@davidkrueger01.bsky.social
Historian, Educator, & ED at @DialogueINST
- Temple U - Interests: #Dialogue #Democracy #ReligiousPluralism #Philly #ReligionInPhilly #Tours #AmRel
- Temple U - Interests: #Dialogue #Democracy #ReligiousPluralism #Philly #ReligionInPhilly #Tours #AmRel
Coming soon from @dialogueinst.bsky.social. A tour app and public history training program on religious diversity in early America. Just in time for #America250!
December 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Coming soon from @dialogueinst.bsky.social. A tour app and public history training program on religious diversity in early America. Just in time for #America250!
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As one of my favorite historians, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, once put it, “The value of any activity is determined by its meaning to the participant, not to the observer.” thewayofimprovement.blog/2025/12/26/h...
How to be an activist historian
This piece was initially published at Current on September 2, 2022 I am often asked if I have ever debated David Barton on the question “Was America founded as a Christian nation?” I have not. Bart…
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December 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
As one of my favorite historians, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, once put it, “The value of any activity is determined by its meaning to the participant, not to the observer.” thewayofimprovement.blog/2025/12/26/h...
I'm pleased that my essay on Islam is included in the Greater Philadelphia and the World volume!
Philly followers: Don't miss this our launch event for the new three-volume publication GREATER PHILADELPHIA this Thursday at the Philadelphia Visitor Center, featuring a discussion with two of the project's co-editors & books available for purchase!
Register now: www.tinyurl.com/PHLBook250
Register now: www.tinyurl.com/PHLBook250
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I'm pleased that my essay on Islam is included in the Greater Philadelphia and the World volume!
This weekend, Philadelphia is welcoming visitors to celebrate the 250th birthday of the Marine Corps. The @dialogueinst.bsky.social is offering FREE TOURS for veterans & military members on the role of religion in the American Revolution. To sign up, visit: dialogueinstitute.org/religion-and...
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This weekend, Philadelphia is welcoming visitors to celebrate the 250th birthday of the Marine Corps. The @dialogueinst.bsky.social is offering FREE TOURS for veterans & military members on the role of religion in the American Revolution. To sign up, visit: dialogueinstitute.org/religion-and...
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Only the military remains outside Trump’s grip. Despite the firing of several top officers—and his threat to fire more—the U.S. armed forces are still led by generals and admirals whose oath is to the Constitution, not the president. But for how long?
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The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here
The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Only the military remains outside Trump’s grip. Despite the firing of several top officers—and his threat to fire more—the U.S. armed forces are still led by generals and admirals whose oath is to the Constitution, not the president. But for how long?
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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"Scholarship on the role of religion in the American Revolution is so robust that no historian with a Ph.D. from one of the universities Wilson despises could get away with claiming that all the Founding Fathers were deists...." thewayofimprovement.blog/2025/10/06/t...
Today at ARC Magazine: My piece on how Doug Wilson uses American history
Here is a taste of my piece, “The Christian Nationalist Rewriting American History.” Idaho pastor Douglas Wilson is having a moment. The 72-year-old Christian nationalist was recently t…
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October 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"Scholarship on the role of religion in the American Revolution is so robust that no historian with a Ph.D. from one of the universities Wilson despises could get away with claiming that all the Founding Fathers were deists...." thewayofimprovement.blog/2025/10/06/t...
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Am I angry about the SCOTUS decision today that basically lets ICE ask for your papers like goons in a police state? You bet I am:
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The Government Wants to See Your Papers
And the Supreme Court decides that the Fourth Amendment might not be for everyone.
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September 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Am I angry about the SCOTUS decision today that basically lets ICE ask for your papers like goons in a police state? You bet I am:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Forty-five local preservation and historical organizations have convened to send a message to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum: Removing or editing Philly slavery exhibits is “ahistorical and un-American.” (1/3)
Removing or editing Philly slavery exhibits is ‘un-American,’ 45 local historical groups tell Trump’s Interior secretary
It's the first time a major coalition of Philadelphia's preservationist groups have coordinated a widespread opposition to President Trump and Secretary Doug Burgum's threats to Independence Park.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Forty-five local preservation and historical organizations have convened to send a message to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum: Removing or editing Philly slavery exhibits is “ahistorical and un-American.” (1/3)
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“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
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August 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
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There is no question we are being tested but moments of seeming hopelessness can be the prelude to a breakthrough.
@ianbassin.bsky.social offers a framework for how to situate ourselves and endure in defense of our democracy. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-hard-w...
@ianbassin.bsky.social offers a framework for how to situate ourselves and endure in defense of our democracy. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-hard-w...
August 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
There is no question we are being tested but moments of seeming hopelessness can be the prelude to a breakthrough.
@ianbassin.bsky.social offers a framework for how to situate ourselves and endure in defense of our democracy. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-hard-w...
@ianbassin.bsky.social offers a framework for how to situate ourselves and endure in defense of our democracy. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-hard-w...
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All The Demands Trump Is Making Of The Smithsonian theonion.com/all-the...
August 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
All The Demands Trump Is Making Of The Smithsonian theonion.com/all-the...
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ICE, America's first interior police, are not being built up, at the cost of billions, just to monitor immigration
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally
www.nytimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
ICE, America's first interior police, are not being built up, at the cost of billions, just to monitor immigration
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
“Trump can change whatever sign he likes,” said Bruggeman, “but that won't erase the memory of Philadelphians coming together to insist on an honest reckoning with our past.”
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These are all the Independence Park exhibits that could be removed by the Trump administration next month
Under an executive order by President Donald Trump, the displays could be removed in the next month.
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August 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
“Trump can change whatever sign he likes,” said Bruggeman, “but that won't erase the memory of Philadelphians coming together to insist on an honest reckoning with our past.”
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www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
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THIS IS NOT CONSTITUTIONAL.
They cannot commandeer state and local law enforcement because they want to.
THIS IS NOT LAWFUL.
They cannot use federalized guard or military personnel for civilian law enforcement absent rebellion and insurrection.
They cannot commandeer state and local law enforcement because they want to.
THIS IS NOT LAWFUL.
They cannot use federalized guard or military personnel for civilian law enforcement absent rebellion and insurrection.
Comer: "We're gonna support doing this in other cities if it works out in Washington DC. We spend a lot on our military. Our military has been in many countries around the world for the past two decades walking the streets trying to reduce crime. We need to focus on the big cities in America now."
August 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
THIS IS NOT CONSTITUTIONAL.
They cannot commandeer state and local law enforcement because they want to.
THIS IS NOT LAWFUL.
They cannot use federalized guard or military personnel for civilian law enforcement absent rebellion and insurrection.
They cannot commandeer state and local law enforcement because they want to.
THIS IS NOT LAWFUL.
They cannot use federalized guard or military personnel for civilian law enforcement absent rebellion and insurrection.
“Everyone is a complicated person, even the founding fathers of our country. And so we want to make sure that the real truth is told and that we don’t do a disservice to the ancestors, the enslaved who lived here." --Rev. Mark Tyler
whyy.org/articles/phi...
whyy.org/articles/phi...
Philly activists rally to protect exhibits depicting slavery
Organizers said they are concerned that the White House is trying to whitewash history ahead of semiquincentennial celebrations next year.
whyy.org
August 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“Everyone is a complicated person, even the founding fathers of our country. And so we want to make sure that the real truth is told and that we don’t do a disservice to the ancestors, the enslaved who lived here." --Rev. Mark Tyler
whyy.org/articles/phi...
whyy.org/articles/phi...
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“Americans have grown markedly more positive toward immigration over the past year, with the share wanting immigration reduced dropping from 55% in 2024 to 30% today. At the same time, a record-high 79% of U.S. adults say immigration is a good thing for the country.”
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Surge in U.S. Concern About Immigration Has Abated
The percentage of Americans wanting less immigration has dropped by nearly half this year to 30%, with 79% now saying immigration benefits the U.S.
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July 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“Americans have grown markedly more positive toward immigration over the past year, with the share wanting immigration reduced dropping from 55% in 2024 to 30% today. At the same time, a record-high 79% of U.S. adults say immigration is a good thing for the country.”
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
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Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
July 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
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So, 65% of the annual NEH budget.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon says deploying Marines and National Guard to protests in Los Angeles will cost $134 million.
June 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
So, 65% of the annual NEH budget.
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Dialogue Institute Program and Administrative Director Andi Laudisio orchestrated a student training at Harriton High School this May, focusing on fostering conflict resolution skills. The workshop guided high school students through the essential components of meaningful #dialogue.
May 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Dialogue Institute Program and Administrative Director Andi Laudisio orchestrated a student training at Harriton High School this May, focusing on fostering conflict resolution skills. The workshop guided high school students through the essential components of meaningful #dialogue.
Today, at the World Affairs Council, I spoke with a group of human rights activists, educators, & law enforcement officials from Indonesia. We discussed dialogue & teaching strategies for building sustained relationships across religious differences & reducing violence. @dialogueinst.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Today, at the World Affairs Council, I spoke with a group of human rights activists, educators, & law enforcement officials from Indonesia. We discussed dialogue & teaching strategies for building sustained relationships across religious differences & reducing violence. @dialogueinst.bsky.social
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Two weeks ago, the Dialogue Institute and the University of Pennsylvania collaborated on an in-person training focused on adaptive leadership in rapidly changing environments and how bias impedes leadership.
Read more here: penntoday.upenn.edu/title-VI-off...
#community #education #dialogue
Read more here: penntoday.upenn.edu/title-VI-off...
#community #education #dialogue
April 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Two weeks ago, the Dialogue Institute and the University of Pennsylvania collaborated on an in-person training focused on adaptive leadership in rapidly changing environments and how bias impedes leadership.
Read more here: penntoday.upenn.edu/title-VI-off...
#community #education #dialogue
Read more here: penntoday.upenn.edu/title-VI-off...
#community #education #dialogue
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Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City, opens tomorrow! Read more about the exhibition exploring the remarkable lives of Philadelphians who experienced the American Revolution: www.amphilsoc.org/news/philade...
Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City Opens April 11 | American Philosophical Society
Opening April 11, 2025, Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City, the new exhibition at the American Philosophical Society (APS), explores the experience of Philadelphians before, during, and just after t...
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April 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City, opens tomorrow! Read more about the exhibition exploring the remarkable lives of Philadelphians who experienced the American Revolution: www.amphilsoc.org/news/philade...
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Last week, we met with 60 K-12 teachers from Lower Merion to discuss combatting antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias in classrooms. Led by David Krueger, Jason Holtzman, and Majid Alsayegh, our discussion highlighted the power of #dialogue to foster #understanding across differences.
#K12education
#K12education
April 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Last week, we met with 60 K-12 teachers from Lower Merion to discuss combatting antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias in classrooms. Led by David Krueger, Jason Holtzman, and Majid Alsayegh, our discussion highlighted the power of #dialogue to foster #understanding across differences.
#K12education
#K12education
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If American religion were 100 people
63 Christians:
23 Evangelicals
19 Catholics
11 Mainline
5 Black Protestants
3 Other Christians
2 LDS
7 Other World Religions:
2 Jews
2 Other
1 Buddhist
1 Hindu
1 Muslim
30 Unaffiliated:
19 Nothing in particular
6 Agnostics
5 Atheists
63 Christians:
23 Evangelicals
19 Catholics
11 Mainline
5 Black Protestants
3 Other Christians
2 LDS
7 Other World Religions:
2 Jews
2 Other
1 Buddhist
1 Hindu
1 Muslim
30 Unaffiliated:
19 Nothing in particular
6 Agnostics
5 Atheists
March 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If American religion were 100 people
63 Christians:
23 Evangelicals
19 Catholics
11 Mainline
5 Black Protestants
3 Other Christians
2 LDS
7 Other World Religions:
2 Jews
2 Other
1 Buddhist
1 Hindu
1 Muslim
30 Unaffiliated:
19 Nothing in particular
6 Agnostics
5 Atheists
63 Christians:
23 Evangelicals
19 Catholics
11 Mainline
5 Black Protestants
3 Other Christians
2 LDS
7 Other World Religions:
2 Jews
2 Other
1 Buddhist
1 Hindu
1 Muslim
30 Unaffiliated:
19 Nothing in particular
6 Agnostics
5 Atheists