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Album of the month. Rites and Revelations by Laura Jurd. A sublime mix of jazz and folk. Her best work.

The Telegraph here, continuing to tout The Quiet Revival after the Bible Society Report of that name had to be withdrawn because of known errors.

I am trying to work out how the recent mockery of Christ at the White House Prayer service isn’t worthy of the same condemnation as made of that awful scene at the opening of the Paris Olympics. If anything, the scandal to Christians and all people of good will is greater.

@PrestonSprinkle Is opposite-sex attraction a sin? Matthew 5:28

Is same-sex attraction a sin? Here’s a recent paper that I co-authored with Greg Coles. centerforfaith.com/pastoral-paper…

Televangelist Kenneth Copeland was spotted flying into Pawhuska, Oklahoma 2 weeks ago, presumably to visit the Osage County prison where Robert Morris served his sentence. Was this trip to work out details of Robert Morris’ release from prison this week and flight home on Copeland’s private jet? @CopelandNetwork

@FoxNews @WillCainShow Bishop Barron has his own problems, losing touch with reality.

'MORTAL THREAT': Bishop Robert Barron warns Western civilization will collapse if society continues to marginalize God. The Bishop tells @WillCainShow that the dramatic rise in Americans claiming no religion is a fatal danger to our culture’s foundation. "The more we lose touch with our biblical roots, the more we lose touch with the religious tradition, we’re gonna lose the moorings of our Western culture."

Calling it like it is

Colm Tóibín’s generous 4,800-word New York Review of Books essay on For And Against a United Ireland: "O’Toole and McBride...enact in their writing the idea that easy divisions and stark binaries make no sense in Ireland now". nybooks.com/articles/2026/…

This photo will be Pam Bondi's legacy. No accountability. No justice. No concern for victims. Utter disgrace.

🚨Gianni Infantino hits back at people who think FIFA World Cup ticket prices are too high. 👀

@2Philosophical_ You mean that he gave an interview? Is that partying now?

Bart Ehrman is out partying again like it’s the mid 18th century, asserting that no amount of evidence could possibly justify believing in a miracle.

@LloydLegalist Show me one prominent evangelical leader speaking out against Paula White.

@davewave020 Well, as with most charicatures, that’s not true.

Dear rest of the world: Nobody cringes harder at this religious charlatan being Trump’s spiritual advisor than most evangelicals- and that’s including many who voted for him. Her husband wrote some solid music, so he gets a minor pass…but we don’t know what he was thinking, either. #Trump #Journey”

We haven’t seen atmospheric CO2 levels consistently this high in 14 MILLION years. We’re in so so SO much trouble, & pretty much every politician & journalist has just decided to ignore it. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy (graph by Dr Thomas Ronge)

Morning all🌞 ⛪️Whose "Quiet Revival" is it anyway? Over at @TheCriticMag, I argue that certain types of churches are clearly booming, but that it clearly doesn't touch the sides of the bust elsewhere Read now 👇👇👇

The gently sloping line at the bottom is our world 252 million years ago, when temperatures increased by 8C across 60,000 years killing 90% of all species. It is a period known as The Great Dying. That vertical red line is the world our children live in.

Q: Is the public going to learn the identities of the men who abused the girls in the Epstein files? Acting AG Todd Blanche: Like, what does that mean? I don't understand what that means.

Looking forward to lots of #Easter messages from right wing Christians, all lauding the example of Jesus and his sacrifice whilst they champion policies of division, oppression and hatred which are diametrically opposed to all he allegedly stood for. They are abominable people.

Neither in the pastoral sphere nor in the social and political spheres can good come from abuse of power. vatican.va/content/leo-xi…

@Sachinettiyil Bishop Barron is a coward ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-vo…

Bishop Robert Barron delivered a powerful, Christ-centered message at the White House Easter lunch.

Jesus purifies not only our image of God from the idolatry and blasphemy that have distorted it, but also our image of humanity. For we tend to consider ourselves powerful when we dominate, victorious when we destroy our equals, great when we are feared. #HolyThursday vatican.va/content/leo-xi…