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The SCANDAL of Jesus. Who was this itinerant rabbi from Nazareth, whose name is now invoked by white, Christian nationalists?

How are you scandalized by what's going on in this moment in time? Send us your thoughts and mail us at [email protected]

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LETTERS from Peter: "Saving the "Christian West?" Thanks But No Thanks to J.D. Vance; From a Newish Catholic Who Tells the Pope What to Think…" by Peter Laarman

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#jdvance #christian #christianity #whitepeople #progressive

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The UNVARNISHED Jesus: "Why Jesus Couldn't Break Through To Us" by David Dykes

"Christian believers have always been waiting for God or Jesus to fix it. The wait should be over. Jesus couldn't have been more clear about it."

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The SCANDAL of Jesus: "Radical Communion" with Rev. Micah Bucey, Senior Minister of the historic Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village, NY.

“Here at Judson we believe that the cross doesn’t necessarily need to represent our faith for us..."

https://t.co/OD5qIJDO2x

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LETTERS from Peter: "Decadence - American Edition A Bitter 250th for Obvious Reasons…" by Peter Laarman

"These days, American Decadence is on fulsome display for all to see — and to smell..."
https://t.co/P3yP7JRDXr

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The Honest to God Interview with Jim Burklo, author, organizer, activist UCC pastor.

“...a lot of the rhetoric against progressive Christianity — and there's a ton of it out there — is very disturbing because it's spiritual warfare language."

https://t.co/4UebScTCeW

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The Unvarnished Jesus: Why Couldn't Jesus Do This For Us?

"Aren’t we supposed to be The Land of The Free? There’s not much land of the free when the rich are richer than ever and don’t want to even come close to paying their fair share of taxes."

https://t.co/Pt67bva9X4

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LETTERS from Peter: "Soul Snatchers Be Damned; And What’s so Wrong With Being “Lost?” by Peter Laarman

"I grew up in a culture where you were either lost or saved: no middle ground."

https://t.co/61y1EpUKiB

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The UNVARNISHED JESUS: Wandering and Wondering by David Dykes

"Today, pathological economic greed has wrapped itself around the earth and chokes and suffocates billions of lives every day. Are we willing to have more & more while countless others can’t?

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THIS WEEK ON HONEST TO GOD? Peter Laarman interviews #BillMcKibben, award winning author of #TheEndofNature and 20 other books, avid environmentalist, co-founder & Senior Advisor at #350.org activist, & co-founder of #ThirdAct.

https://t.co/JVIDXkMvoY

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The Unvarnished Jesus: The Hopelessly Useless Christian Plan of Salvation, Part Three - Another Reason to Scrap the Plan by David Dykes

"...God did not invent evil; human beings did. That said, what is the so-called “Original Sin?”

https://t.co/Pu88BLre5Q

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Letters from Peter: Running for Your Life; Maybe This Old American Story Needs to Change? by Peter Laarman

"Staying in one’s home place, or leaving — even running for one’s life. It’s an old American dilemma. I ran in 1966."

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The SCANDAL of Jesus: this week featuring Ed Gavagan, architect, designer, storyteller.

"Jesus wasn’t recommending a couple of rule changes. He was saying, 'This is a new paradigm. Love one another.'"

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https://t.co/P47NjfjolA

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Bringing you the latest in our The SCANDAL of Jesus series with Ed Gavagan.

Peter Laarman on the burden of wealth & the possibility of grace in LETTERS From Peter.

David Dykes continues dismantling the Christian "Plan of Salvation" in UNVARNISHED.

https://t.co/x7jGKUk5T7

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Part two of The Unvarnished Jesus: The Hopelessly Useless Christian Plan of Salvation by David Dykes.

Read it all on our website https://t.co/cjXZMUd45i & substack faithandreasondotorg/substack and let us know what YOU think.

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Part Three in a Series of Three Reflections on Wealth, Violence, and Grace by Peter Laarman: "LETTERS from Peter: The Wealth Trap / Eye of the Needle"
https://t.co/si9q81lwgo

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This week in the The SCANDAL of Jesus series we feature Frank Romero-Crockett, prominent advocate, designer, and social justice organizer based in Los Angeles.

"Today’s Christianity’s view of Jesus… [uses] that #&%$!@ word — warrior. I hate it."

https://t.co/Nu8J9pXRJE

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Part Two in a Series of Three Reflections on Wealth, Violence, and Grace by Peter Laarman. LETTERS from Peter: The Wealth Trap / Entitled — And Ruthless About It.
Let’s at least be honest about this in the 250th year of the Declaration..." #250 #America #USA #Trump #Wealth

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The SCANDAL of Jesus featuring Kent Tritle, renowned choral conductor and an acclaimed organ virtuoso.
"Jesus never did say that anyone was outside the embrace of the love of God."

https://t.co/frvlJ06FaD

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This week's THE UNVARNISHED JESUS "The Hopelessly Useless Christian Plan of Salvation" by David Dykes

"This so-called Plan of Salvation was formed without anyone consulting the historical Jesus."

https://t.co/IDwkzN6lIt

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This weeks LETTERS FROM PETER "The Wealth Trap / Bringing Up Baby; Part One in a Series of Three Reflections on Wealth, Violence, and Grace" • by Peter Laarman

Read it all on our website https://t.co/cjXZMUd45i & substack faithandreasondotorg/substack What do YOU think?