Bud Heckman

Advising nonprofits and foundations. Fostering interfaith cooperation & religious literacy. Advancing empathy and ending “othering.” Taking climate action.

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Every time I hear some angry person snapback that "ALL Lives Matter!," I giggle inside because I can't get this beautiful little meme out of my head:

[Bud Heckman @BudHeckman]

Hey, @TMobile, it looks like @ATT wants to hand you several million new customers in New York... because they are incapable of respecting the law or doing the right thing. You already provide better service for less. Do your thing.
https://t.co/yfsFLeojnN

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What do Trump’s own people say about him? Let’s listen to some of his “best people” The clear advice of his:
Vice President Mike Pence
Defense Secretary Mark Esper
Natl Sec Advisor John Bolton
Joint Chief of Staff Marc Milley

https://t.co/rXmdDJqXcp

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Thread…

[Jake Meador @jake_meador]

Yesterday I received this letter from Josh Abbotoy, executive director of American Reformer and managing director of New Founding, demanding that I retract and delete a tweet I posted last week re: American Reformer.

[A.R. Moxon 🦋 @JuliusGoat]

Remembering the first time I knowingly encountered the befuddling thing I would eventually know as MAGA.

It was 2008, on Facebook.

It was my old college buddy, Stove Minivan.

(Names have been changed to mock the guilty.)

(Link at the end of the thread to avoid throttling)

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But a cautious observation that Republicans remain in all-White bubbles at a much higher rate:
"The core friendship networks of Republicans are on average 83% white, compared to 67% white among independents and 53% white among Democrats." 9/

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Interested in bridging our divides? This is interesting.
How often do we closely associate with like-kind (racially, religiously, politically, etc.)? How comfortable are we talking across differences?
See https://t.co/txrH3u2ohY 1/9
@FetzerInstitute @RockPhilanth @PRRIpoll

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Versus "Around eight in ten Americans (81%) agree with the statement, “I try to build relationships with people who are different races or ethnicities than I am.” 8/

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I have seen few religious communities advertise on the street level or in the public with a handful of basic descriptors, and none who include “interfaith collaboration” as a sleeve badge. It is a simple visible step. #interfaith #faith #pluralism

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@APdubs @ShannonStraw Jesus served “communion” to Peter and Judas for goodness sake. Their politicization of access to God through the sacraments is seen for what it is.

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Simran Jeet Singh @simran of @AspenReligion & @RichardHaass of @CFR_org close out the 2022 #CFRReligionWorkshop with @CFR_Religion discussing why religion is important.

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Challenging discussion on ‘Democracy in Decline’ with @reenaninan @lisasharper @Yascha_Mounk @melissarogers at #CFRreligionworkshop @CFR_Religion
Key pivot point:
“To decolonize means to take Whiteness down from the top of the hierarchy of belonging”
- Rev. Lisa Sharon Harper

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Climate, Faith, and Justice at #CFRReligionWorkshop with @kramakrishna247, Gerald Dudley (with @interfaithpower) & Rosalyn LaPier @CFR_Religion #ClimateAction #Faith4Earth #Faiths4Climate

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Opening evening of CFR’s #cfrreligionworkshop features on the record session with three experts on “the War in the Ukraine” 2/2

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After a 3-year in-person hiatus, the @CFR_Religion Annual Religion and Foreign Policy Workshop returns to examine Ukraine, climate, pluralism, CVE, Afghanistan, and more.
#cfrreligionworkshop 1/2