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"But what I did not say to my new friend — there really is no point in arguing on Twitter except for the personal satisfaction of believing you are right — is that people refusing to acknowledge that past are living in delusion, or worse, in baleful ignorance.

I am a white, middle-class, middle-aged Christian male. I am well aware that I have benefited from that identity over and over again...

"Religious investors can advance disability inclusion by encouraging their portfolio companies to embrace best practices for employing people with disabilities. To start, they can encourage companies to utilize a third-party benchmarking tool such as the Disability Equality Index (DEI) to assess their disability inclusion practices...

"Building on Hume, we see that the fallibility of human reasoning means that a person cannot obtain absolute certainty in any matter save for trivial cases where a statement is true by definition (as in, "all bachelors are unmarried" or "all triangles have three angles"). All rational statements that assert a factual claim about the universe which begin with the statement "I believe that.....

"How do you know if solo polyamory is right for you?

If you’re interested in exploring solo polyamory, it’s a good idea to consider what your core values are and how your relationship fits into those values, if at all...

“A brand new mercy every day More of Your love every day More of Your help every day New determination every day A new reason for living every day A new dine of life every day To show forth Your wonders every day To stand in Your presence every day To tell of all Your mercy every day After day Forever faithful towards me And You're always providing for me (can you help me sing?) Great is Your mercy towards me Great is Your grace.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify...

“Christians celebrated Pentecost yesterday. Many church members wore red to represent fire and the coming of the Holy Spirit. But too many American cities are seeing red as mass shootings continue. The Gun Violence Archive reported 15 mass shootings on Memorial Day weekend, resulting in 179 deaths and 463 people injured. More than “thoughts and prayers,” spiritual bypassing should be replaced with a trauma-informed ecclesiology...

“The Grieving Nonbeliever’s Bill of Rights 1. You have the right to experience your own unique grief. No one will grieve the same way you do. So, when you turn to others for help, don’t let them tell you how you should be feeling. 2. You have the right to talk about your grief or not. Talking about your grief may help you heal, but so may giving yourself a break or a distraction. Seek out others who will let you talk as much or as little as you want. 3...

“* 1,500 clergy leaving pastoral ministry each month. - The Barna Research Group * 61% of congregations have forced a pastor to leave. - Christianity Today * 83% of clergy spouses want their spouse to leave pastoral ministry. - Hartford Institute for Religious Research * 90% of clergy in all denominations will not stay in ministry long enough to reach the age of retirement. - U.S...

“ cor·rup·tion. noun 1. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery...

“Here are 4 ways I’ve seen people play church and mask the reality of their life: Happiness – They put on a false smile so you can’t see the tears they want to shed. Humor – Some people hide the drama of their life by laughing off the pain. Sometimes the jokester is hiding something inside he or she doesn’t want you to see. Hiding – Some people in pain take a step back from others for a while. They stop attending. Others find ways to stay busy, over-committing themselves to hide the pain...