Shelley Walters

United Methodist, seminary graduate not seeking ordination in a discriminatory and harmful church, imperfect seeker, pronouns: she/her/hers

[Shelley Walters @ShelleyWalters4]

@RevAdamHamilton I found the reflection from @dianabutlerbass helpful today - https://t.co/3Ut5bLlxqU

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@JMunozActor I cannot imagine seeing Quiet Uptown in the theater without hearing it on the recording beforehand. No expectation of the depth it hits you.

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@Lin_Manuel When he sang this in the White House... I can’t shake that thought of @ChrisisSingin looking to President Obama, who is steadily nodding, months left in his term...

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@ArianaDeBose That kick got an audible, unison “whoa” in our living room!

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@cmbettiol @DaveedDiggs I had no idea how vast the badassness and the humor Daveed Diggs commands until today.

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@LacketyLac One of thousands of brilliant decisions.

[The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center @TheKingCenter]

“It may well be that we will have to repent in this generation. Not merely for the vitriolic words and the violent actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence and indifference of the good people who sit around and say, "Wait on time.””

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It seems that many of our pastors and bishops prioritize voices who have published books. This is who gets “air time” and the mic. But expanding and diversifying their reading lists is definitely needed. What would you put on their bookshelves? #li2019

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@thricemantis I yelled - I’m a woman. I (along with others) yelled “what about Anna?” Bishop Haller did not stop the harm done to Rev. Anna Blaedel in the charge/complaint process Anna went through, then Bishop Haller spoke about relationships, inclusivity, and leadership.

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Thank you, friends, for asking aloud in this space, “What about Anna” 💜🌈

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Hearing Bishop Haller talk about leadership when she didn’t LEAD in stopping the harm with complaints/charges against Rev. Anna Blaedel... #li2019 “relationships are more important than theological convictions.” she says.

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“We will care for our clergy and for each other,” Bishop Haller says. She’s taking about the church in 2032, not now. She did not care for clergymember Rev. Anna Blaedel in dismissing charges she had the power to dismiss. #LI2019 The #brighthopeumc is not being lived into now.

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I appreciate that we are taking about suicide - the Church needs to be open and talk about it. But we need to confess to our part in teaching and condoning the bullying and harmful theology that contributed to these suicides. #LI2019

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It would be great to hear from someone who is connected with this plan to give deeper information.

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For those who are interested in reading the UM Forward plan as Tom Berlin recommended - https://t.co/F82mfLr5RF #li2019 #umc

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@alliescott13 So, so much yes.

[Allie Scott @alliescott13]

I want to be with people. But I will not be held captive by poor theology. I don't call that incompatibility. That's liberation. #li2019

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@pastorkatie I’m frustrated that these were the only words we heard from women on the stage until after 9:00 this morning.

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@gdgross78 @RevAdamHamilton Amen