LuyaPapi
@luyapapi@social.friendcraft.club  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Here's my official #introduction

My name is Phil Williams. I am a #father, and now #grandfather, with 6 kids. Most of my kids are adults now.

I am a #Christian, and a #conservative. Frankly, I can't stand #politics.

I am a geek. My hobbies include #selfhosting #homelab #writing #armchairtheology and exploring the #outdoors.

I have a #Jeep, which I love. When it is running, I am in a much better mood than when it is in the garage for repairs. #jeeplife

My #Mastodon instance is self-hosted.
LuyaPapi
@luyapapi@social.friendcraft.club  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Here's my official #introduction

My name is Phil Williams. I am a #father, and now #grandfather, with 6 kids. Most of my kids are adults now.

I am a #Christian, and a #conservative. Frankly, I can't stand #politics.

I am a geek. My hobbies include #selfhosting #homelab #writing #armchairtheology and exploring the #outdoors.

I have a #Jeep, which I love. When it is running, I am in a much better mood than when it is in the garage for repairs. #jeeplife

My #Mastodon instance is self-hosted.
Christine Lemmer-Webber 🌀
@cwebber@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Jessie Gender's account on Bluesky suspended seemingly because she said "I also wish ill will to JK Rowling" https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zy7ifa3dmd46dcrbjkgkg2xz/post/3lwiszke4bk2x

Jessie Gender shares: Gotta laugh to keep from being pissed - my Bluesky account got suspended - presumably because I did a post saying "I also wish ill to JK Rowling" in response to and solidarity with another trans person getting her account suspended for saying the same. So that's the state of things on Bluesky nowadays. It's ok though, JK Rowling can still actively use her money to harm trans people and also get a multibilion dollar tv series, don't worry!
Jessie Gender shares: Gotta laugh to keep from being pissed - my Bluesky account got suspended - presumably because I did a post saying "I also wish ill to JK Rowling" in response to and solidarity with another trans person getting her account suspended for saying the same. So that's the state of things on Bluesky nowadays. It's ok though, JK Rowling can still actively use her money to harm trans people and also get a multibilion dollar tv series, don't worry!
Jessie Gender shares: Gotta laugh to keep from being pissed - my Bluesky account got suspended - presumably because I did a post saying "I also wish ill to JK Rowling" in response to and solidarity with another trans person getting her account suspended for saying the same. So that's the state of things on Bluesky nowadays. It's ok though, JK Rowling can still actively use her money to harm trans people and also get a multibilion dollar tv series, don't worry!
Toni Aittoniemi
@gimulnautti@mastodon.green replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
@cwebber That’s the #authoritarian #conservative playbook: They break all the rules, but demand you still play by them.

Just another prime example of #wilhoitslaw: The core value of conservatism is that there is an in-group of people who are protected by the rules, and another one who are bound by them but not protected.

Instead of having rule of law, you have rule by law and immunity from persecution. Instead of starting from what, they begin from who and make up the rest.
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Seated across from #Trump that April night, Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Dallas, told the president about how his #church faced an #IRS inquiry over its #TaxExempt status under the #Biden admin, after hosting a rally with #political figures.

Franklin Graham, the son of the #evangelist Billy Graham, who runs a large ministry with his father’s name, chimed in that his groups had faced similar IRS inquiries during President Barack #Obama’s tenure.

#law#TaxLaw#Christianity
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

At #Trump’s request, Jeffress’s #church sent the White House Faith Office a 7-page letter outlining what it called “wrongful weaponization” of the #law & the “unlawful targeting of our church.” The letter, obtained by NYT, included recommended actions, & a mention of a Texas lawsuit, which offered a vehicle to declare that the law was wrong.

3 months later, #conservative#Christians scored a major victory.

#TaxLaw#Christianity#Evangelism#NewApostolicReformation#ChurchAndState#TaxExempt
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

In the Blue Room of the White House, once the cameras recording the Easter prayer service cut off, the conversation at #Trump’s dinner table turned to one of the biggest political goals for #conservative#Christian activists — eliminating a #law that banned #churches, & other #TaxExempt charitable groups, from endorsing #political candidates.

#TaxLaw#Christianity#Evangelism#NewApostolicReformation#NAR#ChurchAndState#TaxExempt