Barbara Clark
@revbarbaraclark.bsky.social
Mother. Minister. Musician. Nature-lover. Anti-racist. She/her. Chattanooga native. #trinityumclc
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"The same house of worship, in northeast Jackson, was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because its rabbi supported civil rights..."
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Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
"The same house of worship, in northeast Jackson, was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because its rabbi supported civil rights..."
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
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Powell said the investigation is a result of the Federal Reserve refusing to adhere to the President’s preferences on sharply slashing interest rates.
DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell—He Vows To Stand Firm In ‘Face Of Threats’
Powell said the investigation is a result of the Federal Reserve refusing to adhere to the President’s preferences on sharply slashing interest rates.
www.forbes.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Powell said the investigation is a result of the Federal Reserve refusing to adhere to the President’s preferences on sharply slashing interest rates.
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United Methodists across the U.S. led prayer vigils and joined protests in solidarity with their neighbors after federal immigration enforcement agents killed Renee Good in Minneapolis and shot two people in Portland, Oregon.
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Countering federal violence with neighborly love | UMNews.org
United Methodists across the U.S. led prayer vigils and joined protests in solidarity with their neighbors after federal immigration enforcement agents killed Renee Good in Minneapolis and shot two pe...
www.umnews.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:40 PM
United Methodists across the U.S. led prayer vigils and joined protests in solidarity with their neighbors after federal immigration enforcement agents killed Renee Good in Minneapolis and shot two people in Portland, Oregon.
www.umnews.org/en/news/coun...
www.umnews.org/en/news/coun...
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"The veteran said he saw volunteering as an ICE observer as another way of serving his country.
'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you...
This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you...
This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
They say they’re monitoring ICE arrests. Feds say they’re breaking the law.
The fatal shooting of Renée Good last week, as ICE officers and residents faced off on a Minneapolis street here, has brought new attention to ICE monitoring.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
"The veteran said he saw volunteering as an ICE observer as another way of serving his country.
'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you...
This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you...
This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Today marks 15 years since Gabby Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting, in an attack that killed 6 and wounded 13.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Today marks 15 years since Gabby Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting, in an attack that killed 6 and wounded 13.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
January 10, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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Dakotas-Minnesota Area Bishop Lanette Plambeck is calling on #UMC congregations to be places of refuge and prayer in the days ahead after Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot in Minneapolis in a federal immigration enforcement operation. mnumc-email.brtapp.com/viewinsite/0...
From Bishop Lanette
mnumc-email.brtapp.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Dakotas-Minnesota Area Bishop Lanette Plambeck is calling on #UMC congregations to be places of refuge and prayer in the days ahead after Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot in Minneapolis in a federal immigration enforcement operation. mnumc-email.brtapp.com/viewinsite/0...
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If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress. n.pr/49tevoK
A Supreme Court ruling could bring historic drop in Black representation in Congress
If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.
n.pr
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM
If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress. n.pr/49tevoK
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The Council of Evangelical Methodist Churches in Latin America denounced the U.S. military incursion into Venezuela on Jan. 3. “We condemn any military intervention that does not respect the sovereignty of peoples and that causes ideologies of death to grow... ." www.umnews.org/-/media/umc-...
www.umnews.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The Council of Evangelical Methodist Churches in Latin America denounced the U.S. military incursion into Venezuela on Jan. 3. “We condemn any military intervention that does not respect the sovereignty of peoples and that causes ideologies of death to grow... ." www.umnews.org/-/media/umc-...
Epiphany Images ⭐️
Epiphany blessings to all! ⭐️🙏🎉
Artist credits (L-R): John August Swanson, Pippa Coulson, Jan Richardson
Epiphany blessings to all! ⭐️🙏🎉
Artist credits (L-R): John August Swanson, Pippa Coulson, Jan Richardson
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Epiphany Images ⭐️
Epiphany blessings to all! ⭐️🙏🎉
Artist credits (L-R): John August Swanson, Pippa Coulson, Jan Richardson
Epiphany blessings to all! ⭐️🙏🎉
Artist credits (L-R): John August Swanson, Pippa Coulson, Jan Richardson
Happy New Year to all! ⭐️🎉
January 2, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Happy New Year to all! ⭐️🎉
Merry Christmas, Day 4! 🎄⭐️
December 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Merry Christmas, Day 4! 🎄⭐️
Merry Christmas! 🎄🎶⭐️🔔
Let there be peace on earth. 🙏🕊️
Trinity United Methodist Church
Lenoir City, TN www.trinityumclc.org
#christmas #music #worship #peaceonearth
Let there be peace on earth. 🙏🕊️
Trinity United Methodist Church
Lenoir City, TN www.trinityumclc.org
#christmas #music #worship #peaceonearth
December 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Merry Christmas! 🎄🎶⭐️🔔
Let there be peace on earth. 🙏🕊️
Trinity United Methodist Church
Lenoir City, TN www.trinityumclc.org
#christmas #music #worship #peaceonearth
Let there be peace on earth. 🙏🕊️
Trinity United Methodist Church
Lenoir City, TN www.trinityumclc.org
#christmas #music #worship #peaceonearth
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An executive order signed by President Trump that seeks to prevent states from regulating AI could be at odds with a first-of-its-kind Tennessee law that seeks to protect musicians from unauthorized reproductions of their appearance or voice using the rapidly developing technology.
Tennessee politicians express diversity of opinions on state AI regulation | Chattanooga Times Free Press
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump that seeks to prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence could be at odds with a first-of-its-kind Tennessee law that seeks to protect musicians from unauthorized reproductions of their appearance or voice using the rapidly developing technology.
www.timesfreepress.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
An executive order signed by President Trump that seeks to prevent states from regulating AI could be at odds with a first-of-its-kind Tennessee law that seeks to protect musicians from unauthorized reproductions of their appearance or voice using the rapidly developing technology.
Everyone is welcome!
Merry Christmas Eve! 🎄🎶⭐️
Merry Christmas Eve! 🎄🎶⭐️
December 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Everyone is welcome!
Merry Christmas Eve! 🎄🎶⭐️
Merry Christmas Eve! 🎄🎶⭐️
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Catholic Bishops is Florida want a holiday moratorium on immigration enforcement so people can go to church and celebrate Christmas and New Years.
Florida Catholic Bishops call for moratorium on immigration enforcement during Christmas holidays
"Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families," they said. "Now is not the time to be callous toward the suffering caused by immigration enforcement."
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Catholic Bishops is Florida want a holiday moratorium on immigration enforcement so people can go to church and celebrate Christmas and New Years.
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The 1.6 million number marks the largest-ever effort to strip permissions for immigrants who attempted to migrate to the country through legal means, advocates said. n.pr/3Y9sCuc
Immigrants now have fewer legal options to stay in the U.S. under Trump
The 1.6 million number marks the largest-ever effort to strip permissions for immigrants who attempted to migrate to the country through legal means, advocates say.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The 1.6 million number marks the largest-ever effort to strip permissions for immigrants who attempted to migrate to the country through legal means, advocates said. n.pr/3Y9sCuc
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#CapeCod #Painting #Poetry #Christmas
Let God and the world
know you are grateful.
That the gift has been given.
-Mary Oliver
art by Oamul Lu
Let God and the world
know you are grateful.
That the gift has been given.
-Mary Oliver
art by Oamul Lu
December 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#CapeCod #Painting #Poetry #Christmas
Let God and the world
know you are grateful.
That the gift has been given.
-Mary Oliver
art by Oamul Lu
Let God and the world
know you are grateful.
That the gift has been given.
-Mary Oliver
art by Oamul Lu
Christmas music at church this morning! 🎶🔔🕯️🙏
#trinityumclc #Advent #Christmas #allarewelcome #poinsettia #music
#trinityumclc #Advent #Christmas #allarewelcome #poinsettia #music
December 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Christmas music at church this morning! 🎶🔔🕯️🙏
#trinityumclc #Advent #Christmas #allarewelcome #poinsettia #music
#trinityumclc #Advent #Christmas #allarewelcome #poinsettia #music
