PC(USA) minister. Blogger for HuffPost, Sojourners & The God Article. Co-host of @moonshinejesus podcast. Love good wine, good beer & any bourbon. Foodie. Geek.
"The greatest majority of the things that are damaging in our world, things that many religions would name as sins, are rooted deeply in the false narrative that we are separate from each other."...
Mark Sandlin"The greatest majority of the things that are damaging in our world, things that many religions would name as sins, are rooted deeply in the false narrative that we are separate from each other."
From my message...
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The House Democratic impeachment prosecutors have one more day to convince the Republican-controlled Senate that President Trump should be removed from office for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — or at least that four Republicans should...
Mark SandlinMore mom-presidential behavior for the U.S.'s anti-President.
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"Justice can look as grandiose as doing the difficult work of dismantling political, social, and economic systems that are designed to keep 'the least of these' in their place.
But as the English...
Mark Sandlin"Justice can look as grandiose as doing the difficult work of dismantling political, social, and economic systems that are designed to keep 'the least of these' in their place.
But as the English writer, poet, and...
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The Democrats don't have to convince Republicans that Trump committed a crime. The Republicans already know that. The Dems have to convince them that not doing the right thing about it will...
Mark SandlinThe Democrats don't have to convince Republicans that Trump committed a crime. The Republicans already know that. The Dems have to convince them that not doing the right thing about it will ultimately hurt them...
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As House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivered his remarks during Wednesday's impeachment proceedings, several senators — on both sides — reportedly grew restless.Some lawmakers, like Sens. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and Tim Scott...
Mark SandlinThe headline should read, "Several GOP senators..."
This is a cover up.
Pure.
Simple.
Blatant.
The GOP is full-on anti-American.
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Witnesses have been a key point of debate in the lead up to President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial before the U.S. Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., delayed sending the Senate the articles of impeachment while seeking —among other...
Mark SandlinThis is a cover up.
Pure.
Simple.
Blatant.
The GOP is full-on anti-American.
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In 2016, 81% of white evangelical Christians voted for Donald Trump after (among other things) hearing an audio recording of him bragging about sexually assa...
Mark SandlinThank you, Diana, for sharing this beautiful and sad truth about far too many of our churches and denominations.
"I wish you would live the words that you put into my mouth."
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One of the more significant shames of the U.S. is this: the folks who struggle to feed their babies, keep their children safe and healthy, keep a roof over their heads could easily do so if only the...
Mark SandlinOne of the more significant shames of the U.S. is this: the folks who struggle to feed their babies, keep their children safe and healthy, keep a roof over their heads could easily do so if only the rich could be...
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“And one day we must ask the question, ‘Why are there forty million poor people in America? And when you begin to ask that question, you are raising questions about the economic system, about a...
Mark Sandlin“And one day we must ask the question, ‘Why are there forty million poor people in America? And when you begin to ask that question, you are raising questions about the economic system, about a broader distribution...
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James Earl Ray did not kill Martin Luther King.
The shot from his Remington rifle did not kill Martin Luther King.
Hate killed Martin Luther King.
Classism killed Martin Luther King.
Racism killed...
Mark SandlinJames Earl Ray did not kill Martin Luther King.
The shot from a Remington rifle did not kill Martin Luther King.
Hate killed Martin Luther King.
Classism killed Martin Luther King.
Racism killed Martin Luther King....
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"There’s another reason why you should love your enemies. And that is because hate distorts the personality of the hater. We usually think of what hate does for the individual hated or the...
Mark Sandlin"There’s another reason why you should love your enemies. And that is because hate distorts the personality of the hater. We usually think of what hate does for the individual hated or the individuals hated or the...
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"Democracy is the greatest form of government to my mind that man has ever conceived, but the weakness is that we have never practiced it. Isn’t it true that we have often taken
necessities from...
Mark Sandlin"Democracy is the greatest form of government to my mind that man has ever conceived, but the weakness is that we have never practiced it. Isn’t it true that we have often taken
necessities from the masses to give...
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