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In Toronto Was at the Jays game while nearby the annual Fall of the Mighty Leafs was occurring. O Canada, Oh Maple Leafs. Those Leafs have one more chance to make their fans believe before the seemingly inevitable seasonal exit.

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In Toronto at a Housing/Church Redevelopment conference. Great neighbourhood walk with Jason Byassee of Timothy Eaton Church. Fancy fancy area. Earlier coffee with recording artist Shad. He pointed out a church in his neighbourhood that is attached to a strip club. Notice the name of the club.

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Moral rigidity is always hiding something. Moral outrage is often a form of public confession. How often do abusers like this constantly holler about the sin of other people?

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Theocracies pose as strong - but they are afraid of words and freedom. “Strongmen” pose as tough guys, but their weakness is on full display. Margaret Atwood says she cannot remember another time ‘when words themselves have felt under such threat’ - The Guardian

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First white South Africans arrive in U.S. as Trump claims they face discrimination - Reuters Of course. Christian. Nationalism is sometimes simply called Nationalism. Sometimes it’s called “White Christian Nationalism”. They find friends around the world.

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If Christians in America were truly honest with ourselves, we would admit that far too many churches have become places where people are made to be disciples of the Religious Right rather than followers of Jesus and then we would collectively repent from this harmful allegiance.

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So maybe the Trump-Pope thing backfired

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The paganism of Trump and Christian Nationalism. How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...

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#fanjoyfanboy Pierre Poilievre loses Carleton riding he's held for 20 years - Global News

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Of course. All class.

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I think that Trump’s “Vladimir, STOP!” might be more accurately read as flirtatious, than presidential.

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"The answer, according to Florida lawmakers, is the state’s schoolchildren, who as young as 14 could soon be allowed to work overnight shifts without a break – even on school nights" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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It's so odd that Christian Nationalists are trying to stomp out pretend "anti-Christian bias" when their repudiation of everything Jesus ever said is the biggest example of real "anti-Christian bias" in the United States right now.

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I recall that earl in his pontificate, Pope Francis said that moral rigidity is always hiding something. My Orthodox friend David Goa says similarly that moral outrage is a form of public confession. May we listen to voices like these, rather than to self-appointed moral gatekeepers.

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Mark Carney, a practicing Catholic, shared thoughtful words of tribute after Francis’ death. Carney (and other business leaders) worked with Pope Francis on The Council for Inclusive Capitalism. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Fox News just now: “He has passed away and the liberal Catholic movement is passing away with him. Young people know the truth. They believe that doctrine is love as Pope Benedict said.” My hope is that Christianity is known to be like Francis, not like JD Vance and others hungry for power.

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The most faithful Christian response to so called faith in the White House is not pride, but revulsion. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u... Christian faith is being hijacked in service of hatred, power, greed and worship of a person. Being sickened by this is a faithful response.

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How did Jesus relate to earthly power? Christian Nationalism is not Christian. Christians should speak against lust for power and domination that is labelled as Christian. On this Good Friday reflection includes a call of our times. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

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"Most left-of-center funders have tended to shrink back in response to an intensifying attack on everything they care about." www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/how-we-...

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Via @bradleyjersak.bsky.social

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Thomas Friedman NYT “The world is now seeing Trump’s America for exactly what it is becoming: a rogue state led by an impulsive strongman disconnected from the rule of law and other constitutional American principles and values.”

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I just had a full blown fight with someone about how the evangelical movement is more responsible than anyone for the state of America. I’m sorry evangelicals but you have pumped old-fashioned misogyny and prosperity gospel into the system for decades. The POV that men and money matter most led here

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All of the sudden I hate Justin Rose. #gorory

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www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/p... Trump is good at a couple of things at least - con and corruption. Thoughtful take by Fareed Zakaria.

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Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs - Bloomberg He’s really good at this, right? Art of the deal?

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www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/b... Canada has assholes, too.

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Thank you. We are hosting journalist Katherine Stewart to speak from her new book about the threat that Christian Nationalism poses to democracy. We are pleased to engage the conversation as before it threatens democracy, it acts as a parasite on Christianity. www.eventbrite.com/e/money-lies...

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x.com/DavidAFrench... Sorry that it’s X. Is this Righteous Gemstones or American evangelicalism? One of them is hilarious and vulgar. One is just vulgar.

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Followers of Jesus … Some might remember that Jesus said “Let your yes be yes and your no be no. Anything else comes from the evil one.” So - king Donald and on again off again tariffs? And yet they line up behind him. Such a business genius is he. Jesus clearly had it wrong.

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Guys, guys, guys. It’s not math. It’s not finance. It’s not economics. It’s all about psychology. Abnormal psychology. Read the DSM-5’s chapters on Cluster B personality disorders. And then it all becomes clear. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...

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To adopt a default position of angry antagonism toward other nations is not only deeply unchristian, it is also a manifestation of the demonic “us vs. them” obsession of empire that leads to senseless and unnecessary conflict.

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In any other administration, the president would already be huddled with advisors trying to stave off collapse

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PP now bragging about size of his rallies. Have you heard this before? 🇨🇦

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www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/e... I guess Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson have looked into his eyes. Oh, these arbiters of morality. These men so love looking into each others eyes. So strong and yet so victimized.

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Yes exactly.

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Bullies are always the weakest of all. It’s tough to witness their ignorance and embarrassing sense of self. Willingness to be idiotic and destructive is not strength. It’s a lack of moral, intellectual and emotional development. The most immature of the pre-teen boys are in charge.

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It's not just the biggest peacetime tax increase in US history. It's also the most regressive tax increase in US history.

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Actual ethics or virtue signaling? I highly recommend reading this.....so well written! Author is on Bluesky: @markglanvillejazz.bsky.social www.christiancentury.org/features/ten...

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The chart. Oh no! The United States is being governed by people who present a 7th Grade socials project as trade policy. Way to show Myanmar that the US won’t take it anymore.

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The Trump Administration admits to an “oversight” in the deportation to the mega-prison in El Salvador an immigrant who has PROTECTED LEGAL STATUS since 2019… But now claims: “Oops, we can’t bring him back.”

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Wow. Trump on “Truth” social after Carney call. Such love. And DT has apparently decided that Carney has already won the Federal election.

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Trump’s ‘Merica Prominent Yale professors flee Trump’s America for new roles at University of Toronto - Toronto Star apple.news/AqUC_WpsPR6a...

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From YVR (Vancouver) this week. The entire airport (excepting USA departures) was busy.

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Inhumanity is sick to see. Somehow it is celebrated as virtuous by Christian Nationalists. A reminder of how unlike Jesus the movement is - a contemporary idolatry.

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I try to avoid using the word “evil” in reference to others as it can contribute to us/them thinking. Seeing this, however, occasions a kind of disgust and disbelief that this is today. Brutality and inhumanity are features, not bugs of Christian Nationalism.

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This is America now. You’d better not think the wrong thing. www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/u...

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