“If history shows anything, it is that there's no better way to justify relations founded on violence than by reframing them in the language of debt—above all, because it immediately makes it seem that it's the victim who's doing something wrong." -David Graeber, Debt
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This is bigger than "the Great Resignation" - its the Great Deconstruction. We are in the midst of deconstructing our deepest values to discover new places of safety. The Great Deconstruction is a search for a community of safety.
Stop saying that God uses suffering to bring good. Cause it’s not true…
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My hot take today: To say that Christianity is not political is to completely miss the point of Christianity:
Holy Week was a Political Action for the Common Good theprogressivepastor.com/2020/04/10/hol
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I gotta give it to this guy, Trump never misses an opportunity to blame others for our problems. This is the opposite of what good leaders do. Instead of calling us to a higher moral responsibility & unified national solidarity, he unleashes our primal fears to devour our friends
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All my #Raleigh friends I hope to see you at Open Table United Methodist Church on the First Sunday of Lent (March 1st)
Thanks to for the invitation to preach.
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Hanging with and so many other passionate people of faith tonight talking about "Christ in Crisis." The pathway forward is not rooted in the peril of fear or the division of difference but rather in the power of love.
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When did so many Christians become more obsessed with "the truth" than they are with love?
Y'all, I'll tell you this: Love is the truest Truth ❤️
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On this Epiphany we are reminded that we journey to seek Jesus' Kingdom of Peace, not Caesar's kingdom of perpetual war. There is no "just war," there is only war & war always leads to suffering & death. In Jesus' kingdom there is no enemy - only love, only kin.
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Every side in every war sincerely believes it's fighting a defensive war.
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Kings play god to increase their power and protect their future - while the rest of us suffer.
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Billionaires "feeling demonized" about Warren's wealth tax are like white men complaining when women & POC demand change from the damaging impact of patriarchy & white supremacy. They are so accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression...but. they. are. not. oppressed.
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In my day job I'm a pastor. I have thoughts. Here are some: "Right now, we need more from the church than just being a place to give comfort. We need to be a prophetic voice in the world. Remember, the prophets were always political."
theprogressivepastor.com/2019/10/28/the
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Let's get this Progressive Coalition in NC Going!!!
in NC-01
in NC-02
in NC-04
in NC-10
in NC-11
And @billtoole_nc for NC Lt. Gov
#ncpol
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Love music? Stand for Medicare for All? Then I've got a deal for you. Howie will give the person who gives the most to a candidate on this list (give to me of course) 1 vote for the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. How cool is that? 🗳️☑️🔥secure.actblue.com/donate/mfa-now
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I get 5 votes. I'll give one to the person who makes the most generous contribution to one of the candidates campaigning on Medicare-for-All. It's a win-win. This list only. Ready, set, go! bit.ly/2znn7gV
I'll e-mail the winner tomorrow
Just a fun pic to lighten your Sat - with my youngest at my alma mater Homecoming. Go Camels! Best mascot in college sports. Yep, Campbell is in NC-02, the district I'm running in. Let's get an alum in US Congress to represent us & the district. #SaturdayThoughts
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Support for progressive policies is essential to win a Blue America endorsement...& so are several character traits, courage being 1st & foremost-- courage like we're seeing from @RebeccaforWA, @Nate_McMurray, @ElectVentura, @JasonPButler @BriannaWu... shar.es/aXVQEL
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Dear fellow Christians: How can you clap and support this man when he betrays your beliefs? When nations go to war people die. Children die. People starve to death. Bombs destroy flesh and destroy futures. War is no playground - it is a massacre. Blessed are the peacemakers.
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Our first internal fundraising deadline of Q4 is this Friday at 5:00pm. Give $50, $25, or what you can here: tinyurl.com/y3lvq4c4
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I’ve enjoyed speaking to folks in district 2 and from around our state and country about the issues that matter most. Check out where I stand: ButlerforNC.com
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Yes - it is immoral that we are the richest nation in the history of the world and so many are living without healthcare, immoral that so many children live in poverty, immoral that we are protecting the rich while exploiting the poor. We need a moral economy. #DemDebate
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Everybody can go home. Elizabeth Warren just won the night:
“My question is not why do Bernie and I support a wealth tax. It’s why does everyone else on this stage think it’s more important to protect billionaires than to invest in a generation of Americans.”
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Yes! We need a holistic tax structure that gives billionaires every opportunity to re-invest their wealth back into the lives of everyday Americans. Just see it as an opportunity instead of an obligation.
"To much is given, much is required" (I can keep saying that)
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This is a really important point that @ewarren is making: the ultra-rich make their money off accumulated wealth not income. That’s why you have to tax wealth not just income.
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Taxes = schools, defense, infrastructure, healthcare, disaster aid...and so much more...
"to much is given, much is required"
They should be paying their faire share.
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What corporations paid in federal income taxes last year:
Amazon: $0
Delta: $0
Chevron: $0
GM: $0
What they would have paid under our plan:
Amazon: $3.8 billion
Delta: $1.8 billion
Chevron: $1.6 billion
GM: $1.5 billion
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We need policies that lift up our farmers, not tear them down.
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#NC02- @JasonPButler: "No Mr. Perdue, you are wrong. This is America and there is a future for everyone here & we will work to reverse your damaging ego-driven trade policies to ensure a flourishing future for every farmer-- no matter how big or small." shar.es/aXORqM
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This thread is so important for white folks to read. While we embrace and celebrate forgiveness, it must not be used to veil injustice. I lament the environment where the black community is always needing to forgive white folk.
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I have preached #forgiveness for 25 years, BUT using the willingness of Black people to forgive as an excuse to further victimize Black people is SINFUL.
America should ask Black people forgiveness for serially asking African Americans to forgive sanctioned #PoliceBrutality.
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"If we are people who care about love then we must be people who care about policy." -
This is exactly why I'm running for Congress. #GoldsboroRevival #butlerfornc
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Everyone has the right to life, liberty the just fruit of their labor, and the pursuit of happiness. - #GoldsboroRevival
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Sitting with @jasonpbutler listening to @wilsonhartgrove at #GoldsboroRevival @RedLetterXians
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If you have to cut down a tree, then your business model is not "green" biomass wood pellets are not green technology. #GlobalClimateStrike
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#stopenviva who cuts down hundreds of acres of forest in NC everyday. Stop the wood pellet incentives.
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Here at the #triangleclimatestrike to stand with our young folks to demand urgent action to save our environment. We must act! There's no planet B.
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If the represented E-cigarets: What stops a teen from developing lung cancer from vaping is more teens vaping: Now you: Go:
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If you hold a theology that views God as a totalitarian leader who is angry and will punish unbelievers then of course you will support totalitarian leadership in government that is angry and will punish outsiders.
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Republicans have run as the party of "family values." But they are separating families, putting kids in detention centers & taking money to build schools to build walls. So I guess the whole "family values" thing is only for white families?
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Only a faith rooted in cultural supremacy is so blind to dare say that someone else's flourishing is "not real flourishing". t.co/4felBa3wnQ
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