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Vickie Willis

@vwwillis.bsky.social

An ordinary US citizen. ♦️ Retired HR professional.♦️ Southerner. ♦️Striving to follow Jesus on the way of love ♦️Here to learn by following and listening to diverse voices.

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Robert Downen@robertdownen.bsky.social · 4w ago

Have not seen it pointed out enough that the Trump admin's targeting of the Smithsonian is being influenced by David Barton, the debunked amateur historian and Christian nationalist activist who has spent decades peddling claims that church-state separation is a myth.

Robert Downen@robertdownen.bsky.social · 7mo ago

David Barton, the self-described "amateur historian" whose debunked work has been central to mainstreaming claims that the US was founded as a Christian nation, says he and his son have been directly involved in the Trump administration's efforts to stop "woke propaganda" at the Smithsonian.

Excerpt from David and Tim Barton's podcast: "Yeah, I was going to point out that earlier in the year, the White House asked us to look at some of that," David Barton responded. "At that point, you were leading a tour of legislators in Washington, D.C. ... By the way, we love the American History Museum, the Smithsonian because of the artifacts, but not because of the way they present them. The way they present them is terrible. And so as the legislators went through, Tim, they came back to you and said, 'Oh man, this is terrible and this is bad.' And so you turned that over to the White House on how bad the stuff was, how misleading it was." "You were right in the middle of that story," David celebrated. "This is so encouraging that we actually have an administration saying, 'Let's tell the truth, let's stop this woke propaganda nonsense, let's tell the truth,'" Tim responded. "This is such good news and I'm so excited for what this could mean for the 250th celebration because this is part of what they're gearing it for; they want to make sure we're telling good stories for the 250th."
Vickie Willis@vwwillis.bsky.social · 10mo ago

At the Life Through a Jesus Lens conference in October, speakers will help us reflect on how do we lead (Greg Jones/ Belmont Univ. Pres), how do we do justice ( @druhart.bsky.social ), how do we look at morality (ethicist David Gushee), and how do we do congregational life though a Jesus lens?

A flyer with the photos of speakers at an upcoming conference named Life Through a Jesus Lens. Speakers include Greg Jones, President of Belmon University, ethicist David Gushee, and speaker and author Drew Hart. The conference is hosted by the Rev. Charlie Curb Center for Faith Leadership at Belmont University and the Gospel and Our Culture Network. Go to Jesusworldview.org for more information
Vickie Willis@vwwillis.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Americanized Christianity today often harms those whom Jesus loved and called us to love. Have you been concerned about how the Christian faith has been redirected from its primary calling to follow Jesus on the way of Love? Consider attending this upcoming Nashville conference.@druhart.bsky.social

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · last yr.

Remember: The fundamental issue isn’t the size of the government or how to make government more “efficient.”  It’s who our government is for. Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires, including the richest person in the world — or for the rest of us?

Amanda Tyler@amandatylerbjc.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today, President Trump issued a concerning executive order impacting religious freedom and funding for public schools. Here’s my statement 🧵(1/8) bjconline.org/bjc-statemen...

BJC opposes President Trump’s executive order purporting to divert public money to private religious schools

BJC adamantly opposes this executive order, which purports to divert taxpayer funds away from public schools and other federally funded programs to private schools, including to private religious scho...

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Good Faith Media@goodfaithmedia.bsky.social · 2y ago

Stephen Reeves, Fellowship Southwest's Executive Director, shares his concerns re: Trump's executive orders. "So many asylum seekers have fled hostile governments and violence. I would hate for them to realize the US is not the safe refuge we have claimed to be." goodfaithmedia.org/trump-admini...

Trump Administration Immigration Concerns: A Conversation with Fellowship Southwest’s Stephen Reeves

On this side of the border, for the last week or so, our partners have received goodbye messages from Department of Homeland Security officials they had worked closely with for years who were resignin...

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Mark Wingfield@markwingdallas.bsky.social · 2y ago

We’ve fought this war already. It’s what the American Revolution was about. It’s what the First Amendment is about. Church and state must remain separate. We should not have even the appearance of the church colluding with the state to bless a president baptistnews.com/article/trum...

Trump at the National Cathedral: We’ve already fought this war

What did Donald Trump think would happen when he showed up at Washington National Cathedral Tuesday morning for the traditional interfaith prayer service attached to most presidential inaugurations si...

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