For my dissertation, I read appeals to Romans 13 to justify support for separating children from parents and breaking up marriages. Hardly thought I'd hear that same appeal a couple years later. It was evil & antichrist in the 1840s-50s, and so it is now. #FamilyHasNoBorder

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It’s been a tough couple of weeks for baseball on twitter. It sucks to see racist and homophobic language coming from inside our league - a league I’m so proud to be a part of that I’ve worked really hard to make a more accepting and inclusive place for all our fans to enjoy.

Thread by Dr. Kristin Hook for Congress: "As a furloughed scientist, I thought it worthwhile to use my PhD skills to look at evidence for the president’s clap; whether his desire for a wall is an adequate justification for a government […]" #shutdown #BuildTheWall #Texas threadreaderapp.com/thread/1088833…

The federal government body that polices racial discrimination at work, uses "Go back to where you came from" as literally textbook example of potentially unlawful bigoted harassment.

I earnestly desire that no people perish in military conflict. No Americans. No Iranians. I’m praying for the U.S. troops who are in the Middle East and for those deployed this week. SEE them. SEE the people of Iran. Not faceless. Not pawns. Fellow humans. Beloved of God.

To all my 5s of 10s of followers, My Twitter was hacked and some spam DM about “masks” was sent to all of you. I suggest not opening it!

Ending police brutality is more important than sports

A voice like mine has never been a Cabinet secretary or at the head of the Department of Interior. Growing up in my mother’s Pueblo household made me fierce. I’ll be fierce for all of us, our planet, and all of our protected land. I am honored and ready to serve.

We have a literal yacht tax deduction in this country, and our politicians have the nerve to call a survival check a handout.

Trump didn’t change America. Trump revealed America. To those who say: “This isn’t America”... I wish that were true. The truth is this IS America... Not all of America, but much more than we want to believe. We have work to do.

What we witnessed yesterday is part of a long-standing tradition of racist ritual violence wherein white civilian mobs are enabled by authorities to rage for a period of time unencumbered & with little to no legal consequence in order to reinforce the racial hierarchy. 1/

And there is Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, escorting VP-elect Kamala Harris

In a sense, he was right. I AM A THREAT: a threat to injustice, to inequality, to ignorance. Anyone who speaks the truth and walks with hope is an obvious and fatal danger to the powers that be.

In the past decade alone, police misconduct has cost Chicagoans more than $700 million on settlements and legal fees related to lawsuits alleging police brutality.

Among other things, the book of Galatians teaches us this very important truth: A distorted gospel is being proclaimed when any ethnic group attempts to coerce others to conform to their cultural expectations in order to find belonging, acceptance, and inclusion in the church.

I’ve heard some people say their church is weak on justice but strong on doctrine. If your church is weak on justice, it’s also weak on doctrine.

I am empowered by hope to see racial reconciliation and thriving communities reflective of God's desire for right relationships and restoration of just systems in a broken world. Will you help support the work of Be the Bridge? giving.bethebridge.com/fundraiser/512…

Just a reminder that it’s not just Democrats warning of the dangers of Trump, many republicans who served with him are as well, including his VP Pence who refused to help Trump overturn the election!! A peaceful transfer of power is central to our nation’s existence!