Jeff Seaton
@jeffseaton.bsky.social
Husband, homemaker, pastor, church doctor, politics nerd, novice disciple of Jesus.
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Today, we remember the fourteen young women whose lives were stolen at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today, we remember the fourteen young women whose lives were stolen at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
My book, Who's Minding the Story? The United Church of Canada Meets 'A Secular Age' is on sale for 50% off at Wipf & Stock:
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Who’s Minding the Story?- Wipf and Stock Publishers
Who's Minding the Story? examines the trajectory of the United Church of Canada since its heyday in the mid-1960s. Jeff Seaton argues that the denomination a...
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November 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
My book, Who's Minding the Story? The United Church of Canada Meets 'A Secular Age' is on sale for 50% off at Wipf & Stock:
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Use code CONFSHIP at checkout.
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I appreciated this piece on strategies for progressive centrists.
Dutch voters have been seduced by positivity – liberals elsewhere, take note | Simon van Teutem
By selling hope alongside progressive patriotism, the centrist D66 party widened its appeal and beat the far right, says Dutch journalist Simon van Teutem
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November 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I appreciated this piece on strategies for progressive centrists.
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Lewis is absolutely right here
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Lewis is absolutely right here
I appreciated this thoughtful reflection on male lonelines, and what can be done about it:
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Want more friends? A better social life? Be like my 85-year-old buddy Gerry
Friendship falters due to the belief it should just happen on its own. The solution: make a conscious effort to be social
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October 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I appreciated this thoughtful reflection on male lonelines, and what can be done about it:
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
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Babies and young children are now paying the price for creeping anti-vaccine rhetoric that began long before they were born.
These childhood diseases are preventable and, until recently, had been heavily suppressed, if not virtually eradicated, by widespread vaccination.
These childhood diseases are preventable and, until recently, had been heavily suppressed, if not virtually eradicated, by widespread vaccination.
October 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Babies and young children are now paying the price for creeping anti-vaccine rhetoric that began long before they were born.
These childhood diseases are preventable and, until recently, had been heavily suppressed, if not virtually eradicated, by widespread vaccination.
These childhood diseases are preventable and, until recently, had been heavily suppressed, if not virtually eradicated, by widespread vaccination.
I actually no longer believe that people “don’t believe the science” about climate change—they just don’t want to accept the changes necessary. It’s not a problem fixed by better information, because it’s a moral problem of basic selfishness.
‘A war of the truth’: Europe’s heatwaves are failing to spur support for climate action
Voters may feel hotter summers are ‘too much’ but they appear to tolerate roll-back of policies to stop global heating
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July 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I actually no longer believe that people “don’t believe the science” about climate change—they just don’t want to accept the changes necessary. It’s not a problem fixed by better information, because it’s a moral problem of basic selfishness.
I’ve been a lifelong supporter of FPTP, but the prospect of far right majorities based on numbers like this has convinced me it’s time to move to some form of PR.
Ah the joys of First Past the Post...
Peter Kellner: "Nigel Farage could become prime minister even if more than 70 per cent of voters reject Reform."
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Peter Kellner: "Nigel Farage could become prime minister even if more than 70 per cent of voters reject Reform."
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Reform's winning post is closer than I thought
Revealed: the brutal arithmetic that will shape the next general election
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June 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I’ve been a lifelong supporter of FPTP, but the prospect of far right majorities based on numbers like this has convinced me it’s time to move to some form of PR.
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The Alberta press release cited the United States' recent reversal on recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, announced last month by RFK Jr.
This contradicts the latest vaccine guidance in Canada: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
This contradicts the latest vaccine guidance in Canada: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
June 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Alberta press release cited the United States' recent reversal on recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, announced last month by RFK Jr.
This contradicts the latest vaccine guidance in Canada: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
This contradicts the latest vaccine guidance in Canada: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
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The G8 became the G7 after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and was suspended from the group.
Stephen Harper was the prime minister of Canada in 2014.
Stephen Harper was the prime minister of Canada in 2014.
Trump with Mark Carney: "The G7 used to be the G8. Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn't want to have Russia in, and I would say that was a mistake, because I think you wouldn't have a war right now if you had Russia in."
June 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The G8 became the G7 after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and was suspended from the group.
Stephen Harper was the prime minister of Canada in 2014.
Stephen Harper was the prime minister of Canada in 2014.
This makes sense to me.
MPs have personal beliefs, but also solemn duties: that’s why they must reject the assisted dying bill this week | Gordon Brown
Our obligations to each other are ill served if laws focus unduly on those who want assisted dying. The priority should be the best palliative care, says former prime minister Gordon Brown
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June 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This makes sense to me.
An encouraging read:
We are no longer free. But we can win our freedom back
To meet this moment in US history, we need to revisit the rich – and successful – tradition of nonviolent protest
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June 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
An encouraging read:
I get that there are reasons why boycotting US products may not be a good idea, but damn it feels good to see this mass response!
Wow when I saw this post, it was so wild, I had to look up the raw trade data for myself.
Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:
Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:
June 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I get that there are reasons why boycotting US products may not be a good idea, but damn it feels good to see this mass response!
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Wow when I saw this post, it was so wild, I had to look up the raw trade data for myself.
Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:
Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:
June 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Wow when I saw this post, it was so wild, I had to look up the raw trade data for myself.
Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:
Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:
I think they are both people who behave despicably, and it would be wrong to delight in their public cat fight, but somehow it feels like such a relief that they are attacking each other, and not working together to attack, demean, and harm so many others.
Things which can be true at once:
A) It's entertaining
B) It's deeply dysfunctional which the Trump court always was/was always going to be
C) This happens when a political project is about vibes/personality cults rather than actual convergent beliefs
D) It's pathetic
E) They could make up
A) It's entertaining
B) It's deeply dysfunctional which the Trump court always was/was always going to be
C) This happens when a political project is about vibes/personality cults rather than actual convergent beliefs
D) It's pathetic
E) They could make up
June 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I think they are both people who behave despicably, and it would be wrong to delight in their public cat fight, but somehow it feels like such a relief that they are attacking each other, and not working together to attack, demean, and harm so many others.
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Grateful to have an audience with His Majesty King Charles III this afternoon.
Tomorrow, His Majesty will deliver the Speech from the Throne, nearly 70 years after Canada’s Sovereign first opened Parliament. It is an historic honour that matches the weight of our times.
Tomorrow, His Majesty will deliver the Speech from the Throne, nearly 70 years after Canada’s Sovereign first opened Parliament. It is an historic honour that matches the weight of our times.
May 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Grateful to have an audience with His Majesty King Charles III this afternoon.
Tomorrow, His Majesty will deliver the Speech from the Throne, nearly 70 years after Canada’s Sovereign first opened Parliament. It is an historic honour that matches the weight of our times.
Tomorrow, His Majesty will deliver the Speech from the Throne, nearly 70 years after Canada’s Sovereign first opened Parliament. It is an historic honour that matches the weight of our times.
This piece makes sense to me.
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Opinion: Can Pierre, the angry Tory attack dog, learn to stop scaring the neighbourhood? — Winnipeg Free Press
It is a tragic irony obscured by stunned disbelief.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This piece makes sense to me.
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Does Trump want the Liberals to win?
April 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Does Trump want the Liberals to win?
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Pope Francis was a voice of moral clarity.
April 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Pope Francis was a voice of moral clarity.
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Starting an email with "I hope this finds you well."
✔️Dull
✔️Unoriginal
✔️But do you really hope that?
Starting an email with "One of you will betray me."
✔️Edgy
✔️Original
✔️Keeps everyone on their toes
✔️Dull
✔️Unoriginal
✔️But do you really hope that?
Starting an email with "One of you will betray me."
✔️Edgy
✔️Original
✔️Keeps everyone on their toes
April 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Starting an email with "I hope this finds you well."
✔️Dull
✔️Unoriginal
✔️But do you really hope that?
Starting an email with "One of you will betray me."
✔️Edgy
✔️Original
✔️Keeps everyone on their toes
✔️Dull
✔️Unoriginal
✔️But do you really hope that?
Starting an email with "One of you will betray me."
✔️Edgy
✔️Original
✔️Keeps everyone on their toes
I appreciated this piece:
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The hidden religious divide erupting into politics — Vox
Less than a week after becoming vice president, JD Vance, only the second Catholic to hold the office, had a very public break with the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church in America.
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April 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I appreciated this piece:
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😂https://apple.news/AiY56Y-QSS1eWDsws7u6tVQ
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 10th — The New Yorker
I’ll start this new project just as soon as all conditions in my life are perfect.
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April 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
😂https://apple.news/AiY56Y-QSS1eWDsws7u6tVQ
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Liberals now have an 89% chance of winning the election
March 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Liberals now have an 89% chance of winning the election