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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 4h

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement.

Librarian gets massive payday after firing for refusal to yank LGBTQ books off shelves

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement. According to The New York Times, "Terri Lesley, the former director of the Campbell County Public Library in Gillette, Wyo., filed a feder...

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 4h

Hundreds could be freed from ICE custody after a warrantless arrest ruling. blockclubchi.co/42sGDWA

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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul @ilattygeneral.bsky.social · 4h

Read my statement here: tinyurl.com/3mk35xzx

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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS BLOCK OF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S UNLAWFUL DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD IN ILLINOIS
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CNN @cnn.com · 4h

Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately.

Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots | CNN Politics

Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 4h

Corporations face significant legal restrictions on shunning or ostracizing individuals in contexts like employment and public services. In contrast, shunning by private individuals or voluntary religious groups is generally legal because it is protected under freedom of association and religion.

Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 5h

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Luther on Antinomianism | Monergism

“My friends, the Antinomians preach exceedingly well —and I cannot but believe that they do so with great earnestness— concerning the mercy of Christ,

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 5h

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50K views · 2.7K reactions | A story about a pastor who didn’t molest any kids. | Visit Victor Colorado: totally not The Black Monarch dude

A story about a pastor who didn’t molest any kids..

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

Incredibly alarming—after the whole ridiculous antifa roundtable at the White House, as Mark was moving with his family to Europe after threats…

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 1d

California law bans loud commercials on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video

There are few things less enjoyable while watching a TV show or sports event than to immediately get hit in the eardrums with an excessively loud commercial. If you live in California, those days are over. And there’s a decent chance that will radiate out across the entire nation. On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom Read more... The post California law bans loud commercials on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

We are not at war with Venezuela and NO President can go to war without Congress.

Trump's illegal strikes in the Caribbean have already killed 21 people, with no evidence that they are who Trump says.

This puts us all at risk, so I voted to END these dangerous abuses of power.

Democrats to force vote to limit Trump war powers after strikes on Venezuelan boats

Democratic Senators will force vote on a war powers resolution seeking to limit President Trump's unprecedented use of military strikes against suspected drug traffickers

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AG Rob Bonta @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov · 1d

Everyone deserves a safe and dignified place to call home.

If you believe your rights as a tenant have been violated, please send us your stories.

At CA DOJ, we’ll continue to fight to protect tenants.

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Tom 🇨🇦 🇺🇦🇲🇽 🇺🇸 🇳🇴 @tomb80.bsky.social · 1d

Release the Epstein files.

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Ginger the garden witch @mkkraemer.bsky.social · 1d

I’m all for it. Release the Epstein files so we know exactly who to target.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

The definitive break occurred in 1805 with Harvard's election of the liberal Henry Ware as the Hollis Professor of Divinity. For conservative Calvinists, this signaled Harvard's turn toward Arminianism and Unitarianism.

Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

In reaction to Harvard's perceived theological straying, conservative Congregationalist ministers founded the Collegiate School, later Yale, to be a more orthodox alternative.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

By the early 18th century, debates emerged over theological conformity. Harvard's faculty and graduates began embracing more liberal, "relaxed" religious ideas like Anglicanism, which alarmed more conservative Congregationalist ministers.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

The early curricula focused heavily on theology, the original biblical languages, and a core commitment to the teachings of John Calvin, particularly predestination and God's sovereignty.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

Both Harvard (1636) and Yale (1701) were founded by Puritan clergy with the explicit purpose of training a disciplined, Calvinist clergy for colonial New England. John Harvard himself was a Calvinist.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

I blame the so-called "elite" schools that started with total depravity, then became legitimate and ended with every wind of doctrine.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

The spread of French Protestantism (Huguenots): A Protestant movement in France influenced by John Calvin that fled persecution by French Catholics, with some settling in North America. The beginning of total depravity in America.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

Jansenism: A theological movement with similarities to Calvinism that began within the Catholic Church in 17th-century France and was condemned as heresy.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 2d

medium.com/@tylerthesce... Most religions in the U.S. are just table turning businesses. Canadian Anglicans are legitimate.

The Dirty Business of American Religion

Religion in the U.S. isn’t just about saving souls — it’s a tax-free, cash-rich empire where profit often takes precedence over prophecy.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 2d

Conflict between monarchs and the Pope was common long before the Reformation, even when all parties were Catholic. This shows that the issue was not anti-Catholicism but a struggle for political power.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 2d

a woman wearing a crown and a white dress makes a funny face

ALT: a woman wearing a crown and a white dress makes a funny face

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