Laura Wheatley Downs

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[Laura Wheatley Downs @lauraemilydowns]

A prayer that I spoke yesterday at Portishead's kneel of solidarity #taketheknee #blacklivesmatter https://t.co/586Whrf8ed via @wordpressdotcom

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@RestIsPolitics @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK
Question for the pod: What are we to make of this news coming from the DOGE subcommittee, particularly in relation to USAID and their claim that it has funded terrorism?
https://t.co/theniPE0RL

[DOGE Subcommittee @DOGECommittee]

Democrats have used USAID as their personal shush-fund to brainwash the world with their propaganda, fund terrorism, and force regime change costing Americans billions.

🔥 Must-see moments from today’s @DOGECommittee hearing:

[Laura Wheatley Downs @lauraemilydowns]

On anger.

This wisdom from Daoud Nassar from @TentOfNations when responding to the question, 'what do you do with anger?' @greenbelt

Go. Plant a tree. Water a tree.

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[Laura Wheatley Downs @lauraemilydowns]

Feeling blessed, nourished, uncomfortable and longing for peace in the Middle East as I join with @greenbelt and @TentOfNations as we pray and act for displaced people in Gaza and across the world this morning. Lord hear our prayer 🙏

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@davidjamessims Continuing to pray and hope for you all, and giving thanks for the gift that you are to one another, and those you know ❤️

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@YoungAnglican @ImogenAdderley Was thinking of your videos and poetry!

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@YoungAnglican @ImogenAdderley ... You'd be great at this ☺️

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@Psephizo @KLICONS @FrSimonTSSF @RedLetterXians @MuntherIsaac @ShaneClaiborne Please feel free to DM me for a further conversation if you feel this icon still falls into that catagory as I would like to hear from both sides and learn, but don't think it applies in this case.

[Laura Wheatley Downs @lauraemilydowns]

@Psephizo @KLICONS @FrSimonTSSF @RedLetterXians @MuntherIsaac @ShaneClaiborne There is nothing anti semetic about recognising where Christ was born and drawing parallels with the many children who lost their lives then and now, particularly as we reflect on the story of Christ becoming flesh among us.

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@RishiSunak As the prime minister I didn't expect you to reduce the horror of nuclear warfare to a blended tweet about Barbie. Just because the two films come out at at the same time doesn't make their narratives comparable. Everyone else has been doing it, but it doesn't make it right.

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@beccadean What's the commitment? My church might be interested...we're based in Crowthorne, Oxford diocese. Broad Anglican with growing youth and children's work and family ministries... Feel free to DM

[Rev'd Jon Swales @jonswales77]

Eight men own the same amount of wealth as world's poorest 3.6 billion people.

The world's eight richest individuals have as much wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world @oxfamgb

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@kevinhargaden @ShervingtonD @RevAlisonWalker 🎺 correct!🎺

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@rdsallynash @ShervingtonD @ruth_hw @AKeddilty Thanks for the mention! It's such an important topic, we all need to be thinking about it now more than ever.

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@lordshaun_ *meant roman

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@lordshaun_ I thought it was to do with how someone would approach a romal emperor after a request and so the symbolism was transferred in prayer (as God is Lord) 1/2

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@lordshaun_ @FrCharlesSutton did I remember that right?! You will know the answer to this tweet anyhow! :)

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@lordshaun_ The petitioner went with two hands closed (amen sign) and the emperor would either cup them with their hands or split them in half depending on if the request was granted...