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Pastor opens sermon with the question “how do we follow Jesus?” but then talks for 30mins about Paul without mentioning Jesus again.

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Seconded!

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Chinese-Canadian writer Su Chang joins us to talk about writing the book she thinks her father should have written. (And also, FTR, her new novel THE IMMORTAL WOMAN might just have the year's best cover.) @rejectedcentral.com Details: www.rejectedcentral.com #rejection @houseofanansi.bsky.social

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The visiting missionary (predictably a privileged white guy doing his thing in Africa) is in the process of delivering a sermon that has literally included every Christian call-to-action that has ever been uttered. 45 minutes and counting. My faith hurts.

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I just cracked open the book SEARCHING FOR SUNDAY by the late Rachel Held Evans (appropriately in church during the worst sermon ever) to re-read it for the nth time, and it broke me wide open all over again. God, what a grace-filled masterpiece it is, and she was. #faith #deconstruction #love

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Today, may the fourth thet athide a little power to levitate/catht a thertain thomeone into the thun. Amen.

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My wife also asked me how I'd define where I am in my #deconstruction journey: after prayer, learning, and reflection on my trauma, I'm now completely mistrusting of human-made #church, yet that my faith is joyfully intact, & that I'm a way bigger fan of that #Jesus guy than ever. #loveyourneighbor

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My fabulous wife asked me where my #deconstruction journey began: after a protestant church/school upbringing that taught me that #Catholics were damned, I moved to a catholic highschool & discovered faithful, Godly, worshipful Christians, & realized I'd been lied to. HC Day 30, Q80 #IYKYK

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We feel bad about our LGBTQS+ siblings not being able to travel freely these days, but if we stop to think about MAGAmericans travelling north who encounter the "Trans Mountain Pipeline," we'll know who the real victims are. #woke

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Task: help Israel-never-wrong types (esp those who claim Christ) understand that Israel is a state with expansionist ambitions, not the chosen people of the Old Testament, & that it's using a horrifying & familiar playbook to oppress/erase Palestinian civilians. #freepalestine #historyrepeats #irony

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I’d bet a cup of coffee to anyone that at least one of the screenwriters for Lioness is a very good parent who is a warrior for their kids. Wow. That is some seriously good writing/acting, and some seriously good and tough love. #lioness #netflix #screenwriting youtu.be/LYaZxJ-KM_Q?...

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Sometimes someone will say something that’s theologically mushy and I won’t even argue. I’ll let them explore their own well-intended beliefs like at its heart faith is a human attempt to interpret the ineffable, like I’m not the gatekeeper of their salvation or something. #imagine

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The USA is ruled by a mook of all mooks, and the dumbasses willingly follow. Just when you think you can predict the idiot-dipshittery of TFG… #maga #masa

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Well done, #australia.

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In practical, everyday terms, this asshole is as dangerous as anything else happening in the USA, and perhaps even more so. His utter disregard for actual science is appalling. My list of American white dudes in power who simply need to stop breathing is growing by the day. #rfkjr

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Coming Monday: @daveparkie.bsky.social and I chat on @rejectedcentral.com with author Su Chang and are reminded that amidst all the talk of tariffs and security, there are still very real human considerations for Chinese emigrants who maintain close ties with loved ones still in #China. #rejection

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Life mystery #32: why does it feel infinitely more gross/weird when you catch a toenail on something than it does a fingernail?

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Another fabulous chat. Check it out!

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How would you describe the current level of AI saturation? I’ll start: tech companies forcing AI on us at every turn online and IRL is like being committed to a psych ward against our will and getting vinegar enemas a hundred times a day as treatment. #enoughalready #ai #aisaturation #tech

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This week on @rejectedcentral.com: Failing Upwards with poet, dancer, and neuropsychological therapist Elizabeth Mateer! Available wherever you get your podcasts: rejectedcentral.com #rejection #reject #therapy #mentalhealth #neuropsychology #poetry @daveparkie.bsky.social

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Hey, #hamont book lovers! Did you know that the LitLive Reading Series happens the first Sunday of every month, and is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year? Come this sunday to hear readings from Amanda Leduc, Adnan Khan, Robert J. Sawyer, and Farah Ghafoor! Details here: litlivereadings.com

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It's election day in Canada and you don't need a voter card to vote. You can show up at the polls with ID and proof of address. #Elxn2025 www.elections.ca/content2.asp...

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I voted for sanity, stability, and maturity in very uncertain times. #election #canadavotes #elbowsup #golibs

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Come on Canada: let's make PP and his MAGAtic aspirations irrelevant. #elbowsup #vote #election #canadaelection #electionday2025

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Another pope on his way, another embarkation into an era where little will change. #hopeiamwrong

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In the end, though, when your legacy of change is best described as “it’s a good start” or “made meaningful progress,” you haven’t really done enough, have you? #popefrancis #pope #rippopefrancis

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How I arrived on BlueSky.

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Holy crap, THAT's what RFK Jr sounds like?! And he's saying what? AGAIN?

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Yeah, he did! (And crushed it!) Details: rejectedcentral.com

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Radical thought: rather than praying for the dead pope (who doesn't care because he's dead), how about every person of faith dedicate a minute to ask God for the tools & wisdom to help the world's needy, vulnerable, & marginalized people? Or for the strength to resist the rising tide of hatred?

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Right?! “Emerging writer” = same vibe.

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Every time someone brings up one of PF's eloquent, progressive sayings, remember that in the #Church, women are still prohibited from leading, priests still can't marry, abusers still give the mass, & centuries of ethnic cleansing, genocide, rape, pillage, & murder haven't actually been atoned for.

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Every other sect of Christianity is ecstatic that the focus is on the dead pope's flawed legacy rather than on their own pervasive failings.

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Looking past the shiny tributes, flowery words, Vatican propaganda, and wasn't-he-fabulous refrains, @rejectedcentral.com pauses to suggest that the work isn't nearly finished, and there is still much Church harm and corruption to atone for. www.rejectedcentral.com @daveparkie.bsky.social

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@aamiranauthor.bsky.social joins us @rejectedcentral.com this week to talk about political disappointment and matriarchal societies within Islam. Available wherever you get your podcasts! rejectedcentral.com #rejection #reject #electoralreform #election #islam

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