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Knothead, Feral Lutheran Pastor

@Knothead9620

7 months

Absolutely this.

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Knothead, Feral Lutheran Pastor

@Knothead9620

6 months

Fellas, this is what non-toxic masculinity looks like. Go and do likewise.

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@Knothead9620

4 months

CW: transphobia, anti-LGBTQIA violence Stand Up and Speak Up: A 🧵 This morning, I was getting dressed after working out at the Y when one of the regulars walked into the locker room. He started talking a guy at the other end of the room, and within a few seconds started making

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@Knothead9620

6 months

Note: your mileage may vary on the specific efficacy of mac and cheese. But attempting to express care and concern in a respectful way without an ulterior motive is decidedly the vibe.

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@Knothead9620

3 months

Okay, folks, this furry little lunatic needs a home, and it looks like he's moving into ours. So, we need a name. Current front runners: Charlie Roscoe Earl Clyde Tom Anybody got any other nominations?

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@Knothead9620

4 months

7) been to walk away, to let it slide, to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear. But when I spoke up, he looked guilty and embarrassed. He was wrong, and he knew it. Transphobia, just like every other kind of bigotry, doesn't start with deadly violence. It starts with jokes.

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@Knothead9620

4 months

11) If we claim to stand with our LGBTQIA+ siblings, but we're not standing close enough to get hit with the stones being thrown at them, then we're not standing close enough. (end)

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@Knothead9620

4 months

8) It starts with "locker room talk." And the people who make those jokes depend on the fact that no one will call them on it. They use our decency and our desire to be peacemakers against us. They count on the fact that they won't be confronted. Cis people, this is why it

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@Knothead9620

4 months

5) So maybe you want to find something else to joke about, huh?" He looked embarrassed, and started to mumble, "Yeah, you're right." I turned around and walked out, because I didn't completely trust myself in that moment.

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@Knothead9620

4 months

9) matters that we stand up and speak up. This is why it matters that we don't let it slide. It would have been incredibly dangerous for a trans person to confront that guy in that situation. And they shouldn't have to. This is *our* job. ESPECIALLY if we think of ourselves as

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@Knothead9620

4 months

6) I'm not telling you this story to pat myself on the back. Like I said, I came way too close to *not* speaking up, and God knows there have been way too many times in my life when I should have spoken up and didn't. I'm telling you this story because of how easy it would have

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@Knothead9620

4 months

4) When he turned around, I said said, "I couldn't help but hear your jokes about trans kids. Maybe you don't know, or maybe you just don't care, but a non-binary kid was beaten to death in a high school bathroom in Oklahoma two weeks ago, by a bunch of their fellow students.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

@RevSarahLocke I tell the entire wedding party at every rehearsal: This is a legal contract, and you must be stone sober. If you're not, there will be no wedding. I'm also this close 🤏 to saying no self-written vows unless you provide them to me a week before the wedding.

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@Knothead9620

4 months

10) allies. Even when it's risky and scary. ESPECIALLY when it's risky and scary. Because the risk for me with that guy this morning was a tiny fraction of what the risk would have been for a trans or non-binary person.

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@Knothead9620

10 months

@ClownKraft @waltermasterson While I appreciate you thinking of it, my pronouns are he/him.

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@Knothead9620

4 months

3) soap. (I was wearing my collar and I do believe in nonviolence, so clearly that wasn't a good option.) Finally, I decided I couldn't live with myself if I didn't say something. So I walked down to where he was standing at the other end of the room, and said, "Excuse me."

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@Knothead9620

4 months

2) transphobic jokes, loudly enough for everyone in the room to hear, including jokes about trans kids in high schools. I stood there longer than I want to admit, debating what to do. Part of me just wanted to walk out and forget it. Part of me wanted to wash his mouth out with

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@Knothead9620

6 months

@Apollo_1776 Please don't ruin this for people.

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@Knothead9620

7 months

My congregation voted today to become a Reconciling in Christ (i.e., explicitly and publicly LGBTQIA+ affirming) congregation by a vote of 55-12 (82%). (1/2)

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@Knothead9620

1 year

(2/2) safe with those people over there." I escorted them across the street and safely on their way home. Christians, if your public witness makes 12 year olds afraid you will hurt them, YOU'RE FUCKING DOING IT WRONG!

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@Knothead9620

6 months

@LisaMJohnns1917 Right? It's the vibe I'm endorsing rather than the specific offering.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

Conservatives: "We stand for religious freedom!" Satanists: "Cool! So do we!" Conservatives: "NOT FOR YOU!"

LifeNews.com

@LifeNewsHQ

6 months

BREAKING: Michael Cassidy, a Christian who is a former military officer, has torn down the Satanic statue in the Iowa capitol.

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Knothead, Feral Lutheran Pastor

@Knothead9620

1 year

💔 moment from yesterday: a young enby kid was ready to leave, and froze when they saw the hate preachers at the exit. I walked over and asked, "Would you like me to escort you out past those people?" They looked at me like a superhero and said, "Thank you so much. I don't feel

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@Knothead9620

9 months

Evangelical Christianity hurts everyone. Earlier this week, I had to explain to a group of incredibly loving, kind, lifelong Lutherans why "Jesus loves you" might not be the best way to open a conversation with a trans person (or anyone else). (1/)

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@Knothead9620

5 months

I once had a family member at a wedding rehearsal object that "the views didn't include a promise to obey." So I said, "Oh, my mistake, let's do that again," and included the word obey in the groom's vows. The objector walked out. 😏

Meg Wise, empathy-based heretic ☕️

@_nomadic_soul

5 months

Someone told me my wedding wasn’t Christian because my vows didn’t have the words “to obey my husband.” Ever heard of John MacArthur? My wedding took place in his sanctuary. High ranking pastor officiated. My husband and I were members of good standing. It was SO Christian. 💀

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@Knothead9620

7 months

@sewistwrites 1) The American Civil War was about (insert anything other than slavery). 2) American foreign policy has always reflected American ideals of democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights.

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Knothead, Feral Lutheran Pastor

@Knothead9620

9 months

PSA: Please don't purchase plastic skeletons for Halloween decorations. They're terrible for the environment. Insist on organic, locally-sourced skeletons instead. ☠️

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@Knothead9620

6 months

@sheblocksidiots Right? He might not be right about the specific antidote to heartache, but he's doing the right thing the right way.

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@Knothead9620

7 months

(2/2) On a follow-on motion, they approved an explicit statement of welcome for all and apology for past harms done to marginalized communities by a vote of 59-6 (90%). What I'm most proud of is how loving and open the conversations were among those who chose to participate.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

Exactly this. Just take no for an answer and keep it moving.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

@Judeemma Good lads, those.

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@Knothead9620

4 months

I'll take "Things That are the Exact Opposite of Anything Jesus Ever Did" for $2000, please.

Tom Buck (Five Point Buck)

@TomBuck

4 months

Churches should be careful to guard both the Lord's Table and the baptismal waters. Both should only be offered to those who exhibit genuine faith in the gospel!

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@Knothead9620

6 months

@AudaciouslyDope And just genuinely and thoughtfully expressing care and concern for a hurting person without ulterior motive is beautiful.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

@Cherubino04 Fair point. I was commenting on the overall phenomenon of a group of men talking together about doing something nice for a woman without apparent ulterior motives rather than the specific efficacy of mac and cheese.

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@Knothead9620

21 days

That wasn't on my bingo card - A 🧵 On Easter Sunday, a very active member of the youth group in my parish brought a classmate to church. Over the next couple of weeks, she asked me a couple of questions about faith on his behalf. Then she told me he had questions about baptism

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@Knothead9620

2 months

Me: I feel safer around a lot of non-Christians than I do around some Christians. Indignant Christian: How can you say that? You're a pastor! Me: <points at things like this>

Christian Nightmares

@ChristnNitemare

1 year

Swordplay and speaking in tongues for Jesus…

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@Knothead9620

2 months

14 years sober as of today. This has been the toughest one since the first one. Still haven't run into anything so bad that a drink wouldn't make it worse.

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@Knothead9620

10 months

🧵 Yesterday, a woman in California objected when someone vandalized a rainbow flag she had in front of her business. The vandal then shot her dead. I'm waiting for the "pro business, pro individual freedoms, pro property rights" blowhards in the GOP to condemn her murder.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

@bellabee13 This is insane. I have two teenage kids, both AFAB, and people still ask me if I'm going to try for a son. My response has always been, "Why? I have zero control over their sex/ gender. I have two fantastic kids. I don't view either of them as a disappointment."

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@Knothead9620

10 months

Somebody once asked me, "Wow, what turned you so liberal?" I answered, "Reading the Gospel of Luke."

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@masonmennenga

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evangelicals: “if you study the bible then you will be conservative” me after studying the bible in seminary: “I’M A SOCIALIST!!!”

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@Knothead9620

1 month

"Isn't it terrible that these college kids are having their graduations canceled?" Look, I have only the very vaguest memories of my graduations from high school, college, and grad school. There are way more awful things happening right now. Let's try to keep some perspective.

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@Knothead9620

7 months

The irony of the conservative "war on Christmas" nonsense is that these people are the spiritual age ideological descendants of the Puritans, who *checks notes* actually outlawed Christmas.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

@flaminhaystacks @Libuse_Carodej YES. And the key part is the "without ulterior motives" part.

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@Knothead9620

21 days

18/ Of all the things I thought somebody might get mad at me for this year, baptism wasn't on the list. And "accused of being a child predator" definitely wasn't on my bingo card for 2024. (end)

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Knothead, Feral Lutheran Pastor

@Knothead9620

9 months

(2/) They were shocked and heartbroken to hear the ways in which those three words have been used as a prelude to abuse of LGBTQIA+ people, people of color, sex workers, poor people, people struggling with mental illness, and many more marginalized and othered by evangelicals.

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@Knothead9620

9 months

(4/) It's so hard for so many genuinely loving, kind, open-hearted Christians to fathom that their faith has been perverted by some to abuse so many people. They would never dream of treating people that way. They know that Jesus would never treat people that way.

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@Knothead9620

9 months

(3/) Several had tears in their eyes as I shared with them stories of people I know who heard, "Jesus loves you," followed immediately by some version of "...but what you're doing/who you are is an abomination and you're going to burn in hell if you don't repent/conform."

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@Knothead9620

3 months

@_littleseastar_ His last name is to be Whiskersham. 😁

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@Knothead9620

9 months

(5/) It breaks my heart to have to be the one to tell them those things. But I do. Because we have to become vocal, more vocal than the hate-filled Christofascists. And we have to do it in ways that heal wounds without inflicting new ones.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

@914Ann Um, if my boss picked my personal property up off my desk and threw it on the trash, I'd be on the phone to HR INSTANTLY.

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@Knothead9620

4 months

@WomnOfValor Jesus and the lads go for a cruise, then Jesus invents deviled ham. It does not go over well with the locals.

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@Knothead9620

9 months

(8/) We have to see the ugliness that characterizes so much of American Christianity, and we have to take responsibility for fighting it. We have to love like Jesus. Even when it breaks our hearts. (end)

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@Knothead9620

2 months

Preaching is so weird. Yesterday, I preached the worst sermon I've preached in a long time. Like, I was actively embarrassed by it. And a dozen people went out of their way to tell me how good it was and how much they appreciated it. 🤯

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@Knothead9620

9 months

(6/) We have to be willing to listen to the horror stories, and apologize for behavior that we would never ever do, and not become defensive. We have to stand between the vulnerable and those who would misuse Christ to abuse them.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

When your wife "accidentally" camouflages the French onion dip as the one food in the fridge you will never touch. The level of diabolical cunning is impressive, really.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

Excuse me, but how very dare you? I'll have you know that some of us twerk IMMEDIATELY after waking up at noon.

🦸🏽‍♂️Thomas 

@ResistMonsters

6 months

One of the greatest ever

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@Knothead9620

9 months

(7/) We have to love even more fiercely than evangelicals hate. That's what it means to take up our cross and follow Jesus. That's what it means to love our neighbors as ourselves.

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@Knothead9620

4 months

So many stories of trans and non-binary kids being murdered. Children killing children just for being different. It hurts my heart.

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@Knothead9620

9 months

@DuchessSexpert And even in expensive areas, we still need people willing to do the jobs we horrendously underpay. How are they supposed to live?

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@Knothead9620

16 days

Don't mind me, I'll just be sitting over here sniffling. 🥲

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19 days

@Knothead9620 you need to see this!!

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@Knothead9620

10 months

@LauraRbnsn I had to fight for over five years to even be screened for ADHD. One psych said I couldn't have it because I'm an adult with a masters degree. Another said my issues were caused by my brain being O2 starved because of sleep apnea, and I just needed to "lose some weight and (1/2)

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@Knothead9620

1 year

Spent 6 hours today escorting people in and out of Pride. The hate preachers pounced on my collar and my ally shirt over it. Haven't been called that many names in a while. But when they were barking at me, they *weren't* barking at some young LGBTQIA kid. Mission accomplished.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

Imagine outing yourself on Twitter as the kind of pastor who ogles the chests of the women in your congregation. How else would you know she was "regularly not wearing a bra" if you weren't looking?

Joshua Haymes

@haymes_joshua

6 months

I was once put into the position of having to address a woman for regularly not wearing a bra to church on Sunday. I was accused of body shaming. The truth is, it is incredibly unloving to allow a fellow sister in Christ to continue causing brothers to stumble without

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@Knothead9620

9 months

• Every pastor should have to submit to a psychological screening before ordination and every five years thereafter. • Every pastor should have a therapist paid for a part of their compensation. • Every church should have clear policies for mental health care of their staff.

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@HonestLeYo

9 months

Thoughts on mental health that would have you like this:

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@Knothead9620

4 months

It's important to be open to discovering our own prejudices. For instance, this afternoon I realized that any time I think about American culture from the 80s, one of the first images that comes to mind is a boom box. But then I realized... That's just a stereo type.

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@Knothead9620

7 months

1. "Santa Baby" - just gross. 2. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" - If she has to ask what's in her drink, it's rapey and gross. 3. "Mary, Did You Know?" - The audacity of trying to mansplain the Incarnation to the Theotokos like she didn't have a whole-ass chat with an archangel.

Eric McClanahan

@Ineverglow

7 months

I’m taking a little break from doing brackets, but I am curious about y’alls answers. What is your least favorite/most hated/worst Christmas song?

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@Knothead9620

2 months

Hear ye, hear ye! All hail Sir Oswald Whiskersham, Earl of Grey, Duke of the Dresser, Tamer of Impertinent Doggos, First of His Name! He goes by Ozzy for short.

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@Knothead9620

5 months

Wise words.

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@Knothead9620

4 months

Know who else liked to use words like "filth" to dehumanize the people they were targeting? Hitler. And Stalin.

Alejandra Caraballo

@Esqueer_

4 months

Oklahoma State Senator Tom Woods said that LGBTQ people are "filth" that don't belong in Oklahoma. This comes in response to a question about Nex Benedict's death.

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@Knothead9620

3 months

I think I need to take some time away from this platform. The constant tide of hateful evangelical Christofascism is just grinding me down.

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@Knothead9620

5 months

So many people are so invested in God being a bloodthirsty, tyrannical monster. And why? Because if that's who God is, then their own bloodthirsty, tyrannical, and monstrous tendencies and fantasies are holy.

Trey Ferguson

@PastorTrey05

5 months

Yo. Some folks are UNWELL. Me: God is love Them: but that’s not ALL God is! Stop misrepresenting God!!! Literally every time I suggest that God isn’t a tyrant or a sadist or genuinely awful, someone with a buncha Christianese in their bio comes to “correct” me 🥴

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@Knothead9620

7 months

If you're of the praying sort, please pray for Redeemer (the congregation I serve) as we make some big decisions today. The outcome is in the Holy Spirit's hands and she will do what she wants w/ it, but prayers for a loving and Christ-centered conversation would be appreciated.

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@Knothead9620

5 months

It finally happened. Against my will and my better judgment, I'm in New York City.

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@Knothead9620

16 days

Shoulder surgery went well this morning. Arthroscopy, debridement, release of a tendon impingement, and repair of a previously unknown rotator cuff tear. Don't think I'll be smiling so much when the nerve block wears off, but for now, I'll feel fine! 😂

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@Knothead9620

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11/ the bishop also stated that she had contacted both the local police and Child Protective Services, both of whom had looked at the evidence and interviewed her son and determined that there was no basis for further action.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

Can you blame him?

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@Knothead9620

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10/ she had written him a letter accusing me of "grooming" her son, and that because of church policy, he therefore had to conduct a sexual misconduct investigation of me. Last week, that investigation was concluded, with a finding of no misconduct of any kind. Her letter to

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@Knothead9620

10 months

Hey folks, this is your daily reminder that trans people aren't predators, women don't owe men anything, and Jesus didn't hate anybody.

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@Knothead9620

3 months

I'm not a cat person, and never have been. But I was a Pip person. She was one of the sweetest, most loving creatures I've ever known. We had to say goodbye to her on Tuesday, and I will miss her for a long, long time.

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@Knothead9620

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15/ Instagram. The irony is that I have insisted that every one of my congregations have a child protection policy and that we follow it to the letter. We have done that. My bishop, my attorney, the police, and Child Protective Services have all agreed that there was nothing

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@Knothead9620

7 months

Seen this many times: - Couple having trouble with communication. - One is willing to work hard on that, seeking professional help if needed. - The other is not. - Eventually the one willing to work gets fed up with doing all the work and cuts their losses.

Bryan of Alexandria ✠🕊️

@DBryanRhodes

7 months

Seen this many times. -Husband & wife have probs w. communication. -She goes to therapy. He's not comfortable w. it. She learns from therapist how to diagnose him w. all kinds of neat jargon -He feels labeled, dismissed, demeaned. -Shockingly, this does not help communication.

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@Knothead9620

10 months

At the gym this morning, a guy was ogling a woman. Another guy working out noticed and called him on it. The ogler quit, but then was back at it a few minutes later. Very shortly, a staff member escorted him out and told him not to return. That's how it's done, y'all.

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@Knothead9620

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12/ As of yesterday, she continues to post photos of me, my personal contact information, and my congregation's name every day, calling me a groomer and a "PRAYdator". I and members of my congregation have reported every post to Instagram for harassment. The account as a whole

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@Knothead9620

8 months

Siblings in Christ, if you are giddy about the horrors currently happening in Gaza because you think they'll hasten the return of Jesus, you're an awful human being, biblically ignorant, and a terrible follower of Jesus.

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@Knothead9620

6 months

@socialist_52113 Some do. I never told mine that. I told mine, basically, "Do no harm, but take no shit."

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@Knothead9620

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16/ inappropriate or untoward here. It's like a nightmare that doesn't end. I'm kicking myself for not directly asking the young man, "Do your parents know that you intend to be baptized?" If he had been younger, I would have refused to baptize him without them present. I wish

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7/ was calmer if still not happy. I encouraged him resist the urge to go straight to "grounding him forever" and instead talk with his son about why the young man felt he couldn't share this with his parents beforehand. He said he would do that, and that the young man's mother

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@Knothead9620

10 months

This thread is an excellent dissection of sexism in sports, the royal family, and how leaders do (and don't) communicate what really matters to them.

Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦

@cmclymer

10 months

In a few hours, England’s women’s national football team—known affectionately as “The Lionesses”—will compete against Spain in the first World Cup Final that England has seen in six decades. No British Royals will be there. This would never happen to the men's team. (thread)

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It's true. All of it.

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5/ two parents attended, three of his friends stood as his sponsors, and he was baptized. He was so happy, he was literally in tears. It was a beautiful event and a beautiful day. Seven hours later, I got a phone call from his very angry father, asking why I had baptized his

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Knothead, Feral Lutheran Pastor

@Knothead9620

3 months

"I'm an inept, cowardly man-child" seems like a weird statement to make at your own wedding, but hey, thanks for letting us all know, my dude. Also: Don't ever try something like this at a wedding in officiating. Because I'll rescue you, and you won't like it.

Enez Özen

@Enezator

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Hahahaha

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14/ screenshots to use in her posts. She has made reference to my children. I've consulted an attorney and been told that, short of filing a lawsuit that would likely cost tens of thousands of dollars, there's little I can do other than continuing to report the account to

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@Knothead9620

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17/ I had asked that question directly. Like I said, I was under the strong impression that they knew, that they wanted no part of it, but that they were letting him decide for himself. It never occurred to me that he would seek to be baptized without telling his family.

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@Knothead9620

5 months

Just saw someone say, in all seriousness, that "men aren't judged on their appearance." As a man who was fat most of his adult life and has lost over a hundred pounds in the last year, let me tell you, we are. And it's very obvious that people see me very differently now.

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@Knothead9620

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@DeeGoingsGirl "Hate the sin, love the sinner" "We're gonna love on these kids..." "Father God, we just..."

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@Knothead9620

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9/ he had come to church with as "groomers and predators." She had also called the principal of the school where that mom teaches to accuse her of being a groomer. The next morning, I was getting ready to call my bishop and let him know about this when he called me to say that

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@Knothead9620

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8/ would probably be in touch to talk to me. I told him I would be happy to talk with her, or with him further. The mom never reached out to me, but ten days later, I was alerted that she had created an Instagram account dedicated to "exposing" me and the mother of the girl

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@Knothead9620

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13/ has been reported as well. So far, Instagram has done nothing. She has turned off comments on the Instagram posts, so no one can refute her accusations and outright lies about how this all transpired. She has stalked through my social media and taken photos and

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6/ son without his knowledge and threatening me. I explained that I had been under the impression that he knew about this, and that a 15 y.o. is considered old enough to make that decision for themselves in my denomination. We talked for a while, and by the end of the call, he

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Knothead, Feral Lutheran Pastor

@Knothead9620

6 months

This is the kind of horseshit toxic men tell themselves to disguise their toxicity. Lots of us have female friends we don't see ourselves sleeping with. If you don't, that's on you, bud.

Tweeterpurgatory

@Tweeterpurg

6 months

@AshleyAlready There are no male friends without at least a deeply hidden sexual attraction. Zero. No man is buddies with a girl unless he can see himself sleeping with her.

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