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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 34m

Fair point! Cheers!

Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 35m

Right, which is why I totally understand why the connection was made (and why I wrote that incredibly long thread that Ben linked in the first place). We were all raised with biases, myself included, we can only simply continue to unravel them.

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 38m

On a related anyone ever done peer-reviewed research linking the drop in serial killers to sex work mostly moving online? I would wonder if there’s a connection.

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 55m

All of our oppressions are interconnected, and comparing greedy, wealthy Christians to the ancestors and teachers of Jewish people is very harmful. Jewish scholars have been vocal about this for decades. Please consider learning from us on this issue specifically, as we would do the same for you.

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 55m

Violence against Indigenous people is a VERY important discussion to have and voices like yours are necessary to uplift. At the same time, using “Pharisee” as a pejorative or some sort of stock villain is rooted in the same Christian European supremacy that has oppressed both of our peoples.

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 57m

Perhaps you shouldn’t have written this devotional in until you were able to 1). Define what a Pharisee is and 2). Accurately relate their teachings.

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 58m

The Pharisee in my mirror says I need a haircut.

bryanking71.bsky.social @bryanking71.bsky.social · 5h

Facing the Sin I Pretend I Don’t See

Confront the Pharisee in your mirror and see sin clearly. This gritty, male-focused devotional guides men to recognize pride, confess hidden sin, embrace humility, and experience God’s grace in daily life. Perfect for quiet time, reflection, and spiritual…

Facing the Sin I Pretend I Don’t See

Confront the Pharisee in your mirror and see sin clearly. This gritty, male-focused devotional guides men to recognize pride, confess hidden sin, embrace humility, and experience God’s grace in daily life. Perfect for quiet time, reflection, and spiritual growth in the midst of life’s challenges.

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 2d

Fuck off.

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t come for Ephraim Stone dot com

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 2d

Seriously

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 2d

And then POST A PUBLIC PICTURE where it’s VISIBLE (picture is cropped because the entire picture includes an actual toddler).

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine being stupid enough to admit that your husband has a swastika tattooed in the general public, but then to defend it…

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 5d

Good for us

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 6d

Good for them. That’s how Jews practice Judaism.

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 6d

4). What power, precisely? Because power in 1st century Palestine lay with the Romans, Herodians, and priests, in that order. What power of the Pharisees are you referencing?

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 6d

3). No, the Gospels make it clear that the Pharisees’ main issue with Jesus was his association with violent child traffickers and thugs, which is a legitimate grievance. As well as his claim to rabbinic authority, another legitimate grievance.

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 6d

2b). Giving somebody claiming rabbinic authority a chance to prove themselves by asking them a difficult or impossible question about the law is literally how Judaism works. There are examples of it everywhere in Jewish writings. Jesus is not special in this regard.

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 6d

Okay let’s break this down.

1). Yes. In 30 CE Jerusalem, only the Romans could execute someone. The Sanhedrin had abdicated their power.

2). “Trapping Jesus” here is asking him a question of the Law that seems to have no answer. That’s how Judaism works.

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 6d

I learned about Van Gogh from Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego.

Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 6d

Do you have a favorite example of learning about high culture from low culture? Mine is the episode of Gilligan's Island where the castaways stage a musical adaptation of Hamlet set to the tune of Carmen (70s TV was wild) <1/n>

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 6d

There’s a whole religion that does not do either of these things. It’s called Judaism.

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Trey Ferguson @pastortrey05.com · 6d

Might be time to send missionaries to share the gospel with the white evangelical church in America.

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Yasmin Qureshi MP @yasminqureshimp.bsky.social · 6d

Appalled by the attack on a mosque in East Sussex.

An appalling act of Islamophobic hate.

Grateful no lives were lost, but the impact will be profound. We must stand together against hate and division.

Our strength is in unity, and intolerance will not win.

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Rabbi Emily Cohen @thatrabbicohen.bsky.social · 6d

May the protestors in Chicago be safe.
May their care for their fellow human beings inspire a nation in desperate need of humanity.
May this be the worst it gets.

And if it must get worse
(for it will get worse)
May we cultivate strong wills and soft hearts.
And may we keep protesting.

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 6d

Have you considered that you’re wrong and also a terrible person?

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Ephraim Stone @testonewrites.bsky.social · 6d

Because what we needed in a discussion about deconstructing harmful language was the input of Paul Harper, the Main Character of the Universe.

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