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Pete Haug encourages us to examine our beliefs and biases, emphasizing the importance of voting wisely and upholding democratic values. He warns of extremism, citing the cultural revolution in China.

"We can ask ourselves, 'What do I believe and why do I believe it?' Honest answers will reveal our biases and better prepare us for filtering political propaganda, separating truth from falsehood, fact from fiction, possibly even alerting us to artificially generated information."

#extremism #Election 2024 #voting matters #AI #politics #vote #voting

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Taylor Swift’s ‘TTPD’: Religious Imagery for a Spiritually Syncretic Era

‘The Tortured Poets Department’ speaks of good Samaritans and Jehovah’s Witnesses, altar sacrifices and prophecies.

#Taylor Swift #religion #religious imagery #good samaritans #Jehovah's witness #sacrifice #prophecy #tortured poets dept #tortured poets department #swifty

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BREAKING NEWS: Pinehurst Idaho pastor, Gene Jacobs, of Real Life Ministries, has been confirmed dead.

He was reported missing Tuesday morning when he didn’t show up for a meeting at the church.

Jacobs had served as lead pastor of Silver Valley church since it was planted in 2007. He and his wife had two grown children.

#Real Life Ministries Silver Valley #Crime News #idaho #Pastor Gene #mental health matters #mental health #Gene Jacobs #death #grief

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The 2023 clergy health and wellness data are in, and they send a clear message: employment status makes a big difference in a pastor’s well-being. Those doing best in all respects are in part-time ministry positions.

Only 62% of full-time clergy describe their overall health and wellness as good or great. Among part-timers, it’s 80%.

Read more about the study.

#clergy #worship #religion #studies

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What Is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference? LDS writer Jennifer Hicks dives into not only what it is, but the history behind it.

#LDS conference #LDS #Mormon #church of jesus christ of latter day saints #latter day saints

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Rachael Goldberg -polin 🙏🇮🇱💙🫂

#Rachael Goldberg-polin

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The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Idaho to enforce House Bill 71, a law banning Idaho youth from receiving gender-affirming care medications and surgeries.

Idaho Capital Sun

#gender affirming care #Idaho #Supreme Court #trans #transgender

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Walter Hesford writes about the Vatican's recent declaration "Dignitas Infinita," and how he believes it didn't give weight to the dignity of two-spirit / non-binary people.

"This view puts the Vatican in an unholy alliance with Idaho’s legislature, which in order to wipe out the rights of transgender people has declared that there only two sexes, male and female."

#Dignitas Infinita #nonbinary #vatican #transrights #indigenous #trans #transgender #Catholic #Catholicism

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The American Indian Community Center (AICC) is moving to a permanent location after years of renting spaces to operate out of around Spokane.

The AICC came about in 1967, catalyzed by the influx of urban Native American people who had moved to the Spokane area from various places around the U.S.

This permanent home for the AICC is to be built at the convergence of the Latah Creek and Spokane River.

Learn more about their journey to finding a permanent home.

#American Indian Community Center #spokane #indigenous people #Current News

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A WSU veterinary chaplain who is ‘on a mission’ to bring spiritual care to hospitals and clinics nationwide.

"Campbell said he became a chaplain in 2020 for one sole purpose: to take away pain and suffering from others."

Read in the The Spokesman-Review.

#chaplain #religion #healthcare

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University of Southern California Bars Muslim Valedictorian from Giving Her Speech

"The decision to bar Asna Tabassum from speaking shows academic institutions are failing to protect students equally."

#Asna Tabassum #USC #valedictorian #Muslim #california

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#Spokane #astronomy #religion #events

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APRIL 21, 2024

Statement from President Joe Biden on Passover

Tomorrow night, Jews around the world will celebrate Passover, recounting their miraculous Exodus story from hundreds of years of enslavement in Egypt and their journey to freedom. This holiday reminds us of a profound and powerful truth: that even in the face of persecution, if we hold on to faith, we shall endure and overcome.   As Jews mark Passover with storytelling, songs, and rituals, they will also read from the Haggadah how, in every generation, they have been targeted by those who would seek to destroy them. This year, those words carry deeper resonance and pain in the wake of Hamas’ unspeakable evil on October 7th – the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. More than 1,200 people were brutally massacred. Women and girls were subjected to appalling sexual violence. More than 250 innocents were taken hostage, including Americans. We can never forget the horror of Hamas’ despicable atrocities.   Jews around the world are still coping with the trauma of that day and its aftermath. This Passover falls particularly hard on hostage families trying to honor the spirit of the holiday – a story centered on freedom – while their loved ones remain in captivity. Our hearts are with all the victims, survivors, families, and friends whose loved ones have been killed, taken hostage, wounded, displaced, or are in harm’s way.   My commitment to the safety of the Jewish people, the security of Israel, and its right to exist as an independent Jewish state is ironclad. My Administration is working around the clock to free the hostages, and we will not rest until we bring them home. We are also working to establish an immediate and prolonged ceasefire in Gaza as a part of a deal that releases the hostages and delivers desperately needed humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians. We will continue to work toward a two-state solution that provides equal security, prosperity, and enduring peace for Israelis and Palestinians. And we are leading international efforts to ensure Israel can defend itself against Iran and its proxies, including by directing the U.S. military to help defend Israel against Iran’s unprecedented attacks last weekend.   The ancient story of persecution against Jews in the Haggadah also reminds us that we must speak out against the alarming surge of Antisemitism – in our schools, communities, and online. Silence is complicity. Even in recent days, we’ve seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews. This blatant Antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous – and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country. My Administration will continue to speak out and aggressively implement the first-ever National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, putting the full force of the federal government behind protecting the Jewish community.   This year, let us remember the central Passover theme that even in the darkest of times, the promise of God’s protection will give us strength to find hope, resilience, and redemption. To all those celebrating this Festival of Freedom: Jill and I wish you a Happy Passover, Chag Sameach.

#white house #passover #Jewish #Judaism #Pesach #Joe #joe biden

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Everything You Need To Know About Life You Can Get from ‘The Twilight Zone’ and Rodgers & Hammerstein Musicals

#ethics #musical #Bible

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saw a tiktok of a mother taking her very tiny daughter to an art museum and she’s just walking around going “whoooa” “woooaah” to everything but then they got to a marble statue of a nude woman lying on her back and the girl points and goes “mommy🫵” and i just immediately welled up with tears and all the comments are just laughing about it and of course it’s funny but how are you not insanely moved by the way art connects everyone on earth from a centuries-old sculptor to a toddler in 2023

#art #connection

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What other foods/traditions do you have for Passover?

Note: There are different interpretations for all these foods! Feel free to comment if you’ve heard different.

Jewish Pride Always

Pesach begins on April 22.

#Passover #Pesach #Jewish #food #Judaism