Aaron Niequist
@aaronieq
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Worship leader, songwriter, creator of A New Liturgy, The Practice, and Pastors, Priests & Guides. Author of The Eternal Current.
Chelsea, Manhattan
Joined August 2009
The day has arrived! Registration is now open for our Malibu retreat on November 18-20, 2024. The general details are at our website (link below). And over the next few weeks, we’ll share much more about the vision, guides, and schedule on Instagram. Please stay tuned.
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Reading the gospels, it sure seems like Jesus was primarily concerned with loving our neighbors and blessing our enemies…not defending our own tribe. https://t.co/6KbrVMzFXJ
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Like many of you, last week broke my heart and shook me in ways I still can’t articulate. Rather than adding more noise to the political or sociological debates, I simply want to offer a reflection to my own community of American Christians…
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Ideology is impervious to data.
Never argue about anything that can be answered by checking the data.
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I’m not suggesting that a Harris win would have been equally destructive as a Trump win. Not even close. Democrats still believe in laws, democracy, and all three branches of government. However, a Harris win would have solved nearly none…
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And the bi-partisan ruling class is a decades long system of greed and power run amuck. Pelosi and McConnell are both multi-millionaires after decades of “public service”. Barf.
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Trump is the symptom of a far right movement that has imploded morally and democratically. The far right is the symptom of a bi-partisan ruling class that has refused—from either the left or the right—to solve the actual systemic problems for most Americans.
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While it’s important to name the truth of Trump’s very real danger to the country and world, it’s equally necessary to name Trump’s danger WITHIN THE CONTEXT of the bi-partisan failures that made MAGA possible.
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I’m clearly not a political expert, and usually only comment when politics intersects Christianity. But the more I learn from a wide range of voices and ideologies, the more I’m lamenting the system as a whole. Here’s what I mean…
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My 13 year old rides the subway to/from school every day.
Trump: I used to take the subway. I used to feel safe. When I was young, my parents would drop me off at the subway. I would take the subway to school. Today you would not be doing that.
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(2) The Trump Administration is beholden to the richest man on earth who purchased massive unaccountable authority, and is now demanding action on behalf of the whites in his home country. Open white supremacy or open oligarchic corruption. I honestly think it’s both.
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Notice how often Trump paints non-white people/cultures as dangerous, and claims that white people/cultures are victims.
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There are two probable explanations for this executive order: (1) The Trump Administration is an openly white supremacist government who aggressively targets and expels brown/black communities while making constant exceptions for white communities.
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Yesterday, during a prayer service in Washington Cathedral, Bishop Mariann Budde offered a masterclass in the kind of prophetic engagement needed for this next season. Three things to notice and emulate… https://t.co/3Gm2bKl6OH
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As of this morning, I want to give my best energy to listening and learning, compassion and solidarity, self-care and others-care…all centered in Jesus’ Way. Love for God, love for neighbors, love for self. Zero optimism. Deep hope.
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And I find myself fast-forwarding, doom-scrolling, raging, planning, and attempting all kinds of understandable but unhelpful actions to export my sadness, anger, and fear. But as I got quiet this morning, these words emerged. What is mine to do right now?
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