Steve Dustcircle ⍻ · @dustcircle
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dustcircle :verified: · @dustcircle
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Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️ · @IAmDannyBoling
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"The a staunch opponent of and , joins a growing list of activist groups seeking , which allows to shield themselves from scrutiny."

🎵 nothing matters anymore... 🥳

...

😒 🤬 goddammit! 🤬


propublica.org/article/family-
Family Research Council Is Now a Church in Eyes of the

#iamdb #irs #thinktank #rightwing #hategroup #churchstateseparation #frc #financial #organizations #churchstatus #lgbtqrights #AbortionRights #familyresearchcouncil

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dustcircle :verified: · @dustcircle
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AU’s annual contest encourages students to reflect on why and are important to them and their communities—and what they can do to ensure is a shield that protects the of everyone to practice according to their own beliefs, or not practice at all, as long as they don’t harm others.
au.org/studentcontest/

#religiousfreedom #churchstateseparation #religious #freedom #rights #religion

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Noah · @knoawyls
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Joelle Colville-Hanson · @Joelle65
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On the other hand when Roman troops massacred thousands of men, women and children in Thessalonica under the either express or tactic approval of Theodosius, Ambrose threatened to excommunicate the emperor unless he publicly repented.

#churchhistory #church #churchstateseparation

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Joelle Colville-Hanson · @Joelle65
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Paganism was alive and well in Ambrose’s time. It was the emperor Theodosius I in 381 who under the urging of Ambrose issued a comprehensive law that prohibited the performance of any type of pagan sacrifice or worship.

#churchhistory #church #churchstateseparation

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Joelle Colville-Hanson · @Joelle65
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HOWEVER. My pet peeve is when people want to blame everything about state Christianity on Constantine. Constantine did not make Christianity the state religion. He just stopped persecuting them and gave them jobs.

#churchhistory #church #churchstateseparation

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Joelle Colville-Hanson · @Joelle65
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When northern Italy was invaded and large numbers of people taken hostage by the Goths, Ambrose sold all his estates to ransom the captives. “It’s far better to save souls,” he told his clergy, “than to save treasures.

#history #churchhistory #church #churchstateseparation

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Joelle Colville-Hanson · @Joelle65
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Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, died 397
Lots of good things to say about him. He was an advocate for the poor and for generosity.

#history #churchhistory #church #churchstateseparation

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