The woke mob has come for William Jones

Americans will see photos like this and talk about how much they could live in cities like Europe has while actively advocating to protect laws that make development like this both physically impossible and illegal.

This is a must-read piece about Trump, his hawking of Bibles, and what it all means. Thanks Bob Smietana for writing this!

Key takeaway from Gallup's Biden/Trump numbers on character & leadership qualities: Trump's standing in all categories are virtually unchanged from 2020, for better and worse. Biden's standing across all categories is appreciably diminished:

Truly wild to see this guy say SF needs to hire more cops and arrest drug dealers and get rapturous treatment on Twitter from the exact same people who would’ve screamed bloody murder at you for saying that even a year ago

Or just tweet.

“Ukraine also has a much higher rate of churchgoing than Russia, where actual piety seems to be rare—a fact that sits awkwardly with Kirill’s broadsides against the moral depravity of the West.”

“I am not a Trump fan but…” will be the epitaph of American democracy, and Christianity.

R Bratten Weiss 'Moral dignity' is not a concept I've run across before. It doesn't come up in a search on the scholarly theology databases. From what I've been able to find these past couple of days, it sounds basically like semi-Pelagianism.

When Trump & his supporters started repeating Russian propaganda in 2015-16, I made a simple point: Many parties can arrive independently at the same truth, but not at the same lie. As with MAGA, Musk, et al now, repeating the same Ukraine falsehoods is an op, not a coincidence.

Given that the Russians famously repress evangelical Christians, in Russia and in occupied Ukraine, this is extraordinary. She can't have heard this by accident and she can't be repeating it because she thinks it is true.

'Donald Trump, a 77-year-old Bible salesman from Palm Beach, Florida, has emerged as the nation’s most prominent Christian leader.'

Now THAT is a lede ... Francis Wilkinson says bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

Get ready! In just two days, Papal Nuncio Cardinal Pierre delivers our 2024 Bernardin Lecture “Pope Francis: Discernment and the Dialectic of Mercy.” Hope to see you all there in-person or on the livestream! Loyola's College of Arts and Sciences Loyola University Chicago U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Archdiocese Chicago Vatican News

NFL owners: The players need to stay away from politics.

Also, NFL owners:

That’s William Blake

Surprise! It turns out that ::checks notes:: cutting some of your cheapest and most cost effective departments while keeping expensive administrators is, in fact, a false economy which will ruin your university.

Who knew?

(Everyone. Everyone knew).

Now I’m pissed at a pope I love. Am weary of celebate men ginning out rules about what happens between a person’s waist & knees when most evil comes from north of the neck. I support LGBTQIA+ humans & think Jesus does too. #SnapOutOfIt Pope Francis, et al

Trump takes a pro-choice position on abortion. Tells everyone to “follow their heart.” Some evangelical leaders respond, but most show no outrage. More here: currentpub.com/2024/04/08/tru…