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Wesley Fryer<p>For the Facing of This Hour: Preaching That Resists White Christian Nationalism by Rev. Ben Boswell<br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/resistandheal/p/understanding-and-resisting-white?r=4unjx&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/resistan</span><span class="invisible">dheal/p/understanding-and-resisting-white?r=4unjx&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ChristianNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/facism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/AntiFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ResistAndHeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAndHeal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/HealOurCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealOurCulture</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Appeals to the heart, appeals to our humanity are deemed to be manipulation, not persuasion. And that is something that is deeply troubling."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>empathy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <br>/3</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"One of the things that I am most discouraged about is the attack on empathy, especially in Christian circles. Because what is it that began to awaken the conscience of Americans in the Civil Rights Movement? Empathy. But a big part of MAGA now, both in the Christian world and the Musk tech-bro world, is they think of empathy as toxic."</p><p>~ David French</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>empathy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <br>/2</p><p><a href="https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/only-moral-leadership-can-stop-america" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theunpopulist.net/p/only-moral</span><span class="invisible">-leadership-can-stop-america</span></a></p>
Paxil<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@0x00string" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>0x00string</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@Kierkegaanks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Kierkegaanks</span></a></span> Let's keep the party going: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> is a popular faith to hide behind because all sins are forgiven without consequence. You see how that's tough to reason with I can't think of any peaceful means to provide recourse especially when character, shame, and credibility also left the conversation years ago.</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2045234/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2045234/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Next Pope Update: New Favorite Emerges to Replace Francis <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BettingOdds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BettingOdds</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Catholic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catholic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CatholicChurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CatholicChurch</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/odds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>odds</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Pope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pope</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PopeFrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopeFrancis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rome</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StatoDellaCitt%C3%A0DelVaticano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatoDellaCittàDelVaticano</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StatusCivitatisVaticanae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatusCivitatisVaticanae</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Vatican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vatican</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VaticanCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaticanCity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VaticanCityState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaticanCityState</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Vaticano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaticano</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Lawyers for New Orleans clergy abuse survivors ramp up pressure to depose archbishop <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-archbishop" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ay/01/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-archbishop</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NewOrleansclergyabuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewOrleansclergyabuse</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Catholicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catholicism</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewOrleans</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
Jorge Guerra Pires, Ph.D.<p>Over time, I have had many discussions with Christians, both in personal conversations and by observing debates. One thing that stands out is how quickly their arguments become repetitive.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a> <br><a href="https://medium.com/scientists-free-from-religious/10-common-christian-arguments-to-defend-christianity-9e0c7046f5bd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/scientists-free-fro</span><span class="invisible">m-religious/10-common-christian-arguments-to-defend-christianity-9e0c7046f5bd</span></a></p>
Impish4249<p>The full passage can be found in the link below. Whether you are accept my point of view here is entirely up to you. The point I want to make is that Trump, MAGA &amp; the radical evangelical right claim to take the Bible literally (note I am not a literalist) but they blithely skip over key teachings.</p><p>Please don't lump all Christians into the MAGA handbasket. We're taught to love our neighbor as ourselves. In my Bible everyone is my neighbor.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2025%3A31-46&amp;version=NIV" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">biblegateway.com/passage/?sear</span><span class="invisible">ch=Matthew%2025%3A31-46&amp;version=NIV</span></a></p>
Christian Pure<p>Could it be then that Adam, Eve, and their immediate lineage inherited such exceptional genetic predilections for lengthened lifespans?</p><p>Read more 👉 <a href="https://www.christianpure.com/learn/adam-eve-lifespan-930-years-decoding" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">christianpure.com/learn/adam-e</span><span class="invisible">ve-lifespan-930-years-decoding</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JesusChrist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JesusChrist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Devotional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devotional</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>This is the first coin to depict Jesus. It was struck in Constantinople in 450 to celebrate Emperor Marcian's marriage to Pulcheria. Jesus is shown between the imperial couple. This specimen from the Hunterian collection is the only one in existence. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jesus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a></p>
Timothy R. Butler<p><a href="https://mastodon.faithtree.social/tags/JohnMacArthur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnMacArthur</span></a> just gets this wrong. <a href="https://mastodon.faithtree.social/tags/Jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jesus</span></a> at birth was both God and man. You can't separate His natures. <a href="https://mastodon.faithtree.social/tags/Nestorius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nestorius</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.faithtree.social/tags/Theotokos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theotokos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.faithtree.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://x.com/NathanielJolly/status/1916913739024286200" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/NathanielJolly/status/19</span><span class="invisible">16913739024286200</span></a></p>
🇺🇸 JewWhoHasItAll<p>I’m very disappointed that Christian-American <a href="https://babka.social/tags/HeritageMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeritageMonth</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/XAHM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XAHM</span></a> was canceled this year!</p><p>It’s SO important to recognize other people among us here in the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>, especially when so few have ever actually met any <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Christians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christians</span></a>, or know what <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/practices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>practices</span></a> and/or <a href="https://babka.social/tags/believes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>believes</span></a>, or can even name a single <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/holiday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holiday</span></a>.</p><p>1/2</p>
The Japan Times<p>In the past, cardinals electing a new pope endured spartan conditions and were even locked up so long that some of them died. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/28/world/society/papal-elections-conclave-history/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">28/world/society/papal-elections-conclave-history/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vatican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vatican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catholicchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catholicchurch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/popefrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popefrancis</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/27/world/pope-francis-papal-conclave/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">27/world/pope-francis-papal-conclave/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/popefrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popefrancis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catholicchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catholicchurch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vatican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vatican</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Pope Francis spoke and wrote often about climate change, telling oil and gas executives in 2018 that transitioning to clean energy was a "duty” to humanity and denouncing climate denial. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/04/26/climate-change/pope-francis-climate/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/environment/2</span><span class="invisible">025/04/26/climate-change/pope-francis-climate/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/popefrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popefrancis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catholicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catholicism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful will pay their last respects to Pope Francis on Saturday at a funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square to honor his sometimes turbulent papacy. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/26/world/pope-francis-funeral/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">26/world/pope-francis-funeral/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/popefrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popefrancis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catholicchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catholicchurch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vatican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vatican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>italy</span></a></p>
Chris Steffanoni<p>It's quite satisfying watching Donald Trump have to sit silently through 3 hours of catholic service at Pope Francis' funeral. </p><p>I hope he's listening. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/popefrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popefrancis</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/catholicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catholicism</span></a></p>
akasamson<p>This piece tackles the heated arena of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a>. Are you a victim of the halo effect or the horn effect? Do you vote based on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idolatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idolatry</span></a>? Do not be naive about what your believe! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haloeffect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haloeffect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horneffect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horneffect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theology</span></a></p><p><a href="http://rratedreligion.com/2025/04/25/understanding-the-halo-and-horn-effects-in-politics/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">rratedreligion.com/2025/04/25/</span><span class="invisible">understanding-the-halo-and-horn-effects-in-politics/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Pope Francis, a reformer known for his humility, inclusivity and focus on social justice, passed away at 88, leaving behind a divided church and a legacy of advocating for humanity's most vulnerable. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/04/25/catholic-church-loses-a-lion/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/editorials/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/25/catholic-church-loses-a-lion/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editorials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>editorials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/popefrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popefrancis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catholicchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catholicchurch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vatican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vatican</span></a></p>
Liberal Currents<p>"Over the last several decades in particular, white Southern <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a>, like Southern <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a>, has also gone national." <a href="https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-red-state-religious-narrative/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">liberalcurrents.com/the-red-st</span><span class="invisible">ate-religious-narrative/</span></a></p>