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נאריש זשלאָב מענטש<p>I don't need voting advice from my Rabbi.</p><p>"<a href="https://babka.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> today is notoriously cruel, corrupt and power-hungry. Now, religion is at risk of becoming the same.</p><p>On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service moved toward tossing out a decades-old ban on <a href="https://babka.social/tags/clergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clergy</span></a> endorsing <a href="https://babka.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/candidates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>candidates</span></a> from the pulpit, arguing in a court filing that such acts should instead be viewed as private matters, like a “family discussion concerning candidates.”</p><p>If that policy change is enacted, it may spell disaster for the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/rabbinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rabbinate</span></a>. The idea that what passes between a rabbi and their <a href="https://babka.social/tags/congregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congregation</span></a> is private represents an acute misunderstanding of what <a href="https://babka.social/tags/synagogues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>synagogues</span></a> ought to be, and their function in <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> life."</p><p><a href="https://forward.com/opinion/754015/irs-pulpit-endorsements-rabbis/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forward.com/opinion/754015/irs</span><span class="invisible">-pulpit-endorsements-rabbis/</span></a></p>
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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>A <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wichita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wichita</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pastor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pastor</span></a> and his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/congregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congregation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/checkedout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>checkedout</span></a> all of a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> so no one who needed them could <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>read</span></a> them. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pastor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pastor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KyleLammott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KyleLammott</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ExodusChurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExodusChurch</span></a> claimed no <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/regrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regrets</span></a>, but made his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>private</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hategroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hategroups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmptyThePews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmptyThePews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-kansas-pastor-checked-out-a-librarys" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">friendlyatheist.com/p/a-kansas</span><span class="invisible">-pastor-checked-out-a-librarys</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Soft, reflective music fills the venue as a hush falls over the crowd. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s tone turns reverent &amp; somber, prompting some to bow their heads or close their eyes. Others raise open palms in the air or murmur as if in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prayer</span></a>.</p><p>In this moment, Trump’s audience is his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/congregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congregation</span></a>, &amp; he their pastor as he delivers a ~15-min finale that evokes an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/evangelical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evangelical</span></a> altar call, the emotional tradition that concludes some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> services in which attendees come forward to commit to their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/savior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>savior</span></a>.</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a> on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/streets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>streets</span></a>: A <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pastor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pastor</span></a> helps those on the margins find <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/grace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grace</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ElazarSchochZavaletta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElazarSchochZavaletta</span></a> is as <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/unique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unique</span></a> as his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/congregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congregation</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> Maryland <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spirituality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spirituality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/10/30/sermon-on-the-streets-a-trans-pastor-helps-those-on-the-margins-find-grace/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonblade.com/2023/10/30</span><span class="invisible">/sermon-on-the-streets-a-trans-pastor-helps-those-on-the-margins-find-grace/</span></a></p>
Jennifer Ebeling<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/December" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>December</span></a> 22, 1823<br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> Thomas Wentworth <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Higginson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Higginson</span></a>, American <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Unitarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unitarian</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Minister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minister</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Abolitionist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abolitionist</span></a>, is<br>born.</p><p>He once <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Lost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lost</span></a> his <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Congregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congregation</span></a> for being too <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Progressive</span></a>.<br>He <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Discovered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discovered</span></a> the <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Poet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poet</span></a> Emily <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Dickinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dickinson</span></a>, &amp; they became <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Friends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Friends</span></a>.</p><p>He asked,</p><p>"How many <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Lessons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lessons</span></a> of <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Faith</span></a> + <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Beauty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beauty</span></a> should we <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Lose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lose</span></a> if there were no <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Winter</span></a> in our <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Year" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Year</span></a>?"</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Seasons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seasons</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Season" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Season</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ephemeral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ephemeral</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Change</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Suffering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Suffering</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Growth</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Joy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Joy</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Hardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hardship</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Prose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prose</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Sermon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sermon</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Verse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Verse</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Lesson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lesson</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Gardener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardener</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Garden</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poem</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Question</span></a></p>