2024-05-06 17:10:18
New Zealand: Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki flees own anti-trans protest
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/06/destiny-church-leader-brian-tamaki-protest/
New Zealand: Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki flees own anti-trans protest
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/06/destiny-church-leader-brian-tamaki-protest/
Parliamentary committee backs bill on banning Moscow-linked church ahead of final vote: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/05/parliamentary-committee-backs.html
This is the 1937 argument of Bunreacht’s drafting. It is the argument of the 1950 defeat of state healthcare for families in the defeat by the Church and FG of Noel Browne’s Mother and Child Scheme.
/The Church of the New Falcon Millennium/, based on the Gospel of Luke Heavenswalker
#StarWarsAReligion
#HashtagGames
♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Beyoncé (26) Nirvana (26) Sum 41 (20) The Church (19) Ride (17). #myweekcounted 349 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @…
⚮⚮⚮The Return of the Heaters!
⚮⚮⚮Excellent start for the church class last night on The Lemon Tree by Sandy Toland, aka The Middle East 101. (They're using the Young Adult version because the regular version has too much gore.)
⚮⚮⚮Excellent Mexican last night too. Prawns so good...
Russian orthodox church supporting the war against Ukraine.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-orthodox-church-declares-“holy-war”-against-ukraine-and…
Noem heads to Mar-a-Lago after branding kids she ministered in church ‘little tyrants’ - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/noem-heads-to-mar-a-lago-after-branding-kids-she-ministered-in-church-little-tyrants/…
•••Good start to the church class on The Lemon Tree by Sandy Toland.
•••Raining buckets. Even some snow ❄️ tomorrow. Sunny 😎 Sunday.
•••So, who is this asshole who walked away from their Lambo?
Had a good time at DubShed 2024 today. Lots of ludicrous suspension setups, which aren't my thing but the joy of the car scene is that it's a broad church.
#WeirdCarMastodon…
getting ready to vibrate at this evening's #psychedelic sangha at judson church in #nyc. ooze on through! https://
"‘It makes me so sad’: church reemerges from reservoir as Spain faces droughts"
#Spain #Drought #Climate #ClimateChange
Petition the Pope: Return church lands to Indigenous hands.
#LandBack #NativeAmerican
https://a…
Rangers Notes: Scherzer, Mahle, Rocker, Church
#MLB #Baseball #MLBTradeRumors
Since it's Easter, let's talk of Gregorian calendar. The calendar was introduced by pope Gregory XIII in 1582, replacing the earlier Julian calendar. It seems like quite a progressive move from such a conservative establishment as the catholic church. However, we should consider two facts.
Firstly, the primary motivation for the calendar reform were… issues with computing Easter date. So it wasn't really about doing something for the sake of science, but rather using science for theological purposes. Would the church undergo a calendar reform if not Easter? In fact, wouldn't it even explicitly oppose any civil reform attempt?
Secondly, the religious character of the change meant conflict with other churches. Perhaps the catholic church was in the best position to enforce a calendar reform throughout much of Europe. Nevertheless, the adoption took a few centuries. Notably, Great Britain resisted until 1752, and Moscow until 1918. And the orthodox church still uses Julian calendar internally.
I'm not claiming that civil rulers were in any better position to introduce a calendar reform. In fact, I don't even know if they would have any motivation to do so. Nevertheless (yep, I love that word), I find it hard to consider the calendar reform as a progressive move — rather as something good that was made for the wrong reasons.
/The Church of the New Falcon Millennium/, based on the Gospel of Luke Heavenswalker
#StarWarsAReligion
#HashtagGames
Noem heads to Mar-a-Lago after branding kids she ministered in church ‘little tyrants’ - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/noem-heads-to-mar-a-lago-after-branding-kids-she-ministered-in-church-little-tyrants/…
Cantors from the Ethiopian Orthodox church performed poetry and sung prayer that introduced their tradition’s celebration of nature and the spiritual significance of trees.
“Within the landlocked nation of Ethiopia, the mighty Blue Nile emanates from Lake Tana, the country’s largest lake.
Radiating outward from this sacred source, a scattering of forest islands dot the arid highlands, like a handful of emeralds strewn across the parched terrain,” Dodds explained in his audio guide…
The United Methodist Church is changing. Hearing things are progressing is great news.
The one thing I want people to remember, Conservatism is a majority. Before you go “oh poor conservatives” realise that my community, the Alphabet Mafia, are part of the 1 that Jesus leaves the 99 to save.
Conservatives are welcome in my church as long as my rights aren’t violated. Jesus is for me, and not for your own comfort.
Los australianos The Church publicaron un nuevo šlbum de estudio apenas un año después de su anterior lanzamiento «The Hypnogogue». El recién publicado disco se llama «Eros Zeta And the Perfumed Guitars»
🎧🔗 https://songwhip.com/the-church/eros-zeta-and-the-perfu…
During a panel titled "Queer Theology," reverend Simon Woodman of London's Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church made the case that Jesus was actually transgender:
"People often cast [washing feet] as being the servant's role; it was the woman's role. And Jesus does it. He defies gender and sexual norms of his day, he’s known for associating with those whose known sexual history or gender identity may be ambiguous."
getting ready to vibrate at this evening's #psychedelic sangha at judson church in #nyc. ooze on through! https://
I’m leading #Sundayschool in the morning. I have the cutest group of 3-5 year olds.
#church #education
The complexity of computing in continuous time: space complexity is precision
Manon Blanc, Olivier Bournez
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02499 https://…
Becky Pringle should join the reconciling wing United Methodist Church if they haven't already
When do we reach the point of saying the Catholic Church is irredeemable, and just outlaw its very existence? https://mastodon.sdf.org/@fmhilton/112365560631639267
The historiography is almost entirely Jewish/Western, but it’s going to blow people’s minds when I bring my stack of #Israel #Palestine books to the church class. Gotta start somewhere, e.g. the indices...
#QI
Via Quite Interesting @qikipedia
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There are about twice as many members of the RSPB than regular Church of England churchgoers in the United Kingdom.
Psychedelic church tries to hash out plan for 420 celebration - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-19/4-20-canceled-in-san-franciscos-hippie-hill-not-i…
'A step back in time': America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways
https://religionnews.com/2024/05/01/a-step-back-in-time-americas-catholic-church-sees-an-immense-shift…
🔊 Auf radioeins läuft...
The Church:
🎵 Under The Milky Way
#NowPlaying #TheChurch
https://open.spotify.com/track/1RCtHLyq1xIbgGMrYRrKJ2
https://carlospuentes.bandcamp.com/track/the-church-under-the-milky-way-carlos-puentes-remix
The Russian Orthodox Church Declares “Holy War” Against Ukraine and Articulates Tenets of Russia’s Emerging Official Nationalist Ideology: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/30/the-russian-orthodox.html
An afternoon of environmentally themed events centered around “‘Nature’s Sanctuary’: Ethiopian Church Forests and the Interplay of Religion and Ecology.”
The focal point of “Nature’s Sanctuary” is a month-long exhibition of photographs by Scottish non-fiction photographer Kieran Dodds, depicting a story of ecological crisis and of hope, as a local nonprofit partners with communities to preserve some of the last remaining ancient forests of the Ethiopian highlands
"Within the…
The Texas Legislature’s Assault on Church-State Separation in Schools | Baker Institute https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/texas-legislatures-assault-church-state-separation-schools
Hi all! Yesterday we did a nice walk around a nearby village. I wanted to practice using foreground. As expected: not too easy!
How low do I have to go, which aperture, are there enough flowers, are they distributed "well" enough.
Is there a midground that contributes positively?
Well. It was a nice opportunity to practice! And this is the result..
#nature
The United Methodist Church is changing. Hearing things are progressing is great news.
The one thing I want people to remember, Conservatism is a majority. Before you go “oh poor conservatives” realise that my community, the Alphabet Mafia, are part of the 1 that Jesus leaves the 99 to save.
Conservatives are welcome in my church as long as my rights aren’t violated. Jesus is for me, and not for your own comfort.
This is pretty cool.
New England Church’s Free Music Lessons Transform Community https://julieroys.com/new-england-churchs-free-music-lessons-transform-community/
Inside the Christian Nationalist Church Where Proud Boys Go to be Baptized (Tess Owen/VICE)
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3akex5/hansel-orzame-proud-boys-church-christian-nationalism
http://www.memeorandum.com/240222/p72#a240222p72
"The new Itasca County #jail includes a two-story display of the Ten Commandments, a choice that's come under fire by many who discovered it and other religious quotes on the walls during recent tours of the northeast #Minnesota facility..."
gift link:
Ahoy, mateys! I just logged in (on the computer, after being around on the phone) and this one, a self-boost by @… , is the toot at the top of the feed - https://mastodon.world/@Hamo…
"The name of Kurt Gödel often appears in the pages of this magazine, and with reason. After all, the thought process that led to modern computing has Gödel as a major milestone and can be clumsily summarized as follows: Cantor ⇒ Hilbert ⇒ Russell ⇒ Gödel ⇒ Church ⇒ Turing ⇒ Von Neumann."
https://
Not a mention of this on Royal and Church News (aka the 10.00pm news on BBC1) yesterday.
Union calls for urgent action to save jobs after Alstom stops production in Derby | ITV News Central
https://www.itv.com/news/central/2024-03-3
👍 United Methodists repeal ban on LGBTQ clergy | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4635784-united-methodist-church-repeals-lgbtq-clergy-ban/
More Church-Rosser Proofs in BELUGA
Alberto Momigliano (Dipartimento di Informatica, Universit\`a degli Studi di Milano, Italy), Martina Sassella (Dipartimento di Matematica, Universit\`a degli Studi di Milano, Italy)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.14921
April 18 at YDS — book launch for the new Critical Dictionary of the Church. Co-author Bénédicte Sère of the University Paris Nanterre joining us to speak about the volume, with YDS Prof. Volker Leppin as respondent.
Thursday, April 18, 5-7 p.m., RSV.
https://divinity.yale.edu/ca…
Foxtails Brigade Trio @ Lost Church. It’s been too long. I had forgotten how much this band enchants me. #sanfrancisco #sfba #livemusic
They’re coming out of the woodwork. https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/orthodox-church-right-wing/
This works until you’re in Weimar Germany with Nazi students demanding that Jews be banned from higher ed.
Or until the College Republicans get very slightly more militant. https://mastodon.world/@jeffowski/112345157125333924
From #HannaHumenchuk #Ukraine @webdesigneranna@facebook.com
Church in Voevodyno, Transcarpathia, Ukraine 🇺🇦
https://www.
Science has taken me many places but I have to admit I wasn't expecting the Festung Hohensalzburg
#Salzburg #photography #castle
🔊 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio2's #OwainWynEvans
Culture Club:
🎵 Church Of The Poison Mind
#CultureClub
https://open.spotify.com/track/59kBJy9Q32Huabcyhfnrea
https://opaledit.bandcamp.com/track/culture-club-church-of-the-poison-mind-opal-edit
If a church is against it, I’m probably all for it… https://flipboard.com/@lgbtqnation/lgbtq-nation-c65vn37sz/-/a-nGqssZJUQ1SCdfXvZwbTeA:a:3220327925-/0
For anyone curious why Lily Cheng is opposed to 14 rental units.. apparently it’s the big big traffic for 14 units in front of a school.
She gets so insulted when people call her NIMBY and yet, she keeps opposing new housing. Even 4 stories.
#Willowdale #topoli
Unix for Poets, a tutorial about text processing with Unix tools by Ken Church, updated by Dan Jurafsky and Chris Manning. IMO, something like this belongs at the beginning of every #nlproc curriculum. https://web.stanford…
What's in a Ukrainian Easter basket? The answer isn't chocolate: https://benborges.xyz/2024/05/03/whats-in-a.html
The hearse carrying Navalny's coffin has arrived at the Moscow church where his funeral ceremony will be held shortly. Mobile coverage has reportedly been disrupted. Huge crowds chanting Navalny’s name and saying “we’re not afraid” #Navalny
I’m at a church that believes I’m a valid woman. A church that doesn’t think me being bisexual is a sin.
It saddens me that this isn’t the norm. It saddens me that there are people at my church who don’t approve of me—but the leadership approves and accepts me.
This is not a preaching toot. This is a message of appreciating that there is good in this world. There are individuals and organisations who aren’t bigots.
New Orleans archdiocese is target of child sex-trafficking inquiry, officials say | New Orleans | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/30/new-orleans-catholic-church-child-sex-trafficking-investig…
A surprisingly honest must-read on Xtianity's twisted narrative re: #adoption , written by a Xtian adoptive parent. #FamilyPreservation
Kyiv authorities advise citizens against visiting churches during Easter celebrations, citing potential safety concerns: https://benborges.xyz/2024/05/03/kyiv-authorities-advise.html
Foxtails Brigade Trio @ Lost Church. It’s been too long. I had forgotten how much this band enchants me. #sanfrancisco #sfba #livemusic
•••Blood draw & disability tomorrow.
April is a happening month!
•••Dreamt that a sparkplug of a gal at a church meeting when asked what we’d learned pointed to me and said “That guy’s an effing genius...!”
•••I need a third #Muse.
Phony outrages are being used by Republicans to justify their party's rejection of religious liberty and embrace of Christian nationalism
Bogus claims that Democrats “mock your faith” are a cynical excuse to strip Americans of religious freedom
Every single word of this, of course, is a lie. Democrats are not trying to take God away,
as evidenced by Biden going to church and sharing a statement of faith.
Nor is there a scrap of evidence that trans people ar…
Learn more about our fundraising priorities and our successes in funding programs in New Testament, Environmental Ethics, Black Church Studies, Social Justice Internships, Prison Ministry, and student support. https://wearecalled.yale.edu/#numbers
SBU suspects metropolitan of Kremlin-linked church of leaking information about Ukrainian forces: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/24/sbu-suspects-metropolitan.html
•••Blood draw & disability tomorrow.
April is a happening month!
•••Dreamt that a sparkplug of a gal at a church meeting when asked what we’d learned pointed to me and said “That guy’s an effing genius...!”
•••I need a third #Muse.
From AP News: United Methodists begin to reverse longstanding anti-LGBTQ policies
https://buff.ly/3UDqzh8
Funeral service for Russian opposition leader Navalny held in Moscow: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/01/funeral-service-for.html
Nearly 500 victims of church sex abuse in France have received financial compensation
https://religionnews.com/2024/03/15/nearly-500-victims-of-church-sex-abuse-in-france-have-received-financial-compensatio…
It’s so great to see Christianity changing. Just heard that the United Methodist Church’s General Conference was great as language is changing to be more inclusive of trans people.
God, the true God and not the god of bigotry, loves all and loves all of us for who we are. I don’t ever proselytise my faith, but my faith in my God gets restored daily. My faith in my God of Love
Oklahoma Supreme Court Considers Arguments Over Catholic Charter School - Oklahoma Watch
https://oklahomawatch.org/2024/04/02/oklahoma-supreme-court-considers-arguments-over-catholic-charter-school/
Terrorists in Robes: Europe Drives the Moscow Church Out: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/24/terrorists-in-robes.html
It’s so great to see Christianity changing. Just heard that the United Methodist Church’s General Conference was great as language is changing to be more inclusive of trans people.
God, the true God and not the god of bigotry, loves all and loves all of us for who we are. I don’t ever proselytise my faith, but my faith in my God gets restored daily. My faith in my God of Love
Well...a lot of them are Catholics, and the Catholic Church seems to do a lot of talking about the Almighty, so there's that...
Tuberville: Secure the border because immigrants 'know nothing about God' - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/tuberville-266740
So @… and I took the time to speak to a church preaching on the street. We waited for someone to come by to ask politely what their views on the LGBTQ is.
The response from the individual was “I was expecting this”. He said “I want you to read the Bible & see what it says about it”.
We remarked that we were simply asking to find a church…
Dmytro Vovk: Ukraine’s church-state relationship may be changed significantly: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/22/dmytro-vovk-ukraines.html
"An ombudsman's report said more than 200,000 minors had been sexually abused in Spain by Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, numbers the church disputes."
Spain pushes Catholic Church to compensate abuse victims | Courthouse News Service
https://www.co…
Former Kherson abbot of Moscow-linked church charged with treason, aiding Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2024/02/19/former-kherson-abbot.html
17 LGBTQ-affirming ministers face church investigations for signing belief statement
https://religionnews.com/2024/03/27/17-lgbtq-affirming-ministers-face-church-investigations-for-signing-belief-statement/<…
Former Kherson abbot of Moscow-linked church charged with treason, aiding Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2024/02/19/former-kherson-abbot.html
She was known as a leading advocate for other transgender people, as well as sex workers and people with HIV. Odd how people who worship Jesus forget that he embraced those that society shunned, too...
New York Archdiocese denounces transgender activist's funeral held at St. Patrick's Cathedral | AP News
Opinion: What should Ukraine do about its Russia-linked church?: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/11/opinion-what-should.html
Will Sommer on Twitter: "A virulently anti-gay site popular with Marjorie Taylor Greene and Steve Bannon is in turmoil after its founder was caught sending shirtless workout pictures to male staffers. https://t.co/J801fl5k1F"
SBU uncovers pro-Russian disinformation group connected to Moscow-linked Ukrainian church: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/12/sbu-uncovers-prorussian.html
'I'm not at church': Republicans slam Mike Johnson for 'horrible sermon' at #GOP retreat - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-retreat-sermon/…
Trump's Brand of Christian Conservatism Is Driving People from Church - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-07/trump-s-brand-of-christian-conservatism-is-driving-people-from-ch…