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One reason many Evangelicals easily separate the President’s character from his policies is they’ve long been conditioned to separate character from belief.
For too many, how you live matters less than whether you believe the “right” things.
A destructive form of Christianity.
In January 2015, Tommy Nicol told his family that he was suffering “psychological torture of a person who is doing 99 years”.
Eight months later, aged 37, Nicol hanged himself at The Mount prison in Hertfordshire, England.
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@andyburnham @AlexJJNorris
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Friends of the Holy Land welcomes the decision of the Church of England’s General Synod to listen more closely to the voices of Palestinian Christians...
Read whole response: friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/…
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When I heard about Senator Graham’s death last night, the first thing I thought about was not all the things he said and did in service of Donald Trump. I thought of the time before Donald Trump when he was a brother to Senator John McCain.
A time when senators from different parties could fight about politics and still be friends. A time when a conservative Republican from South Carolina could say of my father: “If you can’t admire Joe Biden as a person, you’ve got a problem. He’s the nicest person I’ve ever met in politics. As good a man as God ever created.”
That is the Senator Graham I will remember today. Not because I have forgotten what came after. Because in that memory there is hope. Hope for a country where brothers can fight like hell over policy and still share a meal, and a laugh, and the loss of the people they love.
I will choose to remember the time before Trump. Because I believe in an America after Trump.
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Half of Reform’s 8 MPs(Jenrick, Braverman, Kruger & Rosindell) were elected as Cons then refused to fight by-elections.
I’d like a legal change to auto General Elections after governing parties change PMs but ours is a Parly not Presidential system and Nigel Farage a hypocrite
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As we celebrate our 20th anniversary year, we’re looking back at some of the remarkable public figures who have shared their insights with us over the past two decades.
At our Annual Lecture last October, we welcomed the then Mayor of Greater Manchester, @AndyBurnhamGM, for a thoughtful conversation on devolved government, the contribution of faith communities to local life, and the question many were asking: could a return to Westminster be on the horizon? His reflections offered plenty to consider.
Through our events, we explore the place of faith in public life, bringing together voices from politics, media, the arts, business, and education for thoughtful and engaging conversations on the issues shaping our society.
🎥 Watch the full conversation with Andy Burnham, along with recordings from our other events, here: youtu.be/jzctXZ8aylI?si=qPZc…
#AndyBurnham #Politics #UKPolitics
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Notice what feels good today, no matter how small
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Following Jesus doesn't mean life will be free from challenges.
It means we never face them alone.
No storm is greater than the One who is with us.
Share this with someone who needs hope today. 🤍
“𝘐𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, ‘𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴? 𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘮.’” — Luke 8:25b NIV
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Nigel Farage wants this story to go away.
So keep RT’ing this 👇👀
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.@JamesTalarico: An Amazon worker recently died on a warehouse floor and management told the others: ‘Just turn around and don't look. Get back to work.’ That was a human being. That was a child of God. Sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed.
Don’t conform to this world. It’s not healthy to assimilate in a sick system.
I’m asking you to question everything you’ve been told at school or at work or at church — and certainly anything you hear from a politician. Reject anything that makes you less human.
A different world is possible. What if we built systems that brought out the best in us? What if we invested the same resources into peace that we invest into war? What if the only hunger was for justice?
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I know there is a lot of news around but can someone at the Beeb explain to me how a man they keep telling us might be the next PM getting an undisclosed donation of FIVE MILLION POUNDS from a Thai based crypto dealer (with a BS explanation about it being for lifelong security) is not even a news story when the man he wants to replace led the news for days over some glasses and Arsenal tickets?
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Every time I see @Franklin_Graham defend Donald Trump and forfeit his moral authority for the sake of political power… I think of these words of his dad:
"The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it." -Rev. Billy Graham
I had received some questions about President @realDonaldTrump's recent posts, and here are my thoughts:
I do not believe President Trump would knowingly depict himself as Jesus Christ—that would certainly be inappropriate. I’m thankful the President has made it very clear that this was not at all what he thought the AI-generated image was representing—he thought it was a doctor helping someone, and when he learned of the concerns, he immediately removed the post.
When I looked at the illustration, I didn’t jump to the same conclusion as some. There were no spiritual references—no halo, there were no crosses, no angels. It was a flag, soldiers, a nurse, fighter planes, eagles, the Statue of Liberty, and I think this is a lot to do about nothing. There is so much ill-intended speculation. I think his enemies are always foaming at the mouth at any possible opportunity to make him look bad.
And the illustration from someone else he reposted on Truth Social yesterday, I must say that I like the fact that this is a picture of Jesus whispering in his ear, or at least His hand on his shoulder, guiding him. We all need that—we all need to be listening to Jesus. Again, I think there is an attempt to spin this into something that it isn’t. Remember, President Trump didn’t draw this, he didn’t create it, he reposted it on his social media because he thought it was nice—I would have to agree.
I’m not a Catholic, I’m an evangelical, but I appreciate how President Trump has defended religious freedom for people of all faiths, including millions of evangelicals and Catholics in the U.S. and around the world. He is the most pro-Christian, pro-life president in my lifetime, and he doesn’t shy away from it. I would hope that the President and Pope Leo can meet at some point, and that the Pope would have the opportunity to thank the President for his efforts to protect religious liberty for Catholics and people of all faiths.
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The resurrection declares that Jesus is victorious not only over death, but over every power that produces it.
Therefore, faithful Christian witness resists the forces of death, living instead in anticipation of the world being made new in Christ.
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God does not love us because Christ died for us; Christ died for us because God loved us.
- John Stott
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The Middle East is full of Christians who knowingly put themselves at risk to go to church. The right to do so ought to be fundamental.
Restricting freedom of worship on health and safety grounds is a bizarre decision for Israel: good to see them backtracking now.
Replying to @IsraeliPM
Today, out of special concern for his safety, Jerusalem police prevented the Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pizzaballa from holding mass this morning at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Again, there was no malicious intent whatsoever, only concern for his safety and that of his party.
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.@JamesTalarico: People are ready for a politics of love. A radical love — especially for our neighbors who are the most different from us. That kind of politics could transform this country.
If we actually treated all of our neighbors as bearers of the image of the divine, how would our discourse look? How would our public policies look?
To me, that is the primary question that we should all be asking.
This kind of politics is not what we've had, but I think people are searching for it.
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.@JamesTalarico: The kind of religion that says you can treat people however you want as long as you have a personal relationship with Jesus is an abomination.
Scripture says you can't love God and hate other people.
You can't love God and abuse the immigrant.
You can't love God and bully the outcast.
You can't love God and oppress the poor.
We spend so much time looking for God out there, that we miss God in the person sitting right next to us.
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Loses. Fairly convincingly. And then blames Muslims. There are some dangerous people in British politics and he's near the top of the list
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Any theology that pursues power and dominance distorts the gospel.
It makes a broken world less able to hear “good news.”
We will keep proclaiming Jesus to ALL people made in God’s image.
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