threat-to-our-government-and-world-health-a-discussion-with-anne-nelson/

New Study of Christian Nationalism in Texas Should be a Warning for the Whole Country | Religion Dispatches

New Study of Christian Nationalism in Texas Should be a Warning for the Whole Country | Religion Dispatches — Read on religiondispatches.org/new-study-of-christian-nationalism-in-texas-should-be-a-warning-for-the-whole-country/

The 3 Discrediting Faults of the Council of Nicea (325 CE)

1. Constantine “invited” 1800 church representatives to the Council of Nicea, but only 300 attended. That is 84% refusing the emperor and 16% complying with the emperor’s demands. 16% is hardly a quorum. Accordingly, are we to believe that these 300 out of 1800 were specially inspired & spoke with Divine authority for all Christians, …

In this Kairos Time, Will We Embody Church? | Sojourners

To be church is to be the body of Christ in the world. — Read on sojo.net/articles/kairos-time-will-we-embody-church