Jonathan D ⚓️

Anglican ☩ Husband & Father | Scripture • Tradition • Reason | 1928 BCP | Recovering the faith once delivered to the saints | Combat Veteran

[Jonathan D ⚓️ @JonathanDhess]

I became convinced of something that changed the way I looked at Christianity:

The faith did not disappear after Acts and reappear at the Reformation.

The Christians who came before us prayed liturgically. They baptized. They fasted. They confessed the Creeds. They received the Eucharist. They read Scripture within the life of the Church.

I’m Anglican because I believe the Reformation was necessary, but abandoning the ancient Church was not.

Catholic in faith. Reformed where reform was needed. Rooted in Scripture. In conversation with the Fathers.

That’s the Christianity I want to explore here.

If you’re Protestant but increasingly curious about the historic Church, stick around. ☩

[Jonathan D ⚓️ @JonathanDhess]

Acts 2:42. Hebrews 10:25. 1 Corinthians 11:23–26. Christ commanded, “Do this in remembrance of me.” The Apostles gathered for the breaking of bread, not merely private Bible study. At Mass, Scripture is read, preached, prayed, and Christ’s commanded Eucharist is celebrated. You’re demanding a biblical justification for participating in the very worship Scripture describes. The irony is extraordinary.

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@bluegrasspresby Because Hebrews 6:19 calls Christian hope “an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast.” It’s an ancient Christian symbol found in the Roman catacombs, centuries before either Anglicanism or Presbyterianism existed. We didn’t invent it. We inherited it from the ancient Church.

[Jonathan D ⚓️ @JonathanDhess]

Ben, your theological ignorance is matched only by your arrogance. You call an image of Jesus an idol while apparently failing to understand the difference between an image and a god.

God Himself commanded the construction of cherubim upon the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:18–20), commanded Moses to make the bronze serpent (Numbers 21:8–9), and filled Solomon’s Temple with carved sacred imagery (1 Kings 6). Were those idols, Ben? Was God commanding blasphemy?

The bronze serpent became an idol only when people began worshipping it (2 Kings 18:4). The sin was idolatry, not the existence of the image.

And perhaps you’ve overlooked the Incarnation: “The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). The invisible God made Himself visible in Jesus Christ.

The Seventh Ecumenical Council addressed this distinction in AD 787, affirming that honor shown to an image passes to its prototype, while worship belongs to God alone.

You are not defending Christianity by smashing images of Christ. You are publicly demonstrating that you cannot distinguish Christian veneration from pagan worship.

And calling Him the “Catholic Jesus” is particularly revealing. There is only ONE Jesus Christ, Ben. He isn’t Catholic, Baptist, or Anglican property.

You haven’t exposed Catholic idolatry. You’ve exposed your own theological illiteracy, dressed it up as righteous indignation, and mistaken vandalism for biblical scholarship.

[Jonathan D ⚓️ @JonathanDhess]

This is the single most uneducated take I’ve seen. We all have to answer for our sins, and this is one you are gonna have to answer for. I may disagree on some of the dogma held by Roman Catholics, but I would never question the Christianity of the church that preserved it for such a long time. Shame on you. A little humility may serve you well.

[Jonathan D ⚓️ @JonathanDhess]

Father, you speak of propaganda and humility while ignoring how much of the original COVID narrative required correction.

We were told vaccination would stop the spread. It didn’t. Breakthrough infections became commonplace. Protection against infection waned substantially, and natural immunity—dismissed or minimized throughout much of the public debate—proved remarkably effective.

We also learned that vaccine benefits varied enormously depending on age, medical vulnerability, and previous infection. Yet millions were subjected to sweeping mandates and moral condemnation without adequate acknowledgment of those distinctions.

None of this means vaccines saved no lives. It means the science was considerably more complicated than the simplistic narrative used to justify coercion and shame.

You can acknowledge benefits for vulnerable populations while condemning exaggerated claims, disregard for natural immunity, and the erosion of informed consent.

The irony of demanding humility while branding everyone who questioned the prevailing narrative a victim of propaganda should not be lost on a priest.

[Jonathan D ⚓️ @JonathanDhess]

Pastor Shelley, you have mistaken iconoclasm for Christianity and destruction for righteousness.

You teach children that statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary are idols, yet apparently overlook that God Himself commanded Moses to fashion golden cherubim for the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:18), instructed the construction of a Temple adorned with sacred images (1 Kings 6), and commanded Moses to raise the bronze serpent (Numbers 21:8–9).

The Second Commandment forbids idolatry, not the existence of sacred imagery. When the bronze serpent actually became an object of idolatrous worship, Hezekiah destroyed it (2 Kings 18:4). Scripture makes the distinction abundantly clear.

And what of the Blessed Virgin Mary? Scripture declares that all generations shall call her blessed (Luke 1:48). Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Ghost, calls her the mother of her Lord (Luke 1:43). Yet you gather children before a congregation and reward them for smashing her likeness.

You are not defending Christ by encouraging contempt for His mother.

You are not teaching reverence by making destruction a spectacle.

And you are certainly not demonstrating Christian charity by training children to mock what fellow Christians hold sacred.

You have confused honoring with worship, zeal with righteousness, and vandalism with faithfulness.

The Virgin Mary said, “Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it” (John 2:5). Her entire witness directs humanity toward her Son.

Perhaps instead of handing children hammers, you should teach them why Scripture calls her blessed.

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"We got a Mary, for all the Catholics."

At Steadfast Baptist Church, pastor Jonathan Shelley leads the kids into 'bible drills,' with the winner rewarded with smashing statues of Mary and various angelic figures.

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@BarryOnHere

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@fbscout_florida All, because they are overrated !

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@GBPdaily @pikkitsports Brewers! But how dare you leave out the badgers!

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@the_ostj I have a question, Bishop.
Is the criticism because it is uncommon or because you believe it to be unfaithful?
Where does it land in that scale?

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That’s a serious accusation against an entire Anglican jurisdiction. If @the_ostj has credible evidence, he should present it. Names, documented incidents, witnesses, something verifiable. The ACC maintains traditional Christian teaching on sexual morality, and allegations of private misconduct deserve investigation. Truth demands more than “everybody knows.” I generally like his stuff. I did find a 1970’s study in England but nothing recent. I know they treated @calvinrobinson very poorly. I do not belong to the acc so I have no dog in this fight but if theres something im missing id like to know as well.

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@DaBearsTakeOver Typical bears fan lying again

[Jonathan D ⚓️ @JonathanDhess]

1. The Church's one foundation
Is Jesus Christ her Lord;
She is his new creation,
By water and the word;
From Heav'n he came and sought her
To be his holy bride;
With his own blood he bought her,
And for her life he died.
2. Elect from ev'ry nation,
Yet one o'er all the Earth,
Her charter of salvation
One Lord, one faith, one birth;
One holy name she blesses,
Partakes one holy food,
And to one hope she presses,
With ev'ry grace endued.
3. 'Mid toil and tribulation
And tumult of her war,
She waits the consummation
Of peace forever more;
Till with the vision glorious
Her longing eyes are blest,
And the great Church victorious
Shall be the Church at rest.
4. O happy ones and holy!
Lord, give us grace that we
Like them, the meek and lowly,
On high may dwell with thee;
There, past the border mountains,
Where in sweet vales, the bride
With thee, by living fountains,
Forever shall abide!

[Jonathan D ⚓️ @JonathanDhess]

@American_Johnny Anglo-Catholic churches usually have these showing current bishops etc.

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@KosherBruin

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@cstein0120 @wldbdger @barryisthedon Should be ranked already. The problem with not complaining is the teams that don’t are the teams that never play in the college football playoff.

[Jonathan D ⚓️ @JonathanDhess]

The New CFB MB TOP 25

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@Brett_McMurphy @AP_Top25 TAR and FEATHER