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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 16h

“I invited them to repentance,” Black…said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call...”

“But when Black began to lower his arms…the agents responded…by firing pepper balls... One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke...”
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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d

who among us

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 1d

His daughter says it's either mold or spiritual attack.

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Christianity On the Spectrum @christianityon.bsky.social · 2d

The reason that you didn't see autism "back in your day" is because the way you used to deal with girl autism was to send them to a convent where they all pretended to be cats

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 2d

For Magistra Frizzle purposes, I would like a poodle skirt but instead of a poodle it’s one of these dogs.

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 2d

What will make you believe me?

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 2d

Autism Announcement

Christianity On the Spectrum @christianityon.bsky.social · 2d

you get double autism

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 2d

Yessss and/or nooooo depending on the aspect and day

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Christianity On the Spectrum @christianityon.bsky.social · 2d

guy who believes in the extreme male brain theory of autism and thinks that is sufficient justification for women's ordination, but only if she has autism

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 2d

What if my answer is “it depends”

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Emily Hunter McGowin @ehmcgowin.bsky.social · 2d

Friends, what our federal government is doing in the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs is wicked, an offense against God. The stories of ICE's brutality here are being reported widely enough that you can find the proof if you want to. 1/4

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve never seen a Simpson. It wasn’t allowed when I was a kid, and I never bothered to catch up as an adult.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 4d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 3d

They mention @ehmcgowin.bsky.social’s book, Households of Faith, which is an excellent read.

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 3d

This conversation was so good!

Christianity On the Spectrum @christianityon.bsky.social · 3d

Here at CoTS we love data driven analysis of Christianity subcultures. In the last podcast episode, I talked with @mburtwrites.bsky.social about her new book "The Myth of Good Christian Parenting" and how Christian parenting books relate to autism (spoiler: it is bad). Link below:

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 4d

20+ Chicago cops injured from the feds tossing tear gas around today.

Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 4d

CPD has 20+ injured on duty this afternoon, most/all from federal use of gas. Related: no arrests by CPD, no documented uses of force by CPD. (I wasn't everywhere / didn't see every skirmish. And possibly some late-entry TRR forms to come.) Saw two federal arrests, saw one on video didn't witness.

Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 4d

Chaos in Brighton Park. This is representative of the amount / direction of pepper and smoke sent into the neighborhood, in this case, for no reason I can discern other than because they were leaving. Feds had a clear path out in a different direction, and residents were vocal but not violent here.

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 4d

For my kids, the perceived loss of autonomy is much more distressing than the poke or soreness, so the rest of the day is about mitigating that by letting them be in charge of more things than normal.

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 4d

I recommend a policy of “Whoever Gets the Shots Calls the Shots” for kids getting seasonal vaccines.

What are we eating, where are we going, what are we playing or watching or reading for the rest of the day after a vaccine? Whatever the bandaid-ed one wants.

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Kira “Memento Mori” Austin-Young @kmaustinyoung.bsky.social · 4d

Hi! Are you distinguishing (wrongly) between the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament? You might be (you definitely are) committing a heresy called Marcionism.

Random Ralph @ralphb3rd.bsky.social · 4d

A lot of evangelicals seem to be more attracted to the vengeful God of the Old Testament than the forgiving God of the New.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 4d

history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed

student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism

teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 4d

Chicago is two and a half million people. Expand out to the larger metro area and you’re talking about 10 million people. I like our odds.

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Rev. Poppy Haze 𓅋 @poppyhaze.bsky.social · 5d

years ago, no one diagnosed adults with ADHD. DSM-IV-TR published in 2000, created what we consider the modern definition of ADHD, talks about schoolwork, pencils, and chores for children above age 7, adults unmentioned

DSM-5 in 2013 added a diagnosis for over 17s

that's the long and short of it

Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 5d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · Sep 8

working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"

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Erin Jean Warde @erinjeanwarde.bsky.social · 6d

Happy first female Archbishop of Canterbury to all who observe 🙏🏻

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 6d

I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice — not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother’s death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany. Congress had not autho-

Ryan 🔥 @marxismevolving.bsky.social · 6d

Last night I dreamt I went to Manderly again. Congress has not authorized the use of military force.

🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇬🇱🇵🇦 Femininomicon ex Mortis @ofvick.bsky.social · 6d

DEAR THERESA,
I'm lying on my bed missing you, my eyes all swollen, hot tears running down my face. Congress has not authorized the use of military force.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 7d

“What You Fail to See Mr. Pope” has intense potential across multiple meme formats

Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 7d

WHAT YOU FAIL TO SEE MR POPE

worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 7d

really enjoying all the people trying to explain the bible to the pope today

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Alyssa Barringer @alyssakaye.bsky.social · 9d

Is this not the plot of the 1997 movie Gattaca?