#Religion

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Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life “A repackaged edition of the revered author’s spiritual memoir” Sale: $10.78 to $1.99 by C. S. Lewis Rating: 4.5/5 (2,842 Reviews)

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of...

Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
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In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again.
https://www.propublica.org/article/sexual-abuse-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-minnesota?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

📻 ■ La aureola de Rosalía desaparece: ¿Qué simbolizaba realmente este halo sobre su cabeza? ■ Este teñido ha sido una de las marcas estilísticas de la cantante para la promoción de 'LUX'
https://los40.com/2025/11/20/la-aureola-de-rosalia-desaparece-que-simbolizaba-realmente-este-halo-sobre-su-cabeza/?int=MASTODON_WORLD

Rosalía, en 'The Tonight Show' en noviembre de 2025. / NBC

Shit just keeps getting weirder.

", . (7News) — A in Herndon has agreed to a settlement with a family who claimed their were wrongfully kicked out after the parents reported their daughter was targeted for her and .

The parents filed a complaint with the Attorney General's Office of , which later issued a charge of for for the Gifted. It alleged that students at the school picked on the 11-year-old girl for being "Israeli."

They also called "baby killers" and mocked the girl about her uncle's death, Attorney General Jason Miyares said. The students allegedly told the girl they were glad her uncle died in the attack, despite him passing away years prior."

https://wjla.com/news/local/nysmith-school-antisemitism-reports-kicked-out-jewish-students-expelled-bullying-jews-israel-october-7th-mocked-religion-ethnicity-civil-rights-office-jason-miyares-settlement-agreement-policies-training-staff-headmaster

> Bible sales keep growing, even as many Americans lose their religion https://religionnews.com/2025/11/17/bible-sales-keep-soaring-even-as-americans-lose-their-religion/

Just because gringos are buying them it does NOT mean they're reading them. Still, article has some interesting factoids I thought.

I don't have the headspace to say everything I want to say about this book, about Christian fundamentalism, etc. I will say that if you know a woman who is trapped in this shit- just let her know subtly that you're there when she's ready. Don't abandon her, please. And remind her of how smart and capable she is. She needs you. Even if she doesn't know it yet.

@bookstodon

Cover of A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings. Cover is blue with a blonde woman standing with her back facing out. She has a mustard colored shirt on and long hair pulled in a pony tail. Print is in white and yellow.

🎼 ■ ¿Podría Rosalía competir por un Grammy en la categoría de Música Cristiana Contemporánea? Uno de sus ídolos ya lo hizo ■ La catalana podría optar a más gramófonos que nunca por la temática de su nuevo álbum, 'LUX'
https://los40.com/2025/11/15/podria-rosalia-competir-por-un-grammy-en-la-categoria-de-musica-cristiana-contemporanea-uno-de-sus-idolos-ya-lo-hizo/?int=MASTODON_WORLD

Rosalía estrena el videoclip de 'Berghain'

Rev. Michael Woolf, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston, was shot in the leg with a pepper ball by state police while protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility, Illinois. He writes for Religion News Service about why he continues to show up at Broadview, the atmosphere at protests there, and religious leaders' obligation to resist tyranny. "It is important for my neighbors who were abducted to know that we will not stop fighting for their release," he writes. "By my estimation, our country is somewhere in 1930s Germany. Fascism is growing in power, but we still have opportunities to resist."

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