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Sojourners @sojo.net · 2d

"I’ve found that whenever politics get messy, the best theological question is often the simplest one: How do these decisions impact people who don’t have much power or money?"
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A Simple Guide To Doing Theology During a Shutdown

Ignore the punditry. Washington gridlock is largely about these two biblical themes.

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · 2d

A new one from me: After a decade of living in D.C., I sometimes feel like I'm wading through political soup. But when Washington gets messy, there's a simple theological question I try to ask myself.
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A Simple Guide To Doing Theology During a Shutdown

Ignore the punditry. Washington gridlock is largely about these two biblical themes.

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mitchell atencio (he·him·his) @mitchellatencio.com · 3d

For years now, I've wondered what exactly Lecrae deconstructed, how he reconstructed his faith, and how that's affected everything from his politics to his belief in demons.

Last Sunday, we sat to talk it all out. sojo.net/articles/new...

How ‘Reconstruction’ Changed Lecrae’s View of American Christianity

From the existence of demons to support for Israel, the Christian hip-hop luminary says he rebuilt his faith beyond Western Christendom.

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Adam Russell Taylor @revadamtaylor.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks to @rns.org for the opportunity to write about Johnson Amendment protections for faith communities and non-profit organizations. I appreciated the chance to give my perspective both as president of @sojo.net and board chair of @independentsector.bsky.social. religionnews.com/2025/09/17/w...

Churches can be exploited without Johnson Amendment

(RNS) — The entire nonprofit sector risks being corrupted and captured by partisan politics and polarization.

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Sep 11

"Before I abandoned the conservatism Kirk so effectively promoted, I shared many of the same platforms he exploited," writes @revrobschenck.bsky.social in an important reflection for @sojo.net
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I Rejected Charlie Kirk’s Politics. That’s Why I Grieve His Death

I once led an aggressive conservative Christian movement—until I saw how our rhetoric led to violence.

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Jul 12

Once upon a middle school Bible class, I watched “Hell's Bells: The Dangers of Rock 'N' Roll” on one of these. It was a 1989 documentary hosted by a guy with a glorious mullet about the many ways the music industry was spreading “satanism” and “the occult.” First time I heard Led Zeppelin, tbh

Utopia District @utopiadistrict.bsky.social · Jul 11

Name something you remember watching in this!

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Jul 11

A reminder that @sojo.net is funded by zero oligarchs and welcomes new readers, subscribers, and donors who support nonprofit journalism focused on faith and social justice.

For example, when ICE tries to use the Bible to support its agenda, we publish stuff like; sojo.net/articles/opi...

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Jul 11

I just need more people to appreciate that an artist MADE a Henry Nouwen puppet and put that puppet on a TRAPEZE for our most recent issue of Sojourners. I love it so much!

Article here:
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Red Nose Studio @rednosestudio.bsky.social · Jul 9

A fly-thru of the hand built set created for current issue of @sojo.net

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Jul 11

I'm curious where you landed; I'll admit it's definitely a gospel story that is often interpreted as a protest by folks today (especially by folks who believe in protesting)

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Jul 11

Congrats to the music industry on entering its Victorian novel era!

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Jul 11

Still can't believe that ICE really made this video; grateful to @jrforasteros.com for breaking down the levels of twisted scripture here. sojo.net/articles/opi...

ICE Quotes the Bible in a New Propaganda Video

A government video distorts scripture in a recruitment drive for the immigration crackdown.

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Jun 6

One of my favorites: sojo.net/magazine/jan...

Called to a Dangerous Oddness

Jesus is that great voice of otherwise, who saw the contradictions of the gospel to the Roman Empire and who acted out an alternative.

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Jun 6

A beautiful meditation by Kenyatta R. Gilbert, dean of Howard School of Divinity, on the 40th anniversary of Brueggemann's influential "The Prophetic Imagination" sojo.net/magazine/jan...

Relentless Hope

Prophetic imagination in a time of despair.

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Jun 6

A few of my favorite pieces by and about Walter that we've published here at Sojourners:
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Walter Brueggemann: Jesus Acted Out the Alternative to Empire

Jesus was executed as an enemy of the totalism.

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Jun 6

Light perpetual upon Walter Brueggemann (1933-2025) whose scholarship on the prophets forever changed the way I read the Bible and launched me on path to find Christian communities living out alternatives to the way of empire. Interviewing him for @sojo.net in 2017 was an absolute honor.

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Mar 4

"Solidarity isn’t affection," writes @hannahnpbowman.bsky.social for @sojo.net:
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10 Ways Your Church Can Take Solidarity Beyond Sympathy

Be radical stewards of your resources.

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mitchell atencio (he·him·his) @mitchellatencio.com · Jan 20

With few exceptions, the prayers at the inauguration served to project God’s blessing on President Trump’s promises of American domination, expansion, and nationalism.

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‘I Was Saved by God To Make America Great Again’

Religious allies took the inauguration as a chance to project God’s blessing on Trump’s promises of American domination, expansion, and nationalism.

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Dec 12

Great reporting by @saraheinselen.bsky.social for Sojourners: sojo.net/articles/new...

Trump May Allow ICE Arrests in Churches; Here’s What We Know

After reports Trump will rescind a policy discouraging ICE raids in churches, faith and immigration experts prepare for uncertain future.

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Nov 23

So glad to be here at #SBLAAR24! Who else is here?

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Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove @wilsonhartgrove.bsky.social · Nov 21

I suspect the church in America won’t fully recognize the importance of Tony Campolo’s witness until we’ve repented of the sins he named & embraced the kingdom of God that he preached for three-quarters of a century.

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Tony Campolo Showed Me a Different Way To Be a Christian

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove on Campolo's lifelong work to connect a personal relationship with Jesus and the movement for justice.

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Nov 20

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Amy Sullivan @amysullivan.bsky.social · Nov 20

We already know from examples over the past decade that all GOP concerns about "religious freedom" evaporate when the faithful are sanctuary churches or Christian activists giving food and water to migrants along the border.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Nov 19

incoming Trump border czar Tom Homan threatens people in blue states with prosecution if they hide migrants from ICE

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Bob Smietana @bmietana.bsky.social · Nov 20

Tony Campolo - famed evangelist and social justice preacher - has died. There was no one like him

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Tony Campolo, sociologist and famed Red Letter Christian, has died

(RNS) — Known as a powerful evangelist and social justice preacher, Campolo had long advocated that Christian faith can transform the world — and people's everyday lives.

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Sojourners @sojo.net · Nov 19

Monson talks with Sojourners about crying, loving oneself, and Black theology and disability.

Theologian Robert Monson Wants a Softer Social Justice

How can softness and self-love help us defeat the triple evils of racism, militarism, and greed?

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Nov 19

"I wish I was famous for other things that sounded cooler," Robert Monson tells @mitchellatencio.com in this interview with @sojo.net.

**Spoiler alert** Monson is, in fact, very cool.
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Theologian Robert Monson Wants a Softer Social Justice

How can softness and self-love help us defeat the triple evils of racism, militarism, and greed?

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Betsy Shirley @betsyshirley.bsky.social · Nov 15

Well, after leaving that other place and spending about a year without any of these apps, here we are. Glad to join y’all!

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