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Check out todays Webworm by @davidfarrier.bsky.social to hear my friend Shane & I discuss the impact of James Dobson and Focus on the Family. On one level it’s about Evangelical approaches to parenting, but on another level it has a lot to do with compliance & subservience to authoritarian leaders!

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First In the Shift episode of the year is out -> What is going on in the world right now, what angers are being inflamed, what vulnerabilities are being exploited, how is this connected to particular religious beliefs … and where do we go from here? open.spotify.com/episode/1CA6...

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#nzpol open.substack.com/pub/nickrock...

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Just welcoming in the new year by spending my days writing an academic paper on the abuse of power within the kind of religious communities of which I used to be a part and of whom I recognise far too many of the people involved.

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My friend Shane has a Substack tackling the intersections of care, friendship, community, freedom, the feeling of disconnection so many experience, the pervasive social imaginary of neoliberalism. It's really good stuff. Check it out. theuntethereddilemma.substack.com

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Contrary to the horseshit false hopes of Musk that humanity can shift to another planet once we kill this one, there is one liveable planet, Papatuanuku, a planet that comes with no rewind feature.

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"Free speech is very important and everyone must be given room to say whatever they're thinking, but in order for everyone to be able to say whatever they're thinking, we have to make sure certain people aren't allowed say what they think in case it stops other people from saying what they think."

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In my recent convo with Tom Oord for the In the Shift pod we talked about the problems that come with seeing God as "all powerful". There is often an instinctive resistance to letting go of omnipotence but I think it's partly because we subconsciously use God as a cover for our sense of fragility.

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It’s such an incredible privilege to co-host the @bloodybiblepodcast.bsky.social with my dear friend and co-conspirator, Caroline Blyth. Check it out if you haven’t already. There are currently two seasons… and a book is in the works

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imagine a country so furious about drag performers that it voted for polio

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I'd like to report a murder. (Ellison in today's Listener)

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Last pod episode for the year featuring a convo with @thomasjayoord.bsky.social talking about his book with @trippfuller.bsky.social - “God after Deconstruction”. We chat about the existence of God, and the kind of God that might be worth believing in. Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/5HTa...

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Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theatre as a kid

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Here is 8 minutes of footage of #TheWaroftheRohirrim ! #lotr www.ign.com/videos/the-l...

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Contemporary church growth strategies often rely on cultivating "sameness". Get people speaking "with one language", united behind "one vision", following the spoken and unspoken rules for belonging. This is the thing that keeps people in their place and the system efficient and growing.

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I think this thread perfectly encapsulates Seymour’s goal/plan.

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I aspire to be this eloquent. #toitūtetiriti

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Look, I’m not saying these gangs are great or anything - but is this approach going to lead to anything other than a massively clogged court system while people are prosecuted for sweatshirts and caps?

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the main thing I love about Mary Holm's advice columns is how relatable the issues are

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Bringing our board member Eric Isaac’s newly minted & published definition of spiritual abuse to all my fave blueskies

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I wrote this 3 & 1/2 years ago.... but still seems kinda relevant. intheshift.com/blog/2021/1/...

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I hope it does. But we've been around this mountain before.

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love the giant brain super genius action of "maybe people want to read the things posted by the people they follow"

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A big part of the reason i started collecting vinyl is so that I’m not just “renting” music from a streamer… Hopefully one day - if he’s interested - my son will get a real physical collection of my musical interests to reflect on and engage with, even when I’m gone.

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Before all of this is over, Christianity itself will have to face the reckoning for its failures, especially its love of power before the love of others and earth.

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Can we make sure we do not turn the advocacy space back into the same clutching for power and control that we escaped from within high control faith spaces? What do victim-survivors of clergy abuse need? Friends and allies and active bystanders. But not ones who take over and try to own the story

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It is an insidious form of gaslighting when a religious organisation works people to the point of burn out and break down and then blames those same people when their bodies, hearts and minds are damaged. If you have been pushed to the point of breaking, it is not your fault. You are not to blame.

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Flightless bird is a podcast from fellow Kiwi David Farrier about his experiences living in the USA. Check it out. Also check out his documentaries Tickled and Mister Organ

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I should add - this also manifests itself when those with this mindset engage with nationalistic political goals

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