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No more pregnant women detained in Larne House! Please join us in calling for an end to this abusive practice. Show your support by sharing on social media & add your name or organisation to the campaign at this link: forms.gle/cgP5HYsWPxncYbKF6
#reproductivejustice
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📢📢 BOOK GIVEAWAY📢📢
@drkatiecross & I have TWO copies of our fab new book #bearingwitness to give away.
Follow #bearingwitness for these powerful approaches to trauma theology
Like & retweet this tweet by 5pm Friday 9th & we’ll choose two random winners 📚
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Spiritual trauma is being instructed in the cognitive distortions but told its good theology.
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Spiritual trauma is when difficult emotions are spiritualized and you are taught to fear and repress them: the resulting dissociation is taken as a sign of spiritual maturity or moral superiority.
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Solidarity to our friends Brian & @harbouringsteve extending a challenge to @pciassembly to do better. The very idea of declaring queer folks' faith is not 'credible' is such an affront to love, grace & the mystery of God. Thankful for all those in PCI holding ground on this.
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For many survivors of #religioustrauma and #spiritualabuse, online spaces are the first place we can find where we are believed rather than dismissed.
What might look like posturing to you is often a courageous attempt to find safe connection.
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Today is #InternationalSafeAbortionDay 1 in 3 abortions worldwide are in unsafe conditions due to a combination of stigma & laws that restrict access to safe services. We felt that the most important thing religious folks can say today is sorry. #isad #makeunsafeabortionhistory
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I used to think that proximity to those who are marginalized and oppressed would make people more empathetic and loving. It does not. Proximity means nothing if we don’t change power dynamics.
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Mostly, the way we are (both embodiment and cognition) tells the story about the environment that we developed in. This is particularly useful to remember when we are exploring why we may experience shame or self fragmentation. We are not born at odds with ourself, we learn it.
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Expand the conversation. We have all been trained under the curriculum of white supremacy, capitalism and patriarchy. None of us is fully free yet. Why deep, intentional, internal work is necessary and it must be a practice.
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What if ‘sin’ was ancient people trying to explain maladaptive coping mechanisms.
What if ‘generational sin’ was ancient people trying to explain generational trauma.
What if ‘baptism’ was ancient people trying to explain conscious living?
What if theology evolved with us?
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Delighted to announce our line-up for our August Event. Catch @ashofficial @ryanmcmusic @ASIWYFA_BAND @KilaRecords @DavidKeenanmuso @PaddyCaseyMusic @DukeSpecial @mackab @jeliofthebirds @mary_coughlan4 and loads more this August 12/13/14 #lovestendhal
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I tell you one thing, that gutter press better leave @MarcusRashford alone. That young man is one of the best things about that team and country right now.
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Christian faith would be much healthier if we liberated ourselves from theologies that are about power and control rather than liberation and love.
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The movement towards equality within the church is not about 'letting queer folks in.'
That's not it.
Instead, the church is to be renewed and reimagined by the vibrancy of the historical margins.
There is wisdom and vision and it's coming from outside the church walls.
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Methodist Church becomes largest religious denomination in Britain to permit same-sex marriages bbc.in/3h3oeIm
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It’s all well and good to tell people not to suffer in silence, but are we creating the space for folks to share of their pain?
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We support the @CliffEdgeNI call for benefits mitigations & loopholes to be addressed at tomorrow's @niexecutive meeting. Legislation to protect vulnerable families can't be left until after summer recess. @moneillsf @paulgivan @DeirdreHargey
Delays in passing legislation to extend the welfare reform mitigations package are having a devastating impact on all those households who are falling through the loopholes.
It’s time to act.
#CliffEdgeNI #ExtendMitigations #CloseLoopholes
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Wonderful statement from @profsiobhanon here!
So important to hear positive language from our leaders.
We have some exciting plans in this vein coming up in the next month or two.
Happy pride month everyone! 🌈
Statement from MHC @profsiobhanon improving LGBT+ mental health.
Hope you are all having a wonderful, fun and safe Pride Month! 🏳️🌈🥳
