Husband, Father, & Resident Theologian at https://nitter.gq/t.co/Px1j4CVmt0. Author of "Swords & Plowshares: American Evangelicals on War, 1937-1973" and "Dual Citizens."
Joined August 2019
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Even the Simpsons have a better historical understanding of Mao and China than people on Twitter.
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This story is wild. He broke up with his girlfriend. He was mad so he raped a child on the same day. Then, the same girlfriend married him while he was out on bail for child molestation. And he’s not serving any jail time. Unreal.
A Latter-day Saint missionary who tearfully admitted to sexually assaulting a teenage girl because he felt 'miserable and sad' after splitting from his now-wife has been spared from serving any time behind bars trib.al/fHdFY8N 🔗
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My dear Wormwood,
Now, convince parents that they should do "trunk or treats" to extinguish the last vestige of neighborliness from the entire country.
Your affectionate uncle
Screwtape
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We hate to see it! 🤓
You have a right to start a family. You don’t have a right to someone else’s child.
#donorconception #ivf #surrogacy #gaymarriage
Timothy D Padgett retweeted
We should do elections in August. October is too wonderful a month to be ruined by this idiocy.
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Why are contemporary Western writers so uncomfortable with evil as a genuine moral reality?
The “what if the villain isn't really evil, but simply misunderstood?” trop is so tired, but they can’t let it go.
[NEWS] “Marnûkh is a character meant to challenge long-held perceptions of Orcs. He’s such a departure from past depictions that within the production, Marnûkh has picked up the catchy nickname, “the Orc with an arc.”
#TheRingsOfPower
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The Washington Post reveals that World Trade Center security executive Rick Rescorla rescued nearly 2,700 people during the September 11 attacks before dying in the attacks.
He is certainly the hero of the day, as hundreds of survivors step forward to corroborate that he continuously went back into the building to pull more people out.
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According to Le Monde, citing sources, U.S. special envoy Witkoff held a tense meeting in Florida on October 9 with Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office.
Sources claimed that Witkoff spoke to Budanov “like a child,” trying to “teach” him how to make money.
Witkoff proposed a postwar “regional prosperity plan” that included fully restoring Russian oil and gas transit to Europe through Ukrainian territory.
Witkoff argued that Ukraine would earn transit revenues while Europe would benefit from lower energy costs.
Budanov reportedly replied that Ukraine’s model is “not Belarus, but Poland,” then stepped out to call President Zelenskyy, who advised him not to show any reaction.
When the talks resumed, the Ukrainian side was shown a document outlining a U.S.-Russia diesel deal.
An irritated Witkoff reportedly said: “Accept this diesel deal and stop striking Russian oil refineries — you are putting the world at risk!”
Ukrainian participants were described as shocked, viewing the plan as creating dependency on Moscow and noting that the United States appeared to have secured nothing in return from Putin.
A source close to the delegation told Le Monde: “I have never seen the Ukrainians so stunned and alarmed after a meeting.”
Analysts contrasted the episode with the February 28, 2025 Oval Office incident, saying this one involves concrete policy decisions that could affect Ukraine’s ability to defend itself ahead of a potentially harsh winter.
lemonde.fr/international/art…
Timothy D Padgett retweeted
the funniest part is that trying to cancel someone for a meme that says Mao was a dictator has produced the largest global conversation about Mao being a dictator in decades
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I have been warning people about Christian Nationalism for years.
The movement and its figures sow division and bring false doctrine. I will never repent for warning the church about CN.
In fact, that’s why we are having another conference on the topic.
sovevents.com/christian-nati…
Listen to my long form presentation below from our conference three years ago.
youtu.be/IoyGRxpn1cs?is=M9VX…
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Israeli election update: Netanyahu ahead, but no clear coalition majority as counting continues.
Palestinian election update: Abbas enters 22nd year of his 4-year term.
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A Pre-Nicaean witness to the Trinity.
This is the Oxyrhynchus Hymn, dated to the late 200s AD. It is the earliest known Christian hymn manuscript with both lyrics and musical notation. A plain English rendering of the surviving words:
“Let all creation be silent.
Let the shining stars be still.
Let the rushing winds and rivers cease.
While we sing to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
let every power answer: Amen, amen.
Strength, praise, and glory forever to God,
the only giver of all good things. Amen, amen.”
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Horrific news coming out of Ethiopia on the massacre of Christians. Prayers for our persecuted brothers and sisters.
independent.co.uk/news/world…
