Rev. Melissa Woeppel

ELCA Pastor | “a disappointment” “real political” | she/her #BethanySwede #Husker #ForeverRoyal

[Rev. Melissa Woeppel @prmelwoe]

I’ve learned a lot today…but perhaps most striking is that indigenous worship was illegal in the US until 1978. And yet we (US Citizens) are indoctrinated into the myth that this is a country of religious freedom. Freedom for who?

[Rev. Melissa Woeppel @prmelwoe]

Delighted and grateful to be with @VanceBlackfox this morning in St. Louis! Beginning the day thinking about sacred creation stories.

[Rev. Melissa Woeppel @prmelwoe]

“Privilege is not the truth.”

[Rev. Melissa Woeppel @prmelwoe]

@Kaylieines Lots to cheer you on for, but esp the hard convos! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

@ZeroDarkKitty The Holocaust happened. It is a fact, not an opinion.

Holocaust deniers are not people who have a different opinion. They are liars.

[Rev. Melissa Woeppel @prmelwoe]

https://t.co/PTBT28K9Zf

[Rev. Melissa Woeppel @prmelwoe]

The @ELCA on the death penalty “Despite attempts to provide legal safeguards, the death penalty has not been and cannot be made fair. The race of the victim plays a role in who is sentenced to death and who is sentenced to life imprisonment,as do the gender, race, mental capacity

[Rev. Melissa Woeppel @prmelwoe]

The message conveyed by an execution, reflected in the attention it receives from the public, is one of brutality and violence.”

[Rev. Melissa Woeppel @prmelwoe]

If every Sunday included an extra hour…

[The Debt Collective 🟥 @StrikeDebt]

Who is directly responsible for the lawsuit?

These republican Attorney Generals:

MARK BRNOVICH, AZ
DOUGLAS J. PETERSON, NE
ERIC S. SCHMITT, MO
LESLIE RUTLEDGE, AK
JEFFREY S. THOMPSON, IA
DEREK SCHMIDT, KS
ALAN WILSON, SC

[The Debt Collective 🟥 @StrikeDebt]

Good morning. Did you apply for student debt relief? The reason it hasn't hit your account yet is because it's being held up in court due to a frivolous lawsuit from @MOHELA.

[Rev. Melissa Woeppel @prmelwoe]

Remember, possession of over an ounce of marijuana is a Class D felony, which strips people of their voting rights. There cannot be legalization without decriminalization. MO vote NO on Amendment 3. (2/2)

[Rev. Melissa Woeppel @prmelwoe]

I am in favor of marijuana legalization, but Amendment 3 is a bad initiative.
It would not automatically release all people from prison serving marijuana-related charges, nor will there be universal expungement. (1/2)

[St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio]

Two polls show Missouri voters are closely divided on legalizing recreational marijuana — a third shows it will prevail.

It will appear as Amendment 3 on the ballot this coming election. https://t.co/LMNZWgGlb6 via @MO_Independent

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

There's a clear choice for Nebraska's next coach - someone who knows grain and has brought a championship to the Great Plains.

It's time to bring him home

[Danté Stewart (Stew) @stewartdantec]

As I’ve said before: The greatest threat to Christianity is not secularity. It is certainty. When you are so convinced that you are right, then you will create all types of enemies and cut yourself off from all the ways God is active in another person's experience.

[Rev. Melissa Woeppel @prmelwoe]

@cgrayz Yeah, the MO ballot initiative is bad. I also support legalization, but it needs to be done justly.

[Rev. Melissa Woeppel @prmelwoe]

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[Spencer Toder @SpencerToder]

I have a medical-marijuana use license and would love to see marijuana legalized, costs come down, and our economy thrive. But, I will be voting NO on Amendment 3, which is a terrible initiative. Here's why: