Adam Lee Benner
@adamleebenner.bsky.social
Armchair theologian of a more open, more curious, more robust, more inclusive faith, and purveyor of humorous sacrilege, teacher, writer, musician, husband and father.
A parable for hard-working citizens.
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Thieves of the Forest: A Parable - Ex-Patriot
This parable tells the story of those who steal, kill and destroy, and all who suffer the tragic consequences.
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March 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A parable for hard-working citizens.
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I'll say Adam Levine. Think about the world's many problems and you'll find Maroon 5 somewhere near the source of them.
ok, just because this is close to my heart: who's the worst person with your first name?
It's long been the worst of times for many of us
February 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I'll say Adam Levine. Think about the world's many problems and you'll find Maroon 5 somewhere near the source of them.
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"
Trump isn't the one you need to focus on. He's the misdirect, so the real sleight of hand – bolstering wealthy right-wing interests and putting the sword anything that runs counter to them – can happen unnoticed.
Trump isn't the one you need to focus on. He's the misdirect, so the real sleight of hand – bolstering wealthy right-wing interests and putting the sword anything that runs counter to them – can happen unnoticed.
a man in a suit is standing in front of a green curtain .
ALT: a man in a suit is standing in front of a green curtain .
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February 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"
Trump isn't the one you need to focus on. He's the misdirect, so the real sleight of hand – bolstering wealthy right-wing interests and putting the sword anything that runs counter to them – can happen unnoticed.
Trump isn't the one you need to focus on. He's the misdirect, so the real sleight of hand – bolstering wealthy right-wing interests and putting the sword anything that runs counter to them – can happen unnoticed.
American Jesus: "The first shall remain first and the last shall remain last. Anyone who disagrees is a woke socialist."
January 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
American Jesus: "The first shall remain first and the last shall remain last. Anyone who disagrees is a woke socialist."
American Jesus: "Be on your guard against the DEI hires and the immigrants, for they come to steal the meager wages the company executives deign to give you."
January 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
American Jesus: "Be on your guard against the DEI hires and the immigrants, for they come to steal the meager wages the company executives deign to give you."
American Jesus: "Blessed are the CEOs, for they shall inherit 400 times the salary of the average worker."
January 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
American Jesus: "Blessed are the CEOs, for they shall inherit 400 times the salary of the average worker."
American Jesus: "Blessed are the greedy, for theirs is the kingdom of capitalism."
January 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
American Jesus: "Blessed are the greedy, for theirs is the kingdom of capitalism."
Headline I want to see tomorrow: "Alcohol says it's 'relieved' to no longer be associated with Pete Hegseth"
January 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Headline I want to see tomorrow: "Alcohol says it's 'relieved' to no longer be associated with Pete Hegseth"
Headline I want to see tomorrow: "Gulf of America appears at circuit court to legally change name back to 'Gulf of Mexico'"
January 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Headline I want to see tomorrow: "Gulf of America appears at circuit court to legally change name back to 'Gulf of Mexico'"
Turning empathy and mercy into sins is transforming God into as petty a human being as we are.
Because *we're* the ones who thirst for vengeance and retribution. *We're* the ones who relish the thought of others being punished for their sins. *We're* the ones who dehumanise the other.
Because *we're* the ones who thirst for vengeance and retribution. *We're* the ones who relish the thought of others being punished for their sins. *We're* the ones who dehumanise the other.
January 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Turning empathy and mercy into sins is transforming God into as petty a human being as we are.
Because *we're* the ones who thirst for vengeance and retribution. *We're* the ones who relish the thought of others being punished for their sins. *We're* the ones who dehumanise the other.
Because *we're* the ones who thirst for vengeance and retribution. *We're* the ones who relish the thought of others being punished for their sins. *We're* the ones who dehumanise the other.
A reason it's so hard to find Jesus in today's white American evangelical churches might be that they've got a real issue with DEI hires.
January 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A reason it's so hard to find Jesus in today's white American evangelical churches might be that they've got a real issue with DEI hires.
Contemporary white American evangelicals like to claim to practise 'historic' Christianity (as though a simple straight line can be drawn between them and the apostles).
And if things like the Crusades and Manifest Destiny are 'historic' Christianity, then I suppose they're right.
And if things like the Crusades and Manifest Destiny are 'historic' Christianity, then I suppose they're right.
January 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Contemporary white American evangelicals like to claim to practise 'historic' Christianity (as though a simple straight line can be drawn between them and the apostles).
And if things like the Crusades and Manifest Destiny are 'historic' Christianity, then I suppose they're right.
And if things like the Crusades and Manifest Destiny are 'historic' Christianity, then I suppose they're right.
I'd rather listen to hundreds of 'so-called' Bishop Budde's 'boring' sermons than listen to five minutes worth of Trump's mindless drivel.
January 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I'd rather listen to hundreds of 'so-called' Bishop Budde's 'boring' sermons than listen to five minutes worth of Trump's mindless drivel.
I've read Luke and Acts any number of times, and I'll be honest, I'm still struggling to find any of Jesus's anti-immigrant or 'America first' policies.
January 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I've read Luke and Acts any number of times, and I'll be honest, I'm still struggling to find any of Jesus's anti-immigrant or 'America first' policies.
Chatting up the Palestinian bloke who runs our favourite falafel shop, who said to us, "Be a good person, and leave the rest to God."
And I needed that today.
And I needed that today.
January 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Chatting up the Palestinian bloke who runs our favourite falafel shop, who said to us, "Be a good person, and leave the rest to God."
And I needed that today.
And I needed that today.
I would rather choose the way I want to live each day than worry about what Trump may or may not do.
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No, We Don't Know What's Going to Happen – and That's a Gift - Ex-Patriot
Even the best of us can't predict the future. That goes for the Trump presidency as well. So what's the best way to respond to it?
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January 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I would rather choose the way I want to live each day than worry about what Trump may or may not do.
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He understands we just make this shit for free, right?
When you compulsively turn everything into a grift so you can bleed money from your supporters but also don’t really understand what a meme is conceptually:
January 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
He understands we just make this shit for free, right?
Here's what irrational fear of the other and petty jingoism get you.
Whatever US politicians were hoping for, what they got was a huge increase in users signing up to Duolingo to learn Chinese and American users flooding Chinese apps.
TikTok Hadn't Even Been Banned Before the Backlash Started
Whatever US politicians were hoping for, what they got was a huge increase in users signing up to Duolingo to learn Chinese and American users flooding Chinese apps.
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January 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Here's what irrational fear of the other and petty jingoism get you.
This is now officially the whitest thing I've ever seen.
And that's including my cousin Cindy's late-80's wedding in Kentucky.
And that's including my cousin Cindy's late-80's wedding in Kentucky.
January 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This is now officially the whitest thing I've ever seen.
And that's including my cousin Cindy's late-80's wedding in Kentucky.
And that's including my cousin Cindy's late-80's wedding in Kentucky.
I'm currently 10,174 miles from the inauguration. And I'm not sure it's far enough.
If anyone's heading to Antarctica, can I get a lift?
If anyone's heading to Antarctica, can I get a lift?
January 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I'm currently 10,174 miles from the inauguration. And I'm not sure it's far enough.
If anyone's heading to Antarctica, can I get a lift?
If anyone's heading to Antarctica, can I get a lift?
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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January 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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January 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Me and the 4 people who read my posts.
January 13, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Me and the 4 people who read my posts.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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January 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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