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Ben Daniel (he/him)

@revbennyd.bsky.social

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Progressive Presbyterian pastor and writer of left-leaning, faith-based, social and political commentary

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 12

I'm happy to say that after a ten-year hiatus from writing books, I'm back in the "Author" business. Thanks to a recently-signed deal with The Herald Press, I'll be writing a book on Christian Pacifism, due out next Spring. I'm so happy to be working on the next volume in my literary corpus.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 22h

It was in Oakland.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 10d

Somehow, I doubt anyone on this chat will get treated as harshly as, say, the president of an Ivy League school where Students protested a genocide.

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 29d

I'm hoping my forthcoming book puts me ahead of Donald Trump in line for the Nobel Peace Prize. Not that I think I'll win said award, but I do want to finish ahead of the guy who provokes and international incident every time an escalator doesn't work.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 29d

Just submitted a manuscript to its publisher. Let the edits commence! www.amazon.com/Grace-Over-G...

Grace Over Guns: Pursuing Peace in a Militarized World

Grace Over Guns: Pursuing Peace in a Militarized World [Daniel, Ben] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Grace Over Guns: Pursuing Peace in a Militarized World

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Jul 1

From my forthcoming book, "Grace Over Guns," (due out June of '26).

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Jun 24

Lasted, what, 12 minutes?

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Jun 2

More from my forthcoming book's rough draft. Incidentally, Herald Press has given my book a new title: "Grace Over Guns: Pursuing Peace in a Militarized World." It's set to be released in a year.

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · May 30

In which a sports business empire owned by a Roman Catholic, Italian American family buys a controlling interest in a soccer club with (and this is no exaggeration) the world most rabidly anti-Catholic fan base. Pass the popcorn. Things could get interesting.
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49ers Enterprises purchases majority stake in Scottish club Rangers

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Apr 21

Clergy actually do pay taxes. Churches don’t. But his personal income is taxed. Not that accuracy matters on social media.

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Apr 18

¡Hijole!

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thank you. And it’s possible
—imperative even—that we can oppose all totalitarian regimes regardless of political ideology.

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Apr 9

This part will probably remain in my book...

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 28

Now that is a question every author wants to answer! They are still in print and should be available to order wherever you buy books—Amazon or your local bookshop (the latter always being better for authors) thanks!

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 28

Here's something I wrote from a book I'm writing. It's good, but it didn't work where I'd written it, so for now it's been cut from the book. It may yet make it back in, but for now, because I think it deserves to be read, I'm publishing it on social media.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 26

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 25

Just did an interview for German radio. The journalist wanted to know what my progressive church is doing in the Trump 2.0. Here's the thing: it's clear that the German guy was scared about what was going to happen in the United States, and he was scared because he grew up in postwar Germany. Scary.

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 23

Just like in Narnia. The first thing Lucy saw in the land where it was always winter and never Christmas was a lamp post.

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 21

Interestingly if you were to write dumb fuck—weasels that would require not a hyphen but an n-dash (as opposed to an m-dash) which until recently I didn’t even know was a thing.

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 21

Honestly, I usually feel like I'm flying blind as I try to put one foot in front of the other, spiritually and emotionally. It's damn hard and I'm suffering from insomnia, but I'm doing what I can. Its all any of us can do.

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 21

Not really, but as a preacher I have a pulpit & I'm using it. I'm writing a book on pacifism, which feels like an antifascist thing to do. I'm trying to grieve without allowing the MAGAists to take my life's joy; I'm trying to be honest about things without surrendering my sense of hope.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 20

We’re living through the end of the illusion of American Exceptionalism. Turns out we are as capable of evil as any other awful nation in human history. This is not a lesson I wanted to learn in such a concrete manner.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 17

Further evidence of my forthcoming book.

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 16

Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thank you!