There is no substitute for critical thinking. Gather and process relevant information. Be honest with yourself about what makes sense and is verifiable. Make choices you can explain logically. Be willing to challenge and adjust your positions. This is good human behavior.
My Idaho city’s in the national news today for shameful and disgusting behavior of local folks toward NCAA tournament participants. This is no aberration or mistake. It is a reflection of the attitudes held by folks who see our state as a white utopia.
They must not win.
My dear friend lost his life to COVID today. He was not vaccinated.
I'm struggling with grief and anger at the same time. If you actively argue against this life-saving gift of science, my anger is focused right at you. Stop.
Please friends get vaccinated. Now.
Obstetricians are leaving Idaho.
Hospitals in Idaho are closing labor and delivery departments.
Idaho is not safe for women.
Idaho is not safe for unborn children.
@IdahoGOP
and
@KCRCC
you are responsible for this.
Speak out
@GovernorLittle
#idpol
#idleg
@HeatherScottID
Tell the truth Ms. Scott. The man asked legitimate questions, referring to public behaviors and documented positions that describe your persona in public office. Own your behavior. Own your beliefs. It’s reasonable for citizens to challenge you. It’s civil. It’s right.
If
@realDonaldTrump
actually comes back it will be hilarious because of what it means about Truth Social (sorry
@DevinNunes
). If he doesn't come back, it will be hilarious because of what it means about Twitter (sorry
@elonmusk
). I wouldn't call it a win-win though.
The truth is they are currently making great strides in political influence across the state, particularly in our county.
Folks, this is not a small story. White Christian Nationalists are experimenting in Idaho to see what will work elsewhere. Don’t think it won’t come to you.
@jblairsanders
I remain a registered Republican because anything else in my state is disenfranchised, but definitely vote Democrat when I have options. I find this utterly consistent with my faith.
When I was growing up, such a choice was never questioned in the context of faith.
You can argue all you want that DEI is problematic, but *abolishing* DEI is white supremacy. It validates and codifies the white ideal. It’s another part of what’s happening in Idaho:
It’s official – Idaho has banned “diversity statements” ACROSS STATE GOVERNMENT!
I’m proud to sign this bill and ensure Idahoans are hired or accepted into college based on merit and hard work.
@megbasham
@BethMooreLPM
“They only rallied behind him once he became the candidate opposing Biden…”
Trump didn’t run against Biden in 2016, Meg. Evangelicals bear a huge responsibility for his 2016 victory in the general. What are you on about?
Fascism is very hard to fight because the early stages are always populist. I spent decades puzzling over the rise of fascist dictators in the 1930s, especially how Christians could allow it. Now I understand that it's Christians that cause the movement to coalesce to viability.
I considered myself a Republican for a very long time because I couldn’t see this latent tendency in the party’s foundations. I believed it was not there. Maybe it wasn’t, but today’s
@GOP
begs to differ. It’s unveiled now, and I want no part of it.
Stop protesting at clinics. Stop shaming women. Stop trying to overturn abortion laws. If you actually care about reducing or eliminating the number of abortions in our country, simply HOLD MEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
@edstetzer
Do your research. Don't let anyone tell you what to do or think. Stay away from "mechanics", "techs" and "dealers". Prophylactic doses of WD-40 sprayed under the dash have been working well in many countries.
Folks,
@PastorTrey05
’s book is giving me such hope and joy. I’ve been stuck in so many ways, and it’s been helping me shift. For several years I’ve been annoyed with the Bible, and, honestly, avoiding it. I didn’t expect to be drawn back by this book, but it’s happening.
In 2022, Idaho didn't just change the game – it rewrote the whole playbook, smashing records by kicking out a slew of incumbents in the statewide election.
This wasn't just a shake-up - it was a conservative earthquake.
And what does the establishment think?
The good old boys
“I wonder if we confuse strength and other words--like aggression and even violence. Real strength is neither male nor female; but is, quite simply, one of the finest characteristics that any human being can possess."
“Real strength has to do with helping others.”
Rosewood, FL was a thriving town with a bustling economy. The population was 95% Black & most of its residents owned their own homes & businesses.
That was until a white woman got beaten by her extramarital lover & told the town it was a “n*gger” to hide it from her husband
#BHM
@HeatherScottID
Thanks for all your work saving us from imaginary threats, Heather. Keep telling us about it because, for all the difference it makes, we wouldn’t know unless you told us.
Every time you hear someone talking about vouchers and “school choice,” you should be thinking about headlines like this. Because vouchers are purely—PURELY—about taking public money and stuffing it into private pockets.
It’s official – Idaho has banned “diversity statements” ACROSS STATE GOVERNMENT!
I’m proud to sign this bill and ensure Idahoans are hired or accepted into college based on merit and hard work.
@chump24042266
@DPCassidyTKC
The action against these reps was disproportionate to their offense, and insulting to their districts. There is no mistaking the bias. And the action will fail except that it exposed the
@TNGOP
for what it is. Both reps will be back soon and exempt from expulsion.
@IdahoGOP
This former lifelong Republican begs to differ. The GOP in this state is doing this to itself. Yeah, it's been driven right by all the right wing influx from CA but the party has not stood up to counter the drift toward fascism. It's in full swing now.
I don't want abortions to happen.
I want :
- universal health care
- quality, affordable child care
- practical contraception
- protections against sexual abuse
- male accountability
- paid family leave
- sexuality education
Things that help prevent abortion. These could work.
@Eric_Conn
You would do well to understand the damage done to your soul by holding and nurturing such opinions. Never mind the damage it does to women adjacent to you, have a care for yourself. I implore you to stop and turn.
@PastorSJCamp
Who's trying to make the shooter the victim? What's a lot more disturbing is the folks (maybe you?) that want to make trans folk a specific risk for mass shootings when white cis male shooters outnumber them by more than 2800 to.....3.
@justinsytsma
My dad refused to sing the line from "Alas and did my Savior bleed" as "For such a worm as I?"
He sang (real loud) "For such a one as I?"
You don't believe white privilege is a thing? You don't think racism is a thing, especially among Christians?
OK. Then, if you're white, have you received a communication like this?
Grateful for kind people along the way… especially as I get garbage like this e-mailed to me.
To everyone who minimizes racism - especially from Christians - know that this comes from someone who professes faith in a Jesus I do not see at all in the Bible, but throughout many
I confront in my replies on here. I try to be civil and allow dialog. I rarely block. I push back on attitudes I find damaging, mostly around attacking identity and rights.
Not fighting to fight, but I gotta argue for a better society. And better church life. Sorry if I'm harsh.
Y’all, we need to vote blue. This new speaker is so well connected to Christian Nationalists, and committed to methods that will entrench minority rule that we have no other choice. We need a different speaker and a different majority if we want a democracy.
@KSPrior
Hubris is the new gospel. Say something loud or brash (truth optional, riskier), let your acolytes defend it (because you said it), only directly address the pushback and call it hate or woke. Doesn't take long before you start to believe your own stuff.
@RealCandaceO
You, personally, would have no platform today had it not been for the work of women's suffrage advocates and feminists that have gone before you. You stand on the shoulders of many brave and powerful women.
@thecachinnator
"...backfilling a justification for a conclusion they already drew." These are better than the words I've been using to describe this behavior. Thanks.
@karamellslp
-Apparently you need a "Man Card". Not interested, would not carry.
-Advocate for women and lose credibility, across the board, almost immediately.
-"Men's Ministry" culture provides one-sided and mostly uninteresting activities.
-More.
Not as harmful to men as women though.
I'm just trying to catch up a little on this app and I have to duck to keep from getting hit in the face with racist garbage flying all over the place today.
And who is launching all of it? Christians.
Brothers, get your shit together. This is not the way of Jesus.
@seanfeucht
Wokeism is a false construct, an effigy you've created, with tenets you've assigned in order to oppose, and thereby fortify the weakness of your own position.
This, sir, is what cult leaders do.
@MariaOlsenNate
If you rigid right wing zealots would work to compromise with anyone at all, instead of insisting on exactly want you want, you’d be much more satisfied with the results. Refusing to compromise leaves whiny posts like this your only recourse. You have no one to blame but you.
@AdamPage85
@HeGetsUs
I mean, I don't know much about this effort and I'm prepared to cringe, but what's the point of a tweet like this? You ready to say that if someone decides to follow Jesus because of this then they aren't a true Jesus follower? Nobody needs you to keep the gate, Adam.
@SkyeJethani
@wildappletree
I dunno man. I get why you say this, but the pro birth crowd doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt. History indicates they'll do nothing to address the needs you list. There was no reason to wait for this ruling to act. Ignoring this stuff is just as immoral as abortion.
I am so deeply amused that the people at this Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving table tonight were all 100% queer affirming Christians, two of whom are trans and at least three of whom are queer.
Christian Nationalists eat your heart out
@GovernorLittle
Not a high priority. What is a high priority is making sure Idaho youth have access to *all* the medical care they need, students continue to have access to *all* the books, and the fascists don't get their minority priorities codified. Advocate. Veto. Lead.
@DrBloodLetter
@antifaoperative
@ChuckCallesto
You are not a serious person. The threat you describe is not a serious threat. Guns damage and end the lives of dramatically more children than your imaginary threat of predation.
@brandendurst
The issue, Branden, is that you’re not *qualified* to lead. It’s not a club, it’s a profession with standards and certifications. Do the work, get the creds, keep the job.
@erichoke
MLMs are nearly as predatory as ponzi schemes. The financial success of participants depends on new folks enrolling beneath them. It’s a financial caste system. This is not the way of Jesus, in my view.
@Justin__Domino
@laurchastain22
Careless doesn't begin to address the problem. I'd say he should take a break and get some help understanding how harmful this is. And not from some other complementarian dudes.
@Realiamnich
@Adam_Rutland
@AngelicaDIMR
@designmom
This is a great expression of how I felt reading this. I'm grateful for the correction. It's been several months since I first read it, but I've come back a couple of times since. It's just an inescapable unveiling of the truth.
NOW: The press conference on the racism the University of Utah women’s team experienced in CDA was disrupted by Dave Reilly of the Idaho Freedom Foundation.
Dear Idaho:
I know you pride yourself on conservatism. I ask you to examine the fundamental beliefs of some folks that are using your conservatism to further much darker things than many of you would accept. Fight the insurgence.
Please & thank you.
#idgop
#idleg
#idpol
#idedu
@DrMichaelLBrown
I don't understand how "Bible-believing followers of Jesus" find themselves so compelled to act unlike Jesus. Jesus is 💯 at the wedding.
@BenZeisloft
So this dude’s lack of emotion is your model? Of positivity and justice? Pick better examples.
I guess you point to these protestors as “merely emotional”. But you know they’re not, that they propose policies that would prevent what killed their kids. You fear their courage.
@haymes_joshua
@newvangelicals
I don’t think you’ve actually learned anything from this situation.
You looked at something your child did and equated it to a sexual behavior.
By definition, you did sexualize him. You didn’t see it that way in the moment. You likely didn’t mean to do it.
But you did it.
@GovernorLittle
Small potatoes to the $100M you cut. I can't imagine how this comes close to being enough. In a year like this, spending $66M *LESS* than last year makes no sense to me.
@BethMooreLPM
I wonder sometimes if your faith could count a little for me if I just affirm it. I want that to be true.
Thanks for what you post. It helps me see the hope.
@BrentFRegan
You try to make this the conversation, but it's not about this. You just make up crazy phrases to shock gullible people. May God hold you responsible for the suicides you and your pals cause with your hard, dark hearts.
@ShadetreeTheol2
@life_exchanged
This does not resonate for me and I find it really boring. It's repeated constantly but repetition doesn't make it true for me or many of the men I know.
I hope men strive for much more depth than this tired model.
Paxton acquitted in TX.
Imagine today’s
@GOP
in the 1970s. Nixon would have been a hero and Watergate passed off as nothing at all.
This is not your father’s GOP.