John Edward Phelan

Emeritus President and Dean of North Park Theological Seminary. Reader, hiker, bibliophile.

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

Communist East Germany had its secret police the Stasi with millions of informants. Maybe Texas should start the STACI: State of Texas Assisting Citizen Informants. It worked for the Communists.

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

@heybramson Don’t say that to Stephen Hendricksen! And for the record, that’s mostly what we drink.

[Fred Wellman @FPWellman]

This is hate. This is the very heart of what has become of the GOP today. This isn't "conservative." This isn't Christian. This isn't religion. This is extreme hate that will lead to violence. This man is a monster.

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

@TylerKrumland Sounds good to me!

[CNN Tonight @CNNTonight]

DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone joins @donlemon in the studio tonight after his testimony to the Select Committee investigating January 6th.

Hear the shocking voicemail he received during his testimony – and a warning – the language is graphic. Listen:

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

@TylerKrumland Take care of yourself dear one.

[John Pavlovitz Official @johnpavlovitz]

I've never been more proud to not be a Republican today.

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

The congressional Republicans have established a new low for moral bankruptcy.

[Sam Stein @samstein]

Where we are, basically: Right now 70% or so of the country is racking its brain trying to figure out how to convince 30% or so of the country to get a shot that would potentially save their lives.

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

If you can’t distinguish between appropriate critique of Israel as a secular state and physically attacking Jews, desecrating synagogues, and trotting our hoary anti-Jewish tropes you are clearly and dangerously antisemitic.

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

@KPierceResearch @dianabutlerbass Or beyond the 16th century?

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

@dianabutlerbass Ah how these guys love black and white, either/or, in or out. Ugh.

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

It seems to me that the political order is increasingly divided between those at least willing to begin confronting the implications of systemic racism and those steadfastly refusing to admit its very existence.

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

I have received many honors, but doing an occasional “theology corner” on @magnifiedpod is one of the greatest.

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

@ANNELAMOTT Nearly finished with your book. Touching, occasionally profound, and often laugh-out-loud funny.

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

Next thing you know they’ll be forcing people to drink fruit based wine and grain based liquor. Oh the horror! #LarryKudlow

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

The Supreme Court majority has shown itself to be soulless, cruel, and immoral by its recent decision on children and life imprisonment. #SCOTUS

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

What sort of blighted soul would condemn a child to life in prison without the possibility of parole?

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

@aefjohnson That smacks of utter desperation as well as moral bankruptcy.

[John Edward Phelan @RevJayP]

To all pastors: please for the love of God do not do one of those dreadful “Christian” Seders. This is a misappropriation of someone else’s sacred tradition and it is just wrong. No rabbi would dress as a priest and do a Eucharist.