First question you should ask when right-wing pundits, politicians, or groups propose a "pronatalist" policy: "Would they argue for this policy even if it didn't result in higher birth rates?" If the answer is yes, it's not about babies. It's about a social order & power. Babies are today's pitch.

“It’s not what they do, it’s what they don’t do.” @profgalloway.com breaks down how Apple might be winning the AI game, mostly by staying out of it.

If we exclude women’s voices, we’re missing the whole story. open.substack.com/pub/kristind...

When women change the story

Centering women's voices isn't optional, it's essential

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Science is not truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you. It learned more.

This study hits on something I've anecdotally observed that we tend to think people we disagree with politically must be incompetent at jobs that have nothing to do with politics. Like knowing you voted for X necessarily speaks to your competence as a coach, dentist, accountant, or mechanic.

My report on the latest monthly Pentagon worship service today, the 3rd (out of 15) to feature Hegseth's pastor: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseths-p...

Hegseth’s Pastor Praises Military as ‘Means of God’s Grace’ at Pentagon Worship Service

During the July worship service at the Pentagon on Wednesday (July 29), Pete Hegseth’s pastor praised the U.S. military as “an instrument” of “God’s grace” and claimed the United States was founded as...

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Daniel’s reporting bringing things to light in ways Phil Ryken and the leaders at Tenth should have done years ago.

Roys Report@roysreport.bsky.social · 7d ago

A new investigation traces how Paul Jones — a church music minister at Tenth Presbyterian Church (PCA) accused in sworn testimony of abuse — left the U.S. and was hired to teach at the University of the Bahamas, with Wheaton President Phil Ryken among his references. roysreport.com/exclusive-ac...

Series: Why are Christian parents so reluctant to give up spanking children? Sunk cost fallacy. Posting from the archives all summer long - see pinned post. #christianparenting #biblicalparenting #spanking

Some days you accidentally run across an article that you realize you should have been citing for the past 9 years. The authors demonstrate the political utility of God-nation rhetoric to shore up confidence in a social system that people are starting to challenge. doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Thrilled to join the show with @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social along with @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social. We took stock of our Christian nationalism research over the past 10+ years, clarified definitions, assessed the state of the nation, and outlined hopes for the future. Check it out.

Will (Faithful Politics)@faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · last wk.

The final week of Church & State 250+ begins with a doozy. @profsamperry.bsky.social and @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social explain Christian nationalism and the question at the heart of it: Who belongs in America, and who should hold power? youtu.be/6VdQcqYMCYk

At least in dystopian fiction there's a clear path out of the wasteland . . . There's hope!

lumpenpoledancer@daturabombs333.bsky.social · 2w ago

teaching students the language of comics takes at least, AT LEAST, a semester.

Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE)@shengokai.blacksky.app · 2w ago

If comics were east to read damn near every comics syllabus wouldn’t start with “here’s how to read comics” for at least a week. We have a whole fucking subgenre of comics studies texts JUST on how to develop the skill of reading comics.

If you read yesterday’s post on CT, please read this one, too. open.substack.com/pub/kristind...

Correcting the Record

Responses to my recent Christianity Today post

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I would like to thank Word & Way for publishing my latest interview with @suscrockford.bsky.social!

Word&Way@wordandway.bsky.social · 2w ago

For our latest piece, @kennethefrantz.bsky.social interviews @suscrockford.bsky.social about the timely issues explored in her new book “A Perturbed System: Religion and Climate Change from the End of a World” (@uchicagopress.bsky.social).

The Pentagon should spend more time avoiding stupid wars & less time posting inappropriate religious content

"For the past 3 years, I’ve seen Meta’s Ray-Bans and Oakley glasses everywhere on the tech events circuit, but I can only think of one woman I know who uses them regularly. This is anecdotal evidence, but it does hint at the possibility that there haven’t been many women in the loop..."

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2w ago

Today in luxury surveillance.

I'm sorry -- there's an AI company called "Hugging Face"?

Face Hugger Alien

ALT: Face Hugger Alien

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Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2w ago

Having taught 7 years in Oklahoma in a public uni, its not "viewpoint diversity" these people want--they want their children to be able to come to all classes and say outrageous things that confirm their sense of superiority and dominance. Examples from my own classrooms include: "slavery was nbd"/

This is a millennial writing lol Everything will end with lol or haha

In detailing the evolution of homeschooling in the United States, “Skipping School” by Dixie Dillon Lane (@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social) is an enjoyable and enlightening read that challenges preconceptions and invites new, more informed questions.

Book Recommendation: Skipping School

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Presenting on Douglas Wilson and MAGA Esther in the Yale Renewed Philology Working Group's "Esther in Modernity" Workshop tomorrow. Thanks to organizers Elena Petrova-Libgober and Dror Birger (& of course to Jackie!) and to respondent @alexianafry.bsky.social. Check out the whole series.

If you have the time, my always-insightful former professor, Dr. Jill Hicks-Keeton, will be giving an online lecture this upcoming Tuesday at 11:00 CT.

Jill Hicks-Keeton@jillhickskeeton.bsky.social · 3w ago

Check out this series "Esther in Modernity," organized by Elena Petrova-Libgober and Dror Birger. The next is tomorrow (7/14). I'm presenting the following week (7/21) on Hegseth-adjacent Douglas Wilson, including his steampunk screenplay based on Esther. With @alexianafry.bsky.social responding.

yeah, thats it, thats totally it, that's why we object to students using gAI to read, think, write and learn instead of learning things themselves. Thats absolutely why. And of course Big Tech isn't out to dominate or control anyone or anything, because they have always been benevolent and good?

Shishiqiushi@shishiqiushi.bsky.social · 3w ago

Teachers hate that they lost power to dominate

100% #BookSky

One of the greatest human achievements has been the eradication of smallpox. Explain how that would be possible without international collaboration, the existence and work of international, national and local public health agencies ("govt bureaus"), grassroots actors and people across the world.

Cato Institute@cato.org · 3w ago

"The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus." — Milton Friedman. They were driven by individual liberty and free markets. And they always will be.

the future is here and it is picking images for news alerts

Book-writing hack: 500 words a day. Everyday. That's the rule. Often more, but never less. And most often as the first task of the morning. Other writing projects like articles can get attention later in the day, but the 500 words get priority. You'd be surprised how quickly a book comes together.

I reported on worship services & prayer gatherings that have been happening at the USDA. This piece has so many weird & unexpected people & details: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/usda-serve...

USDA Serves Up Rightwing Christian Worship Services

On May 13, a multifaith group of employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture sued the agency and Secretary Brooke Rollins for pushing sectarian Christian messages.

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