#Church

Deconverted Calvinist

DeconvertedCal1

People need to understand that there are no winners in patriarchal religion. There is no doubt that it oppresses women in horrible ways, but it also oppresses the GSM community.

Latter Day Dude

DudeDez

1/4 I believe you reap what you sow- be wary of a faith that does not hold you to a higher standard. We only grow if we are challenged to

Matt Emerson

M_Y_Emerson

Complementarianism is an embattled theological position on a # of fronts. I do not find any of the following feasible:1) To equate complementarianism *as a theological position* w/ misogyny is

Steve Bezner

Bezner

Lately I've been trying to ponder and circumvent the way (predominantly evangelical) church economics unintentionally hinder our effectiveness. Below are some observations. Would love any suggestions you may come up

Kemal Atlay

kemal_atlay

New from me -- took a bit of a deep dive into why some church leaders are opposed to the Oxford vaccine, was actually quite fascinating.https://twitter.com/australiandr/status/1298170749774000130 Couple of quick points:

Jay Hulme

JayHulmePoet

As someone who spends all of their free time going on Church Adventures, it's fair to say that I've been to a lot of churches. Today I want to tell

Friendless Churches

friendschurches

More than fifteen million people pass St Andrew’s, Wood Walton every year.The East Coast Main Line rattles past twenty times a day, just two hundred yards from the church tower.Standing

Jay Warren

jywrrn

Are members of the Church waiting for Pres. Nelson to email them, “We urge members of the Church to call upon public officials and policy makers to promptly work with

Creative(ish) Not A Bible Study

bible_na

Right into my 30s I lived a version of Christianity that required that I was #hashtagblessed and "happy" (because "rejoice always"). Right up until I was forced out of a

Murray Wilkinson

Murrage

Today is the 1st day in 15 years that I’ve not been employed in the CofE & I am very relieved.From parish ministry in 2005, to the Diocesan role in

Marcus Walker

WalkerMarcus

I think @giles_fraser captures extremely well the discomfort I felt about the bishops pile-on about Dominic Cummings. It isn’t about whether DC was right or wrong or wherher bishops should

Nathan Smith

nathansmith

We went to a friend's church for "drive thru Easter."I witnessed a display of colossally bad judgment.Staff dancing around. Not social distancing. A few had masks. Some wore them around

Ruadhan Jones

RuadhanJ

I've been dwelling on a Raymond Chandler quote recently. It goes roughly "Getting over alcoholism means accepting the world isn't as shiny and bright as you'd like it to be".

Daniel Riddick

DanielRiddick

[THREAD] As a pastor starting very preliminary conversations this week with staff about what “re-opening church” (on-site/in-person ministry) might look like, I wanted to share some of my first thoughts

Duchess of Healing

sindivanzyl

Do any of you remember the first time you answered your parents or caregivers back? Or stood up for yourself when you were being unfairly treated by them?Remember the guts

Mandy McLaren

mandy_mclaren

THREAD: I left Jefferson Square Park at 8:40, hoping to run up to the CJ and use the restroom before curfew set in at 9. As someone who writes about