Robert Downen

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religion writer on COVID duty. Fan of Hip Hop, Bill Withers, em-dashes & Gretsches. You should Tweet me music suggestions — for real.

Houston, TX
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Joined October 2014
Born 1991
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    7 Feb 2019

    We spent months looking at hundreds of sexual abuse cases and allegations involving Southern Baptist church leaders and volunteers. We found more than 700 victims since 1998. Read Part 1 on Sunday. w/ @chrondigger &

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    2 hours ago

    In the week following the Capitol riot, about 4,600 Republicans changed their party status in Colorado. There were about 6,000 defections from the party in North Carolina, 10,000 in Pennsylvania and 5,000 in Arizona.

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    3 hours ago

    NEW: Biden health officials just announced the approval of an over-the-counter Covid test that gives results in 15 minutes. Accuracy is 95%. It's a nasal swab, but a short one, not the "brain tickler" that people would struggle to use themselves.

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    21 hours ago

    This is the second time in the past few days we’ve heard an argument like this from conservatives. It appears (versions) of religious liberty have *quickly* gone from being a pillar of conservative politics to a point of debate.

    “Even when it makes sense to (cite) religious liberty, conservatives shouldn’t pretend to be agnostic about the truth of our perspective. We’ll have the best shot at winning ... when conservatives are willing to assert their beliefs are true, not merely protected in law,” he says
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    17 hours ago

    BREAKING: Myanmar military television says military has taken control of the country for one year.

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  6. Jan 30

    That last one looks like a Vampire Weekend album.

    Lubbock😍😍😍
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  7. Jan 30

    Wut.

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    You're gonna watch this video about sloths and think you know how it ends. BUT YOU DO NOT.
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  8. Retweeted
    Jan 29

    The hospitalizations are still more than twice as high since election day, but the 7-day averages show improvement. But this doesn't mean out of the woods. COVID Hospitalizations in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio regions all still considered high by state

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    Jan 29

    Texas is reporting 11,981 people hospitalized with lab-confirm COVID - that is the lowest number since Dec. 28 and continues an improving trend over the last three weeks. Over last 7 days, we're seeing an average of 12,714 hospitalizations. Over previous 7 days, that was 13,746.

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    Jan 29

    Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene amplifies a constituent's demand that journalists get the electric chair for their 'liberal bias.' Remember, her staff requires questions to be submitted in advance for approval & a reporter was threatened with arrest for asking an unapproved question.

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    At a town hall in Paulding County last night, read this question from a constituent: "What can be done to hold the liberal bias media accountable for their incessant lies and slander?" That questioner also suggested "the electric chair." Watch:
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    Jan 29

    Victim of alleged sexual misconduct asks to be released from NDA with Ravi Zacharias

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  12. Jan 29

    “It turns out that East Texas pastor ⁦⁩ wasn’t the first Southern Baptist pastor in Texas to call Vice President Kamala Harris a ‘Jezebel.’ “ Quite a lede.

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    Jan 28

    Swofford is also a member of the Southern Baptist Convention’s executive committee and was part of the search group that brought on as president.

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    Pastor Steve Swofford of Rockwall First Baptist Church in Texas calls Joe Biden "cognitively dysfunctional" and Kamala Harris "Jezebel Harris." h/t
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  14. Jan 28

    “First there is this place called Turkey Leg Hut” lmaoooo

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    Saying “Let me show you how mad you have to be to leave H-Town,” Marcus Spears () basically cut a Houston chamber of commerce promo today on ESPN plugging Frenchy’s, Pappadeaux’s, Turkey Leg Hut and The Galleria. It was glorious. Just epic.
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  15. Jan 28

    Well then.

    BREAKING NEWS: TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL REQUESTS TO SUBPOENA PAIGE "THE RED BISHOP" PATTERSON IN FOUNDATION LAWSUIT.
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    Jan 28

    Pope marking Holocaust warns another genocide possible

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    Jan 28

    A Harris County judge just refused to set an execution date for Rick Rhoades, a Texas death row inmate who wasn’t in court because he is sick and believes he may have COVID. This comes amid reports of an outbreak on death row.

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  18. Jan 28

    . also wrote about his church as part of Abuse Of Faith Swofford responded to the story by saying it was “pretty much all lies” during an SBC exec committee meeting. He has yet to elaborate.

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  19. Jan 28

    For those keeping track: Swofford is the second Dallas area SBC pastor to call Kamala Harris a Jezebel this week.

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  20. Jan 28

    Swofford is also a member of the Southern Baptist Convention’s executive committee and was part of the search group that brought on as president.

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    Pastor Steve Swofford of Rockwall First Baptist Church in Texas calls Joe Biden "cognitively dysfunctional" and Kamala Harris "Jezebel Harris." h/t
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    Jan 27

    “I have built my staff around comms rather than legislation,” Madison Cawthorn wrote to Republican colleagues in a Jan. 19 email obtained by

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